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WS/FCS Wellness Policy: Policy 5143
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools recognizes that good nutrition and physical activity are essential for students to maximize their full academic potential, reach their physical and mental potentials, and achieve lifelong health and well-being. A responsible approach to nutrition and physical activity promotes healthy weight maintenance and reduces the risk of many chronic diseases, including asthma, hypertension, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes. Our local School Board originally adopted this wellness policy in June 2006. There have been revisions since that time. The most up-to-date policy can be found on the school system Board Policy webpage.
The policy currently covers:
- Guidelines for establishing a district Wellness Policy Committee;
- Nutrition Goals and Guidelines for School Meals Program;
- Nutrition Guidelines for Other School-Based Activities;
- Eating as a Positive experience;
- Nutrition Education;
- Goals for Physical Activity;
- District Personnel Role in a Healthy School Environment; and
- Policy Implementation.
WS/FCS Student Wellness Committee
- Mission. The WS/FCS Committee shall serve the following purposes:
- Establish and maintain standards for foods and beverages made available to students by WS/FCS on each school campus during the school day;
- Establish and maintain goals for student nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness;
- Develop guidance and serve as a resource to school sites for WS/FCS Wellness Policy implementation;
- Establish a plan for monitoring, measuring, and evaluating WS/FCS Wellness Policy implementation, including but not limited to, an annual report to the Board of Education;
- Review and evaluate the Wellness policy standards and implementation; and
- Recommend all policy related standards for final approval and report findings of policy implementation evaluation to the Board of Education.
2023-2024 Student Wellness Committee Updates
Our Student Wellness Committee started off the new year with a fun, engaging session on January 27th, 2023. The team was captured in the WS/FCS headlines! Student Wellness Committee Holds First Meeting of 2023
The YMCA of Northwest Piedmont is the proud sponsor and partner of the Student Wellness Committee.
2023-2024 Student Wellness Committee Meetings:
June 12th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
October 30th, 2023 Meeting Minutes
January 26th, 2024 Meeting Minutes
April 8th, 2024 Meeting Minutes