The Tisbury School recognizes that it is one of the school's roles to model and consistently practice the promotion of good health for our children. The school further recognizes that the sharing and enjoyment of food and participation in physical activities are fundamental cultural experiences for all people. Our school goal is to promote health in our students and staff through nutritional and physical programs and practices and to teach students the importance of protecting the environment.
Wellness Committee
In conjunction with the adoption of this wellness policy, Tisbury School will establish a standing wellness committee to remain actively engaged with food service, the physical education program, and the health program to monitor the implementation of the policy, through written procedures and daily practices, and to present recommendations to the School Committee. The wellness committee's membership will ensure complete representation - cultural, ethnic and economic - of the district while being manageable enough to effectively conduct meetings and make decisions. The committee will include family members of students, school staff (health teacher, school nurse, physical education teacher, life skills teacher, teacher's assistant, cafeteria director, principal or his/her designee), and community representatives. The standing committee will meet regularly throughout the school year and will present an annual report each year on the status of the district's efforts toward meeting the policy's goals. Such report shall be made available to the public.
Nutrition-Education and Guidelines
The school recognizes the lunch period as an integral part of the educational program of the district. The following assurances and guidelines will be implemented:
Physical Activity
The School Committee recognizes that physical education is a crucial and integral part of a child's education, and it will provide opportunities to ensure that students engage in healthful levels of vigorous physical activity to promote and develop the student's physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
The components of the physical education program will include kinesthetic activities, including team, individual and cooperative sports and physical activities, as well as aesthetic movement forms. The school will ensure that:
The principal or his/her designee may grant temporary exemption from physical education If:
School-Based Learning Experiences
The school will assist students to make connections between health, diet, environment and personal wellness. The school will offer environmental education through our state and local curriculum and provide students with the concepts, knowledge and skills needed to contribute meaningfully to decisions involving the environment and it resources. The school will ensure that:
Waste Reduction
The School Committee also recognizes that school meal programs that utilize pre-packaged, processed foods consistently generate more solid waste than those that cook from whole ingredients. The school meals program will utilize fresh ingredients consistently rather than the use of pre-packaged foods. The Tisbury school/district cafeteria will model environmentally sound practices while involving students in the reduction of waste and increased use of recycled materials.
{Adoption Date} 8/8/2006 by the Tisbury School Committee
1st Reading - 5/9/2006
2nd Reading - 6/13/2006
3rd Reading - 8/8/2006