Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. This section
applies to local school boards, local school districts, and charter schools and
governs policies to be implemented by local school districts with regards to
student and school employee wellness.
B. Each school district and charter school
shall develop and implement a policy that addresses student and school employee
wellness through a coordinated school health approach.
C. Each school district and charter school
shall submit the wellness policy to the public education department for
approval.
(1) Sections of the wellness policy
that meet the requirements set forth in Paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (10) of
Subsection D and the requirements set forth in Subsection E of this section
shall be submitted to the public education department on or before August 30,
2006.
(2) Sections of the wellness
policy that meet the requirements set forth in Paragraphs (1), (2), (6), (7),
(8) and (9) of Subsection D of this section shall be submitted to the public
education department on or before January 30, 2007.
D. The wellness policy shall include, but
shall not be limited to:
(1) a planned,
sequential, K-12 health education curriculum that addresses the physical,
mental, emotional, and social dimensions of health and is aligned to the health
education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards as set
forth in 6.30.2.19 NMAC;
(2) a
planned, sequential, K-12 physical education curriculum that provides the
optimal opportunity for all students to learn and develop skills, knowledge and
attitudes necessary to personally decide to participate in lifetime healthful
physical activity and is aligned to the physical education content standards
with benchmarks and performance standards as set forth in 6.30.2.20
NMAC;
(3) guidelines to provide
physical activity opportunities to students before, during and after
school;
(4) nutrition guidelines
meeting standards established by federal rules at
7
CFR 210.11 and
7 CFR
210.11a, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of
2010, the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966;
(5) guidelines for
fund raisers established at 6.12.5 NMAC and an annual assurance of compliance
with limitations on fund raisers established at 6.12.5 NMAC;
(6) a plan addressing the behavioral health
needs of all students in the educational process by focusing on students'
social and emotional wellbeing;
(7)
school safety plans at each school building focused on supporting healthy and
safe learning environments; the school safety plan must be submitted to the
public education department for approval on a three-year cycle and must include
the following minimum components:
(a)
introduction;
(b) school policies
and procedures;
(c) prevention;
and
(d) a school EOP;
(8) a plan addressing the health
services needs of students in the educational process;
(9) a plan addressing the staff wellness
needs of all school staff that minimally ensures an equitable work environment
and meets the American with Disabilities Act, Part III;
(10) a plan for measuring implementation and
evaluation of the wellness policy, including the designation of one or more
persons within the school district, or at each school, as appropriate, charged
with operational responsibility for ensuring that each school fulfills the
district's wellness policy.
E. Family, school and community involvement.
Each local board of education shall establish a district school health advisory
council that consists of parent(s), school food authority personnel, school
board member(s), school administrator(s), school staff; student(s); and
community member(s). The school health advisory council shall have the
responsibility to make recommendations to the local school board in the
development or revision, implementation, and evaluation of the wellness policy
consistent with this rule. The school health advisory council shall meet for
this purpose a minimum of two times annually.
