PTO ADVISORY COUNCIL

Did You Know…?

The Region 15 Wellness Committee is developing nutrition and physical activity policies to encourage healthy and balanced lifestyles in students.

The Region 15 Wellness Committee meets to create the district’s nutrition and physical activity policy components, and to address methods for promoting physical education, informed food choices, and healthy lifestyles.

• In June 2004, the U.S. Congress passed legislation requiring all school districts that have a federally-funded school meals program to develop and implement wellness policies that address nutrition and physical activity. These policies must be established by the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year.

• The School Wellness Policy must include goals for nutrition education and physical activity to promote student wellness; include nutrition guidelines for all foods available at school; involve parents, students, school representatives, and the community in the development of the policy; among other goals.

• The Region 15 Wellness Committee was established in November 2005, almost a year in advance of the federally-mandated date, and is made up of parents, students, and school administrators, as well as representatives of the District’s food services and health education departments.

• In conjunction with efforts set forth by some Region 15 parents, the Wellness Committee is also working with the food services department to create and provide healthier menu selections in the schools.

• For more information about the Region 15 Wellness Committee, contact committee chairman Keith McLiverty at 758-1743 or via email at kmcliverty@region15.org.

Chairpersons: Len Hamm & Jackie Mulhall            Email: PTOAdvisoryCouncil@region15.org