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Healthy Schools QACPS Wellness Policies and Practices Willie Waits Supervisor of Instruction Queen Annes County Public Schools 1 Outcomes: To communicate the feedback/results of the statewide review of QACPS wellness policy. To
Willie Waits Supervisor of Instruction Queen Anne’s County Public Schools
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To communicate the feedback/results of the statewide
To highlight district and school wellness initiatives.
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Federal Legislation Written LWPs (School System) LWP Implementation (System & School) Enhanced Opportunities for Health and Wellness Improved Child Health & Academic Performance
Communicate Monitor Build
Feedback to School Systems Spring Wellness Meeting Technical Assistance
Strength and Comprehensiveness of Written Wellness
Statewide School System Implementation of Wellness
School-Level Implementation of Wellness Policies and
School-Level School Health Councils
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(Mean Score)
100 100 88 93 100 96 61 53 57 42 72 57 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Nutrition Education & Wellness Promotion USDA Child Nutrition Programs Competitive and Other Foods & Beverages Physical Education & Physical Activity Evaluation Overall Score
Comprehensiveness Scores:
Comprehensiveness Queen Anne's Comprehensiveness MD
WellSAT Weighted Score
(Mean Score)
89 71 44 64 100 74 34 30 14 23 38 28 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Nutrition Education & Wellness Promotion USDA Child Nutrition Programs Competitive and Other Foods & Beverages Physical Education & Physical Activity Evaluation Overall Score
Strength Scores:
Strength Queen Anne's Strength MD
Targeting: “The person who had the responsibility of supporting implementation of wellness policies in our schools, preferably an administrator”
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% of School Administrators reporting that their School System… Queen Anne’s Maryland
had a school health council to address general health and wellness issues 25% 47% provides technical assistance to schools for evaluating local wellness policy implementation in schools. 25% 28% provides public updates on the content and implementation of local wellness policies. 25% 36% has a mechanism in place to encourage teachers and school health professionals to participate in developing and updating local wellness policies. 33% 43%
% of School Administrators reporting that their School System… Queen Anne’s Marylan d
monitors implementation of the local wellness policy. 36% 29% provides annual progress reports to the school system on school-level implementation of local wellness policies. 73% 20% communicates the status of school-level implementation of local wellness policies to school staff and/or parents and families. 18% 27% provides opportunities for parent and/or student input on wellness policy implementation. 9% 15% has secured funds from the school system or
physical activity priorities for students and staff. 0% 22% has activities involving families to support and promote healthy eating and physical activity among students. 9% 21% has integrated nutrition and physical activity goals into the overall school improvement plan. 36% 18%
% of School Administrators reporting that their School System…
Queen Anne’s County Maryland
had a school health council to address general health and wellness issues 25% 47% % of School Administrators reporting that their School…
Queen Anne’s County Maryland
monitors implementation of the local wellness policy. 36% 29% has integrated nutrition and physical activity goals into the overall school improvement plan. 36% 18%
Compared to schools without a school health council in place, schools with a school health council or wellness team were more likely to
plan.
47% 53% Maryland
% with a School Health Council % without a School Health Council
25% 75%
Queen Anne's County
% with a School Health Council % without a School Health Council
Recommendations: System Level Implementation
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broadly representative of the system and community.
implementation of wellness policy provisions
plans and communicate them to students, families, and the community
implementing, promoting and evaluating wellness policies Communicate
School Board regularly.
school-level wellness councils and school administrators.
policy implementation and wellness practices Monitor
revise wellness policies.
attaining the goals of the school system wellness policy.
implementation.
Recommendations: School Level Implementation
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designated coordinator, that is broadly representative of the school and community.
plans that connect with school improvement team goals.
policy provisions at the school. Communicate
eating and physical activity for students, families, and the community. Monitor
implementation.
Elementary PreK-5: Nutrition education topics are integrated within the physical education programs. Grades 6-8: Health education is being taught using the MSC for Health. Grades 9-12: The nutrition education programs focus on students’ eating behaviors based on effective research that is consistent with the state’s/district’s health education standards/guidelines/framework.
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Food Supplement Nutrition Education University of Maryland Extension
Uma Borkar, Family and Consumer Sciences (Nutrition)
The Wellness Connection QAC Health Department
Iris Carter, R.N.C., B.S.N., Wellness Connection Coordinator Margaret C. Kaufman, R.N., B.S.N., School Health Program Coordinator Citizen CPR Training for Teachers QAC Health Department
National School Lunch Program New Food Guidelines Sodexo Education: General Manager Queen Anne's County Board of Education
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