Wellness

St. Anthony-New Brighton School District recognizes that a school environment which supports healthy eating and physical activity also promotes students' health, well-being, and ability to learn. A local school district wellness policy is an official document that guides a local educational agency’s (LEA) efforts to establish a school environment that promotes healthy behaviors among students and staff.

St. Anthony-New Brighton Wellness policy

District Wellness Committee

Building a strong wellness committee is critical to developing and revising a school wellness policy. The committee includes a broad stakeholder representation, including students, parents, community members, teachers (especially physical education and health), Nutrition Services Director, School nurse, maintenance staff, and School Board representative.

2021-22 meeting dates

2021-22 meeting dates

2021-22

Adopt the Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community (WSCC) Model.
Update District Policy 533 to align with the WSCC model, specifically adding social emotional learning/mental health and Staff Wellness language.
Making a connection between SNAP & school district
Update Physical Activity language in the wellness policy.
Continue Employee Wellness Newsletter (282 Wellness News) and incentive work.
Coordinate smart, healthy ways to battle COVID-19.

Archive goals

Accordion

2020-21

2020-21 committee goals:

Explore cultural cuisines that would be relevant to the SANB community for the 2021-22 school year.
Plan targeted outreach to ensure food-insecure households have access to food.
Curate a pre-K through grade 12 toolkit for staff on movement breaks in the classroom/distance learning.
Increase diversity of the Wellness Committee - multiple stakeholders with multiple viewpoints.
Develop employee wellness ideas to help support their mental health.
Plan and implement a Virtual Wellness Night/Week.

2019-20

Successful completion of the first Family Wellness Night.
Complete our tri-annual school health assessment.
SHIP Grant- Nutrition Services staff training- Increase the skill and confidence level of the nutrition services staff utilizing local produce through a culinary training at The Good Acre attended by all staff.
SHIP Grant - Nutrition Education in the lunch room - Promote fruit and vegetable intake through the addition of visually appealing nutrition education and marketing of healthy food in the cafeterias.
SHIP Grant - Food Waste Reduction - Increase student awareness on how to minimize food waste and reconnect students with where their food comes from/ how it is grown through providing secondary teaching staff resources.
SHIP Grant - Active Schools - Students at the Secondary level will have increased opportunities to be active during their lunch break during the 2019-20 school year.

2018-19

1. Nutrition Services will increase breakfast participation at the Middle School and High School by 2% over the 2016-17 school year by June 2018.
2. Nutrition Services will increase the number of local menu days from 3 in 2016-17 to 9 for the 2017-18 school year.
3. A lesson and discussion about limiting sugar intake will take place two times during elementary (2nd and 4th grade library sessions), middle (7th grade health class) and high school (9th grade health class) by June 2018.
4. To reduce our environmental footprint and that of the people in our community who use our services and resources.

Non-Food Alternatives to Classroom Celebrations

Ideas for families for celebrating your child’s birthday at school

Alternatives for teachers to celebrate a child's birthday at elementary school

The birthday child brings in show and tell for their class.
The birthday child gets to be the “teacher” for the day with a special chair in the front of the room.
Have a classroom treasure box and the birthday child gets to choose an item. (This could also be done school wide with the treasure box kept in the office.) There are Panda Key Chains in the main office for students with birthdays.

Birthday ideas as a school

Alternatives for teachers for classroom rewards (elementary)

Alternatives for teachers for individual rewards (elementary)

Alternatives for teachers for classroom rewards (middle and high school)

Alternatives for teachers for individual rewards (middle and high school)

Reduced Homework Pass or Homework Pass (reduce or skip a homework assignment).
Late Homework Pass (get to turn in one to two days late for full credit).
Extra credit.
Tickets to school events (athletics, dances, activity nights, etc.).
Drawing for donated prizes.
School store/apparel, such as stocking caps, socks, water bottles, key ring, magnet for lockers, etc.

Wellness Tri-Annual Assessment

2020-21 Assessment

2019-20 Assessment

Tri-annual assessment is an internal review of a school district's policy and related activities to assess progress on meeting goals and outline steps for areas needing improvement. It is required by the USDA that the internal assessment be completed at least once every three years. The assessment is usually undertaken by members of the school’s wellness committee.

2016-17 Assessment

WellSAT 2.0 Score (2016-17)

Total Comprehensiveness

Add the comprehensiveness scores for each of the six sections and divide this number by 6.

District Score: 24

Total Strength

Add the strength scores for each of the six sections and divide this number by 6.
District Score: 7