NUTRITION EDUCATION GOALS
 Students in all grades, pre-K through 8 will receive nutrition education that is interactive and teaches the skill they need to adopt healthy eating behaviors.
 The message of making healthy choices will be consistent throughout the school, classrooms, and other areas where the message can be presented.
 The curriculum for health education will include both nutrition and physical education.
 Health education and making healthy decisions will be infused as appropriate throughout the other curricula areas.
 The school will seek additional ways to present the message of healthy choices in other events sponsored by the school.
 Staff who provide nutrition education will be offered appropriate training opportunities.
 The school will seek ways to involve the parents, students, and the community in nutrition education activities.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GOALS
 Students will be given opportunities for physical activity during the school day through physical education classes, recess periods, and the integration of physical activity into the academic curriculum.
 Students will be given opportunities for physical activity through such as athletic programs.
 The school will work with the community to help provide safety for students walking, riding bikes, or otherwise using physical activities to get to school.
 The school will encourage parents and guardians to support their child’s participation in physical activities and will work to offer physical activities in family events.
 The school will provide training for the staff to promote physical activity in enjoyable, lifelong activities.

NUTRITION GUIDELINES FOR ALL FOODS AND BEVERAGES AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL
 Food and beverages utilized for the once a month hot meal catered by parents will represent good choices for a balanced and nutritional diet.
 The school does not allow vending machines, snack bars, and school stores. During school sponsored activities, healthy alternatives will be offered in the concession stands, so that parents and students can make choices.
 Healthy choices and nutritional food value will be a consideration in selecting school-sponsored fundraising activities. Physical activity fundraising alternatives will be considered when planning the yearly fundraising events.
 When school parties and classroom activities include food, efforts will be made to limit the number of high calorie, low-nutrition snacks and instead provide children with nutritional alternatives.

GOALS FOR OTHER SCHOOL-BASED ACTIVITIES
 The school will maintain the classroom area to insure that it is a clean, safe, and enjoyable meal environment.
 The school will arrange a lunch schedule that provides adequate time for heating of meals, for students to eat, and for clean-up following the meal.
 Drinking fountains will be available in the school buildings and students will be given opportunity to have water throughout the day.
 The staff will monitor lunches brought from home and encourage families to provide nutritious meals.
 Lunch periods will be scheduled near the middle of the school day with adequate time for students to eat before needing to leave the classroom area.
 Food will not be used as a reward or punishment in the school. Children who have been removed from the classroom for disciplinary reasons will be allowed to have their lunch.
 Teachers will be encouraged to provide all students with physical activities at recess and other times when physical education or activity is scheduled.
 Foodservice staff and teachers will receive proper training in nutrition and physical education.
 The school will make efforts to provide students and families opportunity to participate in physical activities extra-curricular programs.
 The staff will strive to be role models in practicing healthy eating habits.