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SCHOOL WELLNESS

 

 

The Catahoula Parish School System participates in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program and has established a district Wellness Policy and Program in accordance with federal and state food and nutrition laws.  The Superintendent or his/her designee shall have the authority and responsibility for development, maintenance, and implementation of and compliance with district wellness policies, plans, programs, and initiatives.  To assist the Superintendent and to strengthen such policies and increase transparency, the Superintendent shall establish a Wellness Program Committee which is responsible for continued review and update of the district’s Wellness Policy and Program and implementation of new regulations or requirements as announced by federal and/or state law.

 

It is the School Board’s desire to ensure environments and opportunities for all students to practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors throughout the school day while minimizing commercial distractions.  The district’s Wellness Policy and Program contains goals, standards, and procedures to ensure that:

 

 

A copy of the district’s Wellness Policy and Program and information about the district’s Wellness Program Committee may be obtained by visiting:  www.cpsbla.org

 

The School Board has also established a School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to advise the School Board on physical activity for students, physical and health education, nutrition, and overall student health.  The School Health Advisory Council may assist the Wellness Program Committee in the implementation, periodic review, and updating of the district’s Wellness Policy and Program.

 

Additional information regarding the district’s School Health Advisory Council, may be obtained by visiting: www.cpsbla.org.

 

New policy:  April, 2006 Revised:  July 11, 2017
Revised:  January 5, 2010 Revised:  December 4, 2018
Revised:  July 6, 2010  

 

 

Ref:    42 USC 1751 et seq. (Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act)

42 USC 1771 et seq. (Child Nutrition Act of 1966)

7 CFR 210 (National School Lunch Program)

7 CFR 210.31 (Local School Wellness Policy)

7 CFR 220 (School Breakfast Program)

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:17.1, 17:197.1

Board minutes, 1-5-10, 7-6-10, 7-11-17, 12-4-18

 

Catahoula Parish School Board