Wellness Policy

1. The wellness RD will conduct at least 5 Charlie Cart sessions at each school during the 2019-2020 school year.
2. Each Tower Garden will harvest and conduct a class taste test at least twice during the 2019-2020 school year and regularly incorporate nutrition education into Tower Garden interactions.

1. One bulletin board in each school cafeteria will be updated with nutrition promotional materials at least once per year.
2. The Mealviewer TV screens located in/near each school cafeteria will be utilized on a daily basis to promote local fruits and vegetables served at school and the general consumption of healthy foods in a way that is appealing to students.

1. At least one school-wide wellness initiative will be offered at elementary schools this year that utilizes physical activity-based incentives.  
2. All middle school students will increase physical activity throughout the day with the implementation of school-wide brain breaks, incentivized by monthly raffle prizes for brain break participation.

1. At least one handout will be provided to all teachers to encourage non-food-based classroom incentives.
2. At least one handout will be provided to all parents each year, providing examples of health swaps.
3. Elementary school students will be offered to participate in Screen-Free Week at least once per year with a physical activity-based reward.
4. Teachers will be offered to participate in the Biggest Stepper Challenge to increase daily physical activity.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: U.S. Department of Agriculture / USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email:
intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.