Lawrence County Schools Louisa East Elementary School

Policy Type (Check One)

Council Operations

X School Operations

POLICY TOPIC DESCRIPTION

Wellness Policy

POLICY STATEMENT

All students shall participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity, as follows:

· Each student shall participate in at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week.

· 50 minutes of the physical activity will be during a structured physical education class.

· Each student shall have at least 20 minutes a day of supervised recess, preferably outdoors, during which the school staff shall encourage moderate to vigorous physical activity verbally. The school shall provide space and equipment to make that activity possible and appealing to students.

· Teachers shall make all reasonable efforts to avoid periods of more than forty minutes when students are physically inactive. When possible, physical activity should be integrated into learning activities. When that is not possible, students should be given periodic breaks during which they are encouraged to stand and be moderately active.

· Students shall not be deprived of recess or other physical activity as a consequence for behavior or academic performance. Students who do not meet the behavior or academic expectations set forth in their classroom will be required to walk the perimeter of the playground as opposed to self-selecting the type of physical activity that they would like to participate in while outside.

· Appropriate accommodations shall be made for students with special needs, as required by law and sound professional judgment.

Our school shall assess each student’s level of physical activity at least once a year. The council shall select an assessment tool by the start of each school year, and the physical education teacher shall develop a schedule for completing that assessment.

Our school shall encourage healthy choices among students using the following methods:

· Our school shall implement the nutritional standards required by federal and state laws and regulations.

· Those rules apply to our food program and to other food and beverages available during the school day.

· Our Practical Living curriculum shall address the full Core Content, including health, consumerism, and physical education.

· The rest of our curriculum shall reflect an integrated concern for wellness, including connections to Science, Social Studies, and other subjects.

The provisions of this policy shall be implemented to comply with provisions required by federal law, state law, or local board policy. If any specific requirement above does not fit with those rules, the principal shall notify the council so that the policy can be amended to fit.

The principal shall share this policy with the Kentucky Department of Education when KDE asks for this information.

Date Adopted: June 11, 2007

Date(s) Amended: October 8, 2009

Date Reviewed: March 11, 2010 Debra Hixson

Council Chairman