Jerome Joint School District No. 261

NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS 8210

District Nutrition Committee

With the purposes of monitoring the implementation of the District’s wellness policies, evaluating policy

progress, serving as a resource to school sites, and revising the policies as necessary, a District-wide

nutrition committee is hereby established to develop, implement, monitor, and review District-wide

nutrition and physical activity policies. The Board specifically acknowledges that community participation

is essential to the development and implementation of successful school wellness policies.

Following initial development, the committee will meet a minimum of one time annually for continued

assessment.

Committee membership will consist of:

1. A Board Member;

2. The District food service coordinator;

3. A school health professional, such as a dietician or school nurse*;

4. A parent representative from each school level;

5. A student representative from each school level;

6. A member of the general public;

7. A staff member representative from each school level;

8. An administrative representative as committee co-chair; and

9. The physical education and health program leader as committee co-chair.

Appointments to the committee will be made by the Board Chair.

Development

To help with the initial development of the District’s wellness policies, each school in the District will

conduct a baseline assessment of the school’s existing nutrition and physical activity environments and

policies. The results of those school-by-school assessments will be compiled at the District level to

identify and prioritize needs.

Monitoring

The Superintendent or designee will ensure compliance with established District-wide nutrition and

physical activity wellness policies. In each school, the principal or designee with authority will ensure

compliance with those policies in his or her school and will report on the school’s compliance with the

District Superintendent or designee.

School food service staff, at the school or District level, will also ensure compliance with nutrition policies

within school food service areas and will report on this matter to the Superintendent (or, if done at the

school level, to the school principal).

The Food Services Director will develop a summary report every three years on District-wide compliance

with the District’s established nutrition and physical activity wellness policies based on input from schools

within the District. That report will be provided to the school board and may also be distributed to school

health councils, parent/teacher organizations, school principals, and school health services personnel in

the District.

Legal Reference: Sec. 204, Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004

42 USC § 1758b, Section 204 Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act

of 2010

42 USC § 1771 et seq. Child Nutrition Act of 1966

42 USC § 1751 et seq. National School Lunch Act

Other References: Idaho Wellness Policy Progress Report, Idaho State Department of Education

Implementation and Monitoring Plan, Idaho State Department of Education

Wellness Policy Guidelines—Elements of Implementation for Final Rule, Idaho

State Department of Education

Policy History:

Adopted on: 02/28/2017

Revised on: