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DEA: Managed by Bardwell Group and Authorized by DPSCD

DEAW: Managed by Bardwell Group and Authorized by Bay Mills Community College

Local Wellness Program

Wellness Committee Information

The date for the first Wellness Committee meeting will be shared on this page once it is decided.
Please check back for updates. Parents and community members are welcome to attend and get involved!

Why We Have a Wellness Policy

Schools that take part in the National School Lunch Program or other federal meal programs must have a Local School Wellness Policy. This rule comes from federal law and helps schools make sure students have healthy meals and learn good habits for lifelong wellness.

Wellness policies help:

  • Promote healthy eating and physical activity

  • Prevent and reduce childhood obesity

  • Make sure school meals meet federal nutrition standards

You can read our full Board Policy here:
👉 Board Wellness Policy

Background

Congress understands that schools play an important role in helping students stay healthy and active.
In 2004, a law called the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act required all schools that take part in federal meal programs to create a Local School Wellness Policy.

Later, in 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act added new rules to make sure schools:

  • Set goals for nutrition, physical activity, and wellness

  • Follow nutrition guidelines that help students stay healthy

  • Allow parents, students, and staff to help create and update the policy

  • Share updates about the policy with the public

  • Check progress regularly and make results available for everyone to see

 

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