Student Wellness Functional Plan

Student Wellness Functional Plan Key Features Expansion of the USDA school nutrition programs A more robust commitment to physical education Improving the nurse to student ratio Expansion of social work and psychologist intensive programs and services Integration, coordination and alignment of the departments and programs that are the primary providers of student health and wellness services. Educating parents and community partners about student wellness and including them as advocates and participants Expansion of prevention strategies through coordination with Safe Schools/Healthy Students.

Coordinated School Health Not a separate program It is a Comprehensive Model for a School Community Networking opportunities within the district, state, and nationally Align the entire district around student health and wellness Align the school community with Head Start

Coordinated School Health Team Not Asking to create a new team in the school Increase communication in the school community Decrease overlapping/redundant services Existing School teams can fulfill the role of the CSHT by expanding their membership

Coordinated School Health Team Who Should be on the CSHT? Administrator Teacher Nurse Food Service Manager Physical Education/Health Teacher Psychologist Social Worker Counselor Parent Student

CSHT Assessment Tool CSHT Assessment Tool was revised with the help of teachers and school staff Revised tool is designed to capture data not caught in other ways Assessment data can be used for: Title IV Applicants Ed Plans Grant Applications Recognition Awards such as the Governors School Health Award Informing parents and school community Proposal & Allocation of Title Funding

Forming CSHT CSHT could be used to do the Title IV application (due April 24 th ) Technical Support session on April 29 th at the Title IV Networking Meeting. MPS Cafeteria Registration 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Sessions 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

CSHT Assessment Tool Due Date: June 12 th, 2009 Part of the School Close Out each year

How to fill out the survey Go to the Wellness & Prevention Office website: Click on the white CSHT Assessment Tool tab at the top of the page on the right side. When you click on the CSHT Assessment Tool it will take you to the instruction page, print a hard copy of the assessment tool to use as a worksheet with your CSHTeam. (See red notation under item # 2 to print hard copy). Complete and submit only one on-line assessment tool. To save a hard copy of your on-line responses for your records, print each page before you proceed to the next page. You must identify the CSHT Chairperson and all committee members on the first page. You must hit Submit at the bottom of the final page before logging off.