District's school nutrition program recognized
The district's school nutrition program, along with Director Cynthia Sevier, was recently profiled by the School Nutrition Association in its Well Done! publication for efforts to improve student health & nutrition through its local wellness policy.
Well Done! provides examples of how local wellness policies can have dramatic, positive effects on the entire school system, according to the association. The federal government required all school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program approve wellness policies by July 2006. Policy goals had to include nutrition guidelines for all foods available at schools as well as consistent messaging about nutrition and health.
