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Wellness Committee Meeting Minutes

Wellness Committee Minutes

April 9, 2019
Room B-216
2:30 – 4:00 PM

Present: Dana Adams (Director of Child Nutrition), Garth Hunt (Child Nutrition Operations Manager), Felipe Guerra (Registered Dietitian), Garett Muse (Secondary Director) Jon Adams (Elementary Director), David Dunn (Secondary Principal), Doug Bingham (Secondary Principal), Mark Ellermeier (Jr. High Principal), David VandeVeegate (PE/Health Science)Robyn Roper (Elementary Principal)

Not Present: Douglas Larson (Attorney), Colleen Norris (Wellness Specialist)

Public Comments: None received at this time.

  1. Findings from AR that require correction right away (Due 5/10/2019):
    1. Wellness Policy X.A.12. must reference (or link) to the following policies: C.11. Student Fundraising; VI.E.1: School Food Services General Responsibilities; VIII.A.21: Nutrition and Vending; Administrative Memorandum #26
    2. Committee formation/invite all stakeholders: This meeting is the start – the meeting was advertised online, and an email address provided for outside comment.
  2. Inviting/Permitting all stakeholders to participate in the development, implementation, review and update of the wellness policy.
    1. A tool kit is available that can be made part of startup processes to ensure this happens – it contains a letter to principals, power point presentations, flyers to parents, postings for websites and tweets.
  3. Identifying wellness policy leadership of one or more LEA and/or school officials who have the authority and responsibility to ensure each school complies with the policy.
    1. Each School designate one person?
  4. Informing and updating the public about the content and implementation of the local wellness policy.
    1. Minutes of meetings can be posted on the Granite Nutrition Website. Anywhere else?
  5. Include all required components:
    1. Specific/measurable goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness. LEAs are required to review and consider evidence-based strategies in determining these goals.
    2. Nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages available or for sale on the school campus during the school day that are consistent with Federal regulations for:
      1. School nutrition standards, and
      2. Smart Snacks in School Nutrition standards
    3. Policies for other foods and beverages available on the school campus during the school day (classroom parties, snacks brought by parents, or other foods given as incentives)
    4. Policies for food and beverage marketing that allow marketing and advertising of only those foods and beverages that meet the Smart Snacks in School Nutrition standards.
    5. Description of public involvement, public updates, policy leadership and evaluation plan. (Triennial evaluation)
      1. CDC has a school health index to evaluate existing policy. It could be tailored into a simple evaluation form for each school wellness designee to complete annually to measure our progress.
        1. This can be completed by next meeting.
      2. A.12. Wellness Policy: does not really contain specific/measurable goals. Does discuss Competitive foods and provides current regulation (differs from VIII.A.21: Nutrition and Vending); briefly discusses fundraisers.
      3. A.21 Nutrition and Vending should be updated to reflect same smart snack regulations as in X.A.12. Wellness Policy. Also update current fundraising regulations.  Incorporate same verbiage through all policies.
      4. C.1.1.D.10 Student Fundraising: States correct nutrition standards and Utah Admin Code R277-719-5
      5. Memo #26: Still appropriate although memo is quite old (2006)
      6. Memo #64: Also aged (1995) – Section 6 needs updating to reflect current policy regarding Meal Charges.
      7. Action Items:
        1. Compliance sub-committee: School designee submitted for each school. They will receive information disseminated through email. (Due before 5/10/2019)
        2. Review School Health Index and create shorter form to send out to meet annual assessment regulation.
        3. Set next meeting. June 12, 2019 @ 9:00 AM.
        4. Wellness Policy X.A.12. and VIII.A.21: Nutrition and Vending to reflect current regulations; Send to committee for review; Garett will take to staff meeting May 14, 2019; Revisions will need to go to Board for Approval. Earliest possible meeting will be June 11, 2019.

 

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