Building a Healthier Polk 3 Year Summary | Page 9

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENT WELLNESS POLICIES • • 84 professional development opportunities were offered to teachers on student wellness. • Schools that have implemented wellness and achievement. to 119. • Safe Routes to School “Walk n Roll” site • SCHOOL-BASED WELLNESS COUNCILS from 6 to 71. • schools. The councils continued to meet in the 2015 - 2016 school year. Each council 27 Middle Schools participate in extramural and intramural programs offering after school skill clinics to students. A total of 90 school-based wellness councils are in operation. This includes three K-8 Schools providing before and after school wellness activities for students increased Three educational presentations were made to community partners. 38 Elementary schools have a before school Walking/Running Program including the one 21 families participated in the Healthy Habits volunteers (total 125 participants.) • • physical education policies increased from 6 Legoland event, along with approximately 50 • to 52. between wellness and student academic COMMUNITY EDUCATION • address student wellness increased from 13 Two presentations were made to afterschool care providers on positive correlation Schools that have implemented programs to • Schools using Fitness Gram increased from 42 to 107. selected a specific focus area to support health in their local school. 9