New Triennial Wellness Assessment
Triennial Assessment Tool |
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6/25/2024 |
Troup County School System |
No of Schools: 18 |
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Nutrition Education Goal(s): |
Goal Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
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Each school’s website will offer a variety of information promoting nutrition education and healthy eating, including suggestions for healthy snacks, healthy eating for healthy bodies, hydration, and similar topics. |
Completed |
18 |
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Nutrition Promotion Goal(s): |
Goal Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
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In order to increase the consumption of school meals, a variety of different marketing programs and school events, such as National School Lunch Week and School Breakfast Week, will be held. District nutrition staff will promote healthy eating by developing creative recipes that focus on popular foods and flavor profiles. In addition, the food truck will regularly visit schools promoting nutrition by serving a rotating menu of new food items to entice students to eat lunch on campus. |
Completed |
18 |
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Physical Activity Goal(s): |
Goal Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
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1. All elementary schools will ensure that all students that are physically able in grades 1 through 5 will complete the State Fitness Gram. |
Completed |
11 |
All 11 elementary schools met this goal. |
2. 90% of physically-able middle school students enrolled in PE will complete the Fitness Gram physical fitness assessment. |
Completed |
3 |
Our school for students with disciplinary problems does not offer PE. This goal is being amended so that in the future this school will be able to meet the goal. |
3. 90% of students will take both a Health Education class and a Physical Education class as an elective course during middle school in order to be educated on overall physical and mental wellness. |
Completed |
4 |
All 4 middle schools met this goal |
4. All high school students will take and complete Physical Education or three years of ROTC classes prior to graduation. | Completed | 3 | All 3 high schools met this goal. |
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Other School-Based Activities that Promote Student Wellness Goal(s): |
Goal Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
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1. Elementary students in grades 2 and 5 will be given vision and hearing screenings. Students in other grades will receive vision and hearing screenings upon referral from a teacher or administrator. |
Completed |
11 |
All 11 elementary schools met this goal. |
2. Every middle school will have a school garden; students will have the ability to participate in this activity. |
Completed |
4 |
All 4 middle schools met this goal |
3. All high school students will take and pass a health class prior to graduation. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in Health and Consumer Sciences classes. |
Completed |
3 |
All 3 high schools met this goal. |
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Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods and Beverages Sold to Students |
Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
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1. Any food sold by schools during the school day must be a “whole grain-rich” grain product; or have as the first ingredient a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy product, a protein food; or be a combination food that contains at least ¼ cup of fruit and/or vegetable; or contains 10% of the Daily Value (DV) of one of the nutrients of public health concern in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (calcium, potassium, vitamin D, or dietary fiber). |
Completed |
18 |
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2. Food must also meet several nutrient requirements; calorie limits for snack items are limited to no more than 200 calories. The calorie limit for an entrée items must not exceed 350 calories. Sodium limits for snack items are no more than 230 mg. while entrees are limited to no more than 480 mg. The total fat content cannot exceed 35% of calories; saturated fat must be less than 10% of the calories and no trans-fat is allowable. Sugar is limited to less than 35% of weight from total sugars in foods. |
Completed | 18 | |
3. All schools may sell plain water (with or without carbonation), unflavored low fat milk, unflavored or flavored fat free milk and milk alternatives permitted by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP), 100% fruit or vegetable juice, and 100% fruit or vegetable juice diluted with water (with or without carbonation), and no added sweeteners. Elementary schools may sell up to 8-ounce portions, while middle schools and high schools may sell up to 12-ounce portions of milk and juice. There is no portion size limit for plain water. Beyond this, the standards allow additional “no calorie” and “lower calorie” beverage options for high school students. No more than 20-ounce portions of calorie-free, flavored water (with or without carbonation); and other flavored and/or carbonated beverages that are labeled to contain < 5 calories per 8 fluid ounces or ≤ 10 calories per 20 fluid ounces. No more than 12-ounce portions of beverages with ≤ 40 calories per 8 fluid ounces, or ≤ 60 calories per 12 fluid ounces. |
Completed |
18 |
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4. Accompaniments such as sour cream, salad dressing and butter must be included in the nutrient profile as part of the food item sold. This helps control the amount of calories, fat, sugar and sodium added to foods by accompaniments, which can be significant |
Completed |
18 |
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Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods and Beverages Not Sold to Students (i.e. classroom parties, foods given as reward). |
Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
Notes: |
Classroom parties and foods given as rewards are not addressed in the current Wellness Policy. |
Not Completed |
N/A |
This is not currently covered in our Wellness Policy. |
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Policies for Food and Beverage Marketing |
Status (select one): |
Number of Compliant Schools: |
Notes: |
There is currently no verbiage included in the Wellness Policy regarding food and beverage marketing |
Not Completed |
N/A |
This is not currently covered in our Wellness Policy. |