In accordance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Final Rule: Local School Wellness Policy Implementation, all School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program must complete an assessment of their local wellness policy, at minimum, once every three years. The assessment requirement is designed to result in local school wellness policies that strengthen the ability of SFAs to create a school nutrition environment that promotes students' health, well-being, and ability to learn. The assessment must measure the SFA’s compliance with their local wellness policy, describe the SFA’s progress toward meeting their local wellness policy goals, and describe how the language in the SFA’s wellness policy compares to the model wellness policy. The Wisconsin Local Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment Report Card is required to be used by all Wisconsin SFAs in order to fulfill the triennial assessment requirement.
As part of the Triennial Assessment Report Card, SFAs are required to complete the Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT). The WellSAT allows SFAs to rate the extent to which their policy contains language related to 67 policy items considered to be best practices for school wellness. Please note, the WellSAT only evaluates policy content. If your SFA has implemented best practices but has not included language within the policy, you must select the rating that corresponds with no policy language present. Once completed, an overall comprehensive score and strength score will be calculated. The assessment can be completed electronically at wellsat.org. To complete the assessment electronically, you will need to log-in to the online portal or register as a new user and begin a new assessment. The assessment may be completed manually by downloading the assessment questions and filling out the scorecard with your responses.
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Completing the Wisconsin Local Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment Report Card
The Triennial Assessment Report Card template can be found starting on page two of this document. Navigate through the fillable form fields and enter the indicated information. The form fields are identified as appearing in brackets and with a gray background ({Example Form Field}).
- Assess Compliance with the Local Wellness Policy.
Enter SFA wellness policy statements and rate the degree of compliance. Delete any rows within the tables that are not needed. Additional rows may be added as needed. Calculate the overall rating by taking the average of all policy statement scores.
- Describe the overall progress made toward meeting policy goals.
Provide a narrative update describing progress achieved, activities implemented, and plans for future wellness policy implementation.
- Report on results of the WellSAT.
Describe areas of policy strength and areas for improvement based on the findings of the WellSAT. You may elect to include your WellSAT scores within the Triennial Assessment Report Card. If you do not want to include your scores, delete the text from the section.
Following completion of the Triennial Assessment Report Card, release the report to the school community. SFAs are required to provide documentation that the results of the triennial assessment were provided to the public as part of the Administrative Review of school nutrition programs. It is recommended you delete this instructional page prior to releasing the report.
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School District of River Falls
Local Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment Report Card: 2023-24
Date Completed: 05.28.24
A local wellness policy guides efforts to create a healthier school environment. Effective wellness policies support a culture of well-being by establishing healthful practices and procedures for students, staff, and families. Schools/districts participating in the federal Child Nutrition Programs are required to complete an assessment of their local wellness policy, at minimum, once every three years. This report summarizes policy objectives and details the results of the most recent evaluation. For questions regarding the results, contact Lynette Coy 715.425.1800.
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Section 1: Policy Assessment
Overall Rating: 51/19=2.684
Ratings are based on a four-point scale to measure success in meeting/complying with each policy objective.
0 = objective not met/no activities completed
1 = objective partially met/some activities completed
2 = objective mostly met/multiple activities completed
3 = objective met/all activities completed
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Nutrition Standards for All Foods in School
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Rating
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| The School District of River Falls recognizes the importance of good health by supporting wellness, proper nutrition, and regular physical activity as part of the total learning environment. |
3 |
| Through physical activity, nutritional guidelines and a comprehensive K-12 Health and Physical Education curricula, students will learn the skills necessary to make healthy choices throughout their lives. |
3 |
| Food Service Dept will ensure all meals offered through NSLP and Breakfast and snacks meet or exceed USDA guidelines |
3 |
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| Nutrition Promotion |
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| To promote the health and well-being of students, the district has adopted the following school wellness goals: Nutrition Education, Physical Activity Goals, Wellness Committee, School Meals goals, Other School-based Programs, and Monitoring and Evaluation. |
3 |
| Students in the SDRF will complete a comprehensive K-12 Health curriculum that includes nutrition education that is aligned with state and national standards. |
3 |
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| Nutrition Education |
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| Students in the SDRF will complete a comprehensive K-12 Health curriculum that includes nutrition education that is aligned with state and national standards. |
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| The district shall provide age-appropriate instruction in nutrition and health education that gives students knowledge of the human body and the means to maintain lifelong health, good nutrition, disease prevention and healthy lifestyles. |
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| Limit food and beverage marketing and advertising on the school campus during the school day only to the promotion of food and beverages that meet the nutritional standard for school meals or the district’s nutrition guidelines for food and beverages sold to students outside of the school meal programs. |
3 |
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| Physical Activity and Education |
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| All students will be encourages to participate in a variety of physical activities both during the school day and as part of the after school programs. |
3 |
| Provide students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities so that students develop the knowledge and skills to be physically active for life. |
2 |
| District shall provide quality phy ed to all students that teaches important of physical activity so that they develop the knowledge and skills to be physically fit for life. |
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| As part of their phy ed classes students will learn to assess their overall health and develop methods or strategies they need to improve it. They will also learn skills necessary to remain physically active throughout their adult lives. |
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| Encourage students to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity during daily recess in the elementary school and other age appropriate games and organized activities. |
3 |
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| Other School-Based Wellness Activities |
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| The Director of Finance and Facilities with input from the Food Services Director and the Food Service Advisory Council, will monitor and oversee the evaluation of the wellness policy and its implementation at regular intervals as required by law. |
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| We will monitor and oversee the evaluation of the wellness policy and review compliance with nutritional guidelines. |
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| The Board of Education will be informed of the district’s progress toward the wellness policy goals and policy implementation, and of any recommendation for policy changes and improvements. |
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| Building principals are responsible for ensuring school compliance with the district's school wellness policy and nutritional guidelines. |
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Section 2: Progress Update
The School District of River Falls successfully implemented initiatives for staff and student wellness. In the area of staff wellness, the district and its health insurance company sponsored a wellness rewards program. With regard to student wellness the continues to offer salad bars and introduced fruit smoothies in all buildings to provide students with access to healthy fruits and vegetables.
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Section 3: Model Policy
A required component of the triennial assessment is to utilize the Rudd Center’s Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT) for comparison of the Local Wellness Policy to a Model Wellness Policy. The WellSAT includes 67 best practice policy items related to nutrition education; nutrition standards for foods; physical education and activity; wellness promotion and marketing; and implementation, evaluation, and communication. The comparison identified policy strengths and areas for improvement.
Local Wellness Policy Strengths
The district has an active Wellness Committee and continually offers healthy food options for students.
Areas for Local Wellness Policy Improvement
The School District of River Falls will continue to develop plans and expand programs to implement and support the wellness policy. The district will reconvene the Food Advisory Committee and provide annual updates to the Board of Education.
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