WPC Meeting Minutes December 7, 2016 5:00p.m.-6:20p.m.

  1. Introductions/Attendance
  2. Joan Chiarello, RD, SNS-DVUSD Food & Nutrition Director
  3. Nona Bennett, RDN-DVUSD Food & Nutrition Coordinator
  4. Sarah Martinelli, MS, RD-Past Food & Nutrition Coordinator, ASU,Community
  5. Julie Pruitt-DVUSD Park Meadows Food Service Manager
  6. Tracey Murray, RN- DVUSD Health Center Sierra Verde
  7. Pam Peters-DVUSD Food Service Manager Mirage
  8. Lynn Miller- DVUSD SDOHS Principal
  9. Debra Lawhon, LPN- DVUSD Health Center BGHS
  10. Kristina Hesse, Parent Sonoran Foothills
  11. Christine Hicks, RD- Parent Sierra Verde, County Health Department
  12. Carrie LaSharr-DVUSD Classified
  13. Tricia Holmes-DVUSD Title I Parent Liaison Sunrise, Parent
  14. Carmen Johnston-Parent, ASU
  15. Jamie Miller, RN-DVUSD Health Center Legend Springs
  16. Jeannette Soto, LPN-DVUSD Health Center Sunrise
  17. Shane Hesse, PhD-Parent Stetson Hills, ASU
  18. Aimee Wojciechowski-DVUSD Teacher (4th) Village Meadows
  19. Amy Edrington-DVUSD Teacher (1st) Terramar
  20. Jaclyn, Fern-DVUSD Teacher (3rd) Terramar
  21. Amy Peronace-Parent Sonoran Foothills
  22. Tony Casarella-DVUSD Teacher BCHS (Coach, Health Ed), Parent
  23. Kenneth Bloomfield-DVUSD Teacher (PE) Legend Springs
  24. Introduction to Policy –Joan
  25. Why a wellness policy?
  26. Healthy kids learn better and have higher test scores
  27. Important tool for reducing childhood obesity and chronic disease
  28. Desire to help “whole” child be successful
  29. Overview of Wellness Policy Requirements-Joan
  30. Healthy Hungry Kids Act 2010
  31. Strengthened wellness policy requirements from 2004 reauthorization
  32. Summary of Final Rule 29, 2016
  33. Additions for School Wellness Policy and evaluation
  34. Specific goals for nutrition education, physical activity and wellness promoting activities
  35. Policies for food and beverage marketing.
  36. Leadership, evaluation, implementation and public updates
  37. Why we need you
  38. Requirements for stakeholder input
  39. History of DVUSD Wellness Policy-Sarah
  40. Progress made by WPC in SY 2015-2016
  41. Review of SY2015-2016 WPC work
  42. Review of survey conducted SY 2015-20116
  43. Review of recommendations made in policy draft
  44. Recommendations made by Dr. Gayle Galligan
  45. Review of recommendations during review
  46. Take specific wording and separate into AMGs to have generic board policy
  47. Recommendations for increased PE requirement were asked to be modified
  48. Steps to Finalize Policy for January Board Review-Joan
  49. General Policy to Board
  50. Discussed recommendation of having new policy in generalized form to Board in January.
  51. Important to present in manner to get principal buy-in. Also works as a Grassroots effort on a school by school basis
  52. AMGs: Rough Drafts by March 28th meeting
  53. Discussed AMGs and issues in implementation
  54. Separate wellness website needed
  55. Committee members may choose which AMG to work on
  56. AMGs recommended:
  57. Nutrition:
  58. Celebration
  59. School policies may be more specific and are encouraged to have a strong line against food celebrations
  60. Rewards
  61. Food rewards discouraged local school wellness may be more specific than district policy
  62. School Events
  63. After school concession
  64. Competitive Foods and Beverages
  65. Smart Snack Standards and AZ Nutrition Standards
  66. Nutrition Education
  67. Education Topics
  68. Teach students and they will teach family members
  69. K-6 new PE curriculum being revised
  70. Grants available
  71. Professional Learning
  72. Encourage teachers to take course to learn to incorporate nutrition and physical activity into classroom lessons.
  73. Nutrition and Wellness Promotion
  74. Health and wellness promotion
  75. Suns, Coyotes and Cardinals will all come to schools
  76. Teachers that have great examples-encourage sharing on wellness website. Success stories and best practices
  77. Alliance for a Healthier Generation, HealthierUS School Challenge, CDC School Health Index, Fuel up to play 60
  78. Food and beverage marketing
  79. Vending machines on campus are often a source of questionable foods.
  80. Students and teachers selling Girl Scout cookies on campus
  81. Other activities that promote student wellness
  82. Fun runs organized through PTA to keep money at schools
  83. Community health promotion and Engagement
  84. Some schools encouraging family cooking
  85. Physical Education
  86. Requirements
  87. Not required in MS and HS ends up being 1 semester when paired with health education 1 semester.
  88. Waivers and exemptions
  89. Request HS PE teachers to review exemptions and waivers.
  90. Physical Activity-In the classroom
  91. Health Education
  92. Less time for health education
  93. Brain Energizers
  94. Active Academics
  95. Minutesoutofyourseat.org in conjunction with the Final Four to be held in AZ
  96. Physical Activity-out of the classroom
  97. Recess
  98. Recommendation recess before lunch
  99. No punishment during recess
  100. Before and after school activities
  101. Active transport
  102. Safe walking routes, walk/bike to school
  103. Staff Wellness and Health Promotion
  104. Working with HR and Kendall Taylor at Valley Schools
  105. Healthy Active Worksite course available online by DrHesse
  1. Next WPC meeting January 26th, 2017, 5:00p.m.