The Moravia Central School District is committed to providing a school environment that promotes and protects children's health, well-being, and the ability to learn by fostering healthy eating and physical activity.
The district has established a wellness committee to develop the District's proposed local wellness policy, making such policy recommendations for review and adoption by the Board of Education. The district Wellness Committee includes, but is not limited to, representatives from each of the following groups:
The district Wellness Committee will also be responsible for assessing current activities, programs and policies available in the district, and providing mechanisms for implementation, evaluation and revision of the policy. In so doing, the Wellness Committee will evaluate and make recommendations which reflect the specific needs of the district and its students.
The district seeks to ensure all of its students obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to make nutritious food selections and enjoy life-long physical activity. To this end, the district sets forth the following goals relating to nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities.
The District is committed to establishing a school environment that is conducive to healthy eating and physical activity for all. The District will, therefore, adopt the following standards:
In an effort to encourage healthy life-long eating habits by providing foods that are high in nutrients, low in fat and added sugars, and of moderate portion size, the District Wellness Committee will recommend nutrition standards to be set for all foods and beverages available on school campus. For purposes of this section, the school day is defined as the period from the midnight before, to thirty(30) minutes after the end of the official school day.
School meals will, at a minimum, meet the program requirements and nutrition standards of the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs.
The District will establish an implementation and evaluation plan for this policy in order to monitor its effectiveness and the possible need for modification over time. To this end, the District designates the following individuals to have operational responsibility for ensuring that the District meets the goals and mandates of this policy: