Coordinated School Health

A team attended in 2012

• Principal
• School Nurse
• PE Teacher
• Reading Specialist/ Parent

School Health Team Actions

• The team attended trainings.
• The team completed the modules
• The team presented to the school faculty
• The school focused on two areas
• The team wrote an action plan

Two Opportunities

• Staff wellness
• Student health education

2nd Team attended in 2013

• New PE Teacher
• Classroom Teacher
• School Counselor
• School Nurse

One Opportunity

• Student Emotional Wellness

Staff Wellness

• District Policies were generic and had no actions
• School Policies and practices were non-existent
• The best thing we had ever done was encouraged
• attending the 'Biggest Loser' competition at the hospital

Our Actions to Improve Staff Wellness

• Purchased a Culligan water machine
• Purchased water bottles for staff
• Created a district wellness team
• District enrolled in EHA
• Healthy snacks at staff meetings

Our Actions to Improve Student Education

• Healthy celebrations included...
• Classroom manipulatives & rewards
• Holiday Parties
• Parent Breakfasts
• Fresh Fruits & Vegetables program

Other Student Education Actions

• Morning Walking Club
• Fit Breaks in classroom
• Recess before lunch
• Indoor recess
• Newsletter- Healthy tidbits

Walking Club

• 7:45-7:57
• Walk Across America with pedometers & yogurt
• Improved behavior
• Get students ready to learn

Fit Breaks

• Gonoodle
• Adventure to Fitness
• Started with schoolwide
• "We didn't have time for our fit break."

Recess Before Lunch

• Kindergartner choked
• Improved behavior
• Students ready to eat

Student Emotional Wellness Actions

• Antibullying lessons
• School Counselor Sessions
• Student Assistance Team (Jo)
• Mentoring Program & Principal Breakfast Club
• Schoolwide Behavior Plan

District Impact

• EHA Program
• Daily PE
• Other schools attended CSH
• A la Carte items in elementary

Challenges

• Staff support
• Parent support and awareness
• Culture
• Fundraisers (Spirit Cups)
• Funding vision

Culture

• PTA healthy snacks after year 1
• Approached by local church

Community Garden

• Students learn where vegetables come from
• Students learn how to grow food
• Integrate health lessons
• Students harvest and eat at school
• Students take home harvest

Mentoring Program

• Weekly positive interactions

Snacks

• As a leader I had to start with myself
• Staff Meetings
• All Pro Dad breakfast
• Christmas Gifts
• School Carnival- No more junkfood walk

Snacks

• Balanced Holiday Parties 
• Popcorn
• 100% Fruit Juice Slushies
• Room Parent treat

Snacks

• PTA Events
• Christmas bag with apple and juice
• Yogurt with fruit

8 Modules at Lincoln Elementary

Health Education

• Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Program
• Community Garden
• Taught Conflict Resolution
• Partners for instruction of classes such as;
• handwashing, brushing teeth

Physical Education/Activity

• High movement focused on learning target
• Limited taking away recess & PE
• Fit Breaks
• Walking Club
• Recess before Lunch

School Health Services

• Dental screenings
• Emergency response plans

Nutrition Services

• Sodexho Food Services
• Breakfast in the classroom
• Fresh Fruits & Vegetable program
• Healthy fundraiser

Counseling, Psychological & Social Services

• Anti-bullying
• Mentoring
• School Counseling
• Small groups
• Schoolwide behavior plan

Healthy School Environment

• School Health Team
• Handbook policies & practices
• Limited withholding student activity consequence
• Anti-bullying lessons

Employee Wellness

• EHA
• Water machine not soft drinks
• Health screening
• Healthy meetings & celebrations

Family & Community Partnerships

• Parents & Parent/Teacher Association
• Local Church
• West Central District Health Department
• Keep NP & Lincoln Co. Beautiful
• Parenting class in evening