Operator Submitted – Local School Wellness Policy Resources

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- Material developed through USDA's Team Nutrition Training Grant

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This training, provided by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, explores ideas for family engagement, looking at high-impact strategies and related resources. To access the resources referenced in the recorded training, visit https://education.mn.gov/MDE/DSE/PROD

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In drafting a Local School Wellness Policy, Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs) may choose to use statements from this model policy as written and/or revise them to meet local needs and reflect community priorities.

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Local school wellness policy tools including a checklist with the list of required components and best practices for each and an example of a district wellness policy triennial report.

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The WellSAT 3.0 is a wellness policy scoring tool to help you compare your written local school wellness policy to a model policy. It provides a quantitative score that identifies areas of excellence and opportunities to strengthen your written policy. The WellSAT-I is an interview tool to help you measure the extent

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These resources are intended to position LEAs to meet and exceed all the requirements of the Local Wellness Policy (LWP), while also supporting LEAs in tracking all updates and implementation efforts on an annual basis. They include a LWP template, a guide on the background and requirements for the LWP,

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This resource assists LEAs with meeting the USDA’s triennial assessment requirements. It includes assessment requirements, steps for completing the triennial assessment process, and resources.

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This training module will support district leaders in sustaining and implementing Local School Wellness Policy (LWP) efforts by providing technical assistance , professional development , and connecting to resources to support local districts and sch

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Target audience: wellness committee, school administrators, school personnel Objectives Understand importance of collaborating with community health professionals. Identify health partners and how to connect to build healthy school environments

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Class provides information on the development, structure and cognitive function of the brain, while highlighting nutrition’s impact on cognition and academic achievement; covers best practices on how schools can play a role in optimizing nutrition.

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Target Audience - Schools, PE teachers, Health/Wellness teachers Class Objectives: -Define Brain Breaks, -Discuss benefits of Brain Breaks - Learn how to implement Brain Breaks - Brain Break Ideas -Tools and Resources for Schools

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Schools can use this resource to help them find alternative options to food rewards. This resource outlines benefits of active rewards and includes ways to recognize achievement with physical activity rewards along with implementation tips.

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Schools can use this resource to encourage walking or biking to school. This resource: - Outlines benefits of walking or biking to school - Provides tips to getting started and implementing - Addresses solutions to perceived challenges

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This resource can be utilized to promote recess before lunch and encourage schools to increase unstructured physical activity during the school day. It explains the benefits of morning recess and outlines challenges and solutions to implementing.

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This 20-minute micro learning will provide an overview of the USDA standards and nutrition guidelines that govern the sale of foods and beverages available to students on campus during the school day also known as Smart Snacks.