Wellness Guidelines

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The South Orangetown Central School District Wellness Committee was established by the Board of Education in response to the Education Department mandate under Section 204 of the Child Nutrition and Women, and Infants and Children’s Reauthorization Act of 2004.

As mandated, the Board charged this committee to move forward in establishing a Wellness Policy, including goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities designed to promote wellness in a manner that the LEA determines as follows:

• Provide assurance that guidelines for reimbursable school meals shall not be less restrictive than the regulations of the Child Nutrition Programs
   
• Establish an evaluation and monitoring plan for the policy
   
• Designate the appropriate personnel within each school to insure that the school meets the goals of the policy

The Board further charged the Wellness Committee to involve parents, students, local school representatives, a liaison of the school board, administrators, and other members of the public in the development of the Wellness Policy.  

This Policy was adopted on June 14, 2006.  In addition, the Board delegated to the South Orangetown Central School District Wellness Committee the responsibility to annually assess and monitor the District’s Wellness Policy and regulations, as well as to report annually to the Board and recommend to the Board any proposed changes to the District’s Wellness Policy.

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