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including any updates to this policy made as a result of the Board ’ s three-year assessment and evaluation .
The District shall develop a plan designed to achieve the involvement requirements in the development , implementation , monitoring , and assessment of this policy .
WELLNESS POLICY ( continued ) 6142.101
The Superintendent or designee shall provide periodic implementation data and / or reports to the Board concerning this policy ’ s implementation sufficient to allow the Board to monitor and adjust the policy . The District , as required , will retain records and documents pertaining to the wellness policy which shall include the written school wellness policy , documentation demonstrating compliance with community involvement requirements , documentation of the triennial assessment of the wellness policy and documentation to demonstrate compliance with the annual public notification requirement .
Non-sold Foods and Beverages
Non-sold foods and beverages brought into the schools by students and other persons for such events as birthdays and classroom celebrations shall comply with federal nutrition standards . ( Note : This is a recommendation , not a requirement .)
Community Input
The Superintendent or designee will provide opportunities , suggestions , and comments concerning the development , implementation , periodic review and improvement of the school wellness policy from community members , including parents , students , and representatives of the school food authority , teachers of physical education , school health professionals , members of the Board of Education , school administrators , and the public . This is best achieved through the establishment of a standing wellness committee , with membership as listed above . Efforts shall be made to improve community involvement .
( cf . 3542 – Food Service ) ( cf . 3542.33 – Food Sales Other Than National School Lunch Program ) ( cf . 3542.34 – Nutrition Program ) ( cf . 3452.45 – Vending Machines ) ( cf . 6142.6 – Physical Education ) ( cf . 6142.61 – Physical Activity ) ( cf . 6142.62 – Recess / Unstructured Time ) ( cf . 6142.10 – Health Education )
Legal Reference : Connecticut General Statutes 10-16b Prescribed courses of study . 10-215 Lunches , breakfasts and the feeding programs for public school children and employees . 10-221 Boards of education to prescribe rules , policies and procedures . 10-215a Non-public school participation in feeding program . 10-215b Duties of state board of education re : feeding programs . 10-216 Payment of expenses . 10-215e Nutrition standards for food that is not part of lunch or breakfast program . 10-215f Certification that food meets nutrition standards . 10-221o Lunch periods . Recess . 10-221p Boards to make available for purchase nutritious , low-fat foods . 10-221q Sale of beverages . Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies 10-215b-1 Competitive foods . 10-215b-23 Income from the sale of food items . National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program ; Competitive Food Services . ( 7 CFR Parts 210.11 and 220.12 ) The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 , Public Law 108-265 Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs , 7 CFR Parts 210 & 220 Healthy , Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 , P . L . 111-296 , 42 U . S . C . 1751 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( as amended by P . L . 108-269 , July 2 , 2004 ) School Breakfast Program , 7 C . F . R . Part 220 ( 2006 )
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