To implement the Wellness Policy, the following district specific goals have been established:
Goal 1 – Nutrition Education and Promotion: Schools will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that help students develop lifelong healthy eating behaviors. The goal(s) for addressing nutrition education and nutrition promotion include the following:
- Ensure nutrition education and promotion are not only part of health education classes, but also integrated into other classroom instruction through subjects such as math, science, language arts, social sciences, and elective subjects;
- Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
- Include enjoyable, developmentally-appropriate, culturally-relevant, and participatory activities, such as cooking demonstrations or lessons, promotions, taste-testing, farm visits, and school gardens;
- Promote fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, and healthy foods
Goal 2 – Physical Activity: Schools will provide students and staff with age and grade appropriate opportunities to engage in physical activity that meet federal and state guidelines, including the Iowa Healthy Kids Act. The goal(s) for addressing physical activity include the following:
- Promote the benefits of a physically active lifestyle and help students develop skills to engage in lifelong healthy habits;
- Engage students in moderate to vigorous activity during at least 50 percent of physical education class time;
- Encourage teachers to incorporate movement and kinesthetic learning approaches into core subject instructions when possible
Goal 3 – Other School-Based Activities that Promote Student Wellness: Schools will support student, staff, and parents’ efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle, as appropriate. The goal(s) for addressing other school-based activities that promote student wellness include the following:
- Share information about the nutritional content of meals with parents and students;
- Support the consumption of breakfast at school by implementing alternative breakfast options to the extent possible;
- Discourage students from sharing foods or beverages during meal or snack times, given concerns about allergies and dietary needs
Public Involvement: There is a process for permitting parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, administrators and the public to participate in the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the policy.
- The superintendent or superintendent’s designee invites suggestions or comments concerning the development, implementation, and improvement of the school wellness policy. As such, interested persons are encouraged to contact the superintendent or superintendent’s designee
I.C. Iowa Code Description
Iowa Code § 256.11 DE - Educational Standards
Iowa Code § 256.7 DE - Duties of State Board
I.A.C. Iowa Administrative Code Description
281 I.A.C 58.11 General Accreditation Standards - Nutrition
281 I.A.C. 12.5 General Accreditation Standards - Education Program
U.S.C. - United States Code Description
42 U.S.C. § 1771 Public Health - Child Nutrition
42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 Public Health - School Lunch Program
Cross References 504.06 Student Activity Program
Approved: 6/12/2017, 9/20/2021, 5/28/2026
Reviewed: 3/25/2026, 4/22/2026
Revised: 4/22/2026
