Lake Washington School District is committed to providing an educational environment that supports students’ health and well-being. In order to enhance the educational environment needed to support this goal the following guidelines are established.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

The Curriculum Framework identifies the essential understandings, critical content, and skills for all subject areas, including Health and Fitness. Knowledge and skills in health and fitness begin in Kindergarten and continue through 12th grade so that students ultimately understand the interrelatedness of fitness, personal health practices, and safe living.

The essential understandings and skills described in our Curriculum Framework for Health and Fitness are currently aligned with the State’s Essential Academic Learning Requirements. The Curriculum Framework is a dynamic document that is reviewed and updated on a regular basis to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our students in an ever-changing world. The State is developing Grade Level Expectations, representing an even greater level of specificity for Health and Fitness Essential Academic Learning Requirements. These Grade Level Expectations and Classroom Based Assessments to measure the accomplishment of these expectations are to be completed by the end of 2008-09. As the work of State Grade Level Expectation develops further, the LWSD Curriculum Framework will be evaluated for any necessary refinement and prioritization. Development of Classroom Based Assessments at the State level will be used to monitor student progress toward meeting these expectations.

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

The school environment should be conducive to and promote learning. Students who have nutritious food and appropriate physical activity are better prepared to learn. As such, the Lake Washington School District is committed to the following:

National School Lunch/Breakfast Program will provide students the opportunity to purchase a healthy school lunch and breakfast in accordance with the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program Guidelines.

The School Lunch/Breakfast Program will:

• Comply with Federal guidelines.
• Not offer any foods of minimal nutritional value as described by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Serve meals that include a variety of foods that are low in fat, saturated fat and trans-fat; that include a variety of vegetables, fruits and whole-grain products and that use sugars and sodium in moderation.
• Develop and implement a program to promote and enhance an individual student’s ability to make nutritious choices from menu offerings.
• Develop, test and implement effective healthy menu options, which balance cost, participation, nutrition, and food safety.
• Provide nutrition information on school meals and food service a la carte items.
• Offer schools educational materials and on-site nutrition activities.

Competitive Food Sales are defined as those foods and beverages sold to students, other than as a meal through the school lunch and breakfast program, during school hours. This includes food service a la carte items, vending machines, student stores and other foods sold to students. Foods sold should assist students in meeting their recommended dietary allowances for growth and development.

Food items sold to students must meet the following nutritional standards:

• No more than 40% of total calories from fat (4 grams of fat per 100 calories), except nuts, seeds and dairy products.
• No more than 10% of total calories from saturated fats.
• Trans-fats will be limited to the greatest extent possible.
• Sugar content less than or equal to 40 % of total weight, except for fresh, canned, or dried fruits and dairy products.
• Not a food of minimal nutritional value as described by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Secondary schools may offer up to 5 candy items in student stores and vending machines that exceed the above standards through the 07-08 school year. These items may not be foods of minimal nutritional value. Candy offerings will be eliminated by the 08-09 school year. This transition will be evaluated annually through 08-09 school year.

Potato Products will be limited to baked products in the elementary and junior high schools and in equipped high schools. Potato products and oils will be limited to no-trace trans fats. Portions of fried potatoes will be limited to 3-ounces and may only be sold with a meal.

Beverages sold to students are limited as follows:

Elementary: Milk (includes flavored, nonfat, 1%, 2%) juice (100%)

Junior High:

• During school day – water, milk (includes flavored, nonfat, 1% and 2%), juice (50-100%); sports drinks (electrolyte replacement beverages), no high caffeine or herbal additive drinks.
• After school day – pop, regular & diet (12 oz) limited to 25% of offerings.

High School:

• Water, milk (includes flavored, nonfat, 1%, 2%), juice (50-100%); sports drinks (electrolyte replacement beverages), coffee and tea (caffeinated and decaffeinated), no high caffeine or herbal additive drinks.
• Pop (regular and diet) limited to 25% of offerings

Classroom Parties, Rewards, and/or Incentives

Food provided to students other than through the school lunch/breakfast program or through competitive food sales include foods provided for school sponsored parties, events, rewards, and/or incentives. Such foods shall comply with the restrictions for food sales, except that occasional school sponsored class parties and celebrations or school-wide events shall be exempt from the above guidelines, however, providing healthful options is strongly encouraged. No more than three such exceptions shall take place in a given school year.

If parents provide food for classroom consumption for individual student recognition, they will be strongly encouraged to bring healthy treats. Parents will also be encouraged to provide healthy meal and snack options for students when providing these from home.

School staffs, parent organizations and families will be asked to consider nutrition when food products are given to students in classroom settings for celebrations, rewards or as fund-raising incentives. Healthy food or non-food choices should be considered as an alternative. If snack foods are provided, students of any parent not wishing their child to receive a food reward or incentive should be provided a suitable alternative.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Student health and well being is a shared responsibility between schools and families. In order to promote family and community involvement in and support of student’s nutrition and physical fitness the Lake Washington School District is committed to:

• Encouraging parents to support nutritious food choices and daily physical activity, and promote participation in the school’s physical education programs and after school activities.
• Providing information to families on nutrition and healthy eating habits as well as family physical fitness activities.
• Encouraging staff to consider various cultural preferences in nutrition and physical fitness programs.

IMPLEMENTATION

Students will be prohibited from bringing foods that do not comply with the above guidelines to school for the purpose of selling them to other students. Students violating this expectation shall be subject to disciplinary action.

These procedures will be in effect beginning with the 2006-07 school year. An annual review will be conducted to ensure alignment with policy and procedures.

Approved:
6/506

Revised:
8/15/06