Elk Grove Unified School DistrictNutrition Education

Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D., SuperintendentMarch 11, 2013

§ Schools = 6539 elementary;9 middle; 9 high;5 alternative;3 other

§ Student Demographics

EGUSD Snapshot§ Student Population = 62,000

§ The district covers 320 square miles

§ Additional Student Information:§ 51.6% of students qualify for

free/reduced meals

§ 15.6% have limited English proficiency18% African American proficiency

§ More than 81 languages are spoken

18% African American

22% Asian

6% Filipino

26% Latino

1% American Indian

2% Pacific Islander

25% White

• Board Policy on Wellness• Coordinated School Health Program• SHAPE Professional Development• Field trips to:

– Food Processing Center– Farmers’ Market– Local Grocery Store

EGUSD’s Focus on Nutrition

– Local Grocery Store • Network for a Healthy California • Harvest of the Month• Farm to School Program

ó Nutrition Olympics

ó Professor Mimo Kindergarten Nutrition Lessons

ó Jr. Chef Cooking Assemblies

ó School Gardens

ó Farmers’ Markets

ó Student-Run Health Fair

ó High School Culinary Arts Academy and ROP Courses

Parent Communications

EGUSD’s Focus on Nutrition

ó Parent Communications

ó Nutrition Unit in 9th Grade Health Class. Mandatory Graduation Requirement

ó High School Electives for Advanced Nutrition Studies

ó Partnerships with Kaiser Permanente, Dairy Council, FFA, Power Play!, Community Service Clubs & nonprofits

Elementary Lunch• 3 entrees daily – 1 non-meat• Harvest bar of fruits and vegetables

EGUSD’s Nutrition Education in the CafeteriaSchool MealsParticipate in SBP, NSLP and CACFP, including At-Risk Supper.

• Increased whole grains

Secondary Lunch• Emphasis on reimbursable meals – no a la carte entrees• Increase variety – based on student preference and ethnically

diverse entrees• Harvest bar of fruits and vegetables• Increased whole grains

In 2011, all 39 elementary schools received the award:

USDA’s HealthierUS School Challenge

• 13 Gold

• 8 Silver• 8 Silver

• 18 Bronze

• Nutrition is one of six California Health Content Standards.

• The standards were adopted by California in March 2008.

• There are eight overarching standards in nutrition.

• Within each overarching standard are a set of skills-based specific standards that focus on students making healthy

California’s Nutrition Standards

specific standards that focus on students making healthy choices and avoiding risky behaviors regarding nutrition.

• The curriculum is aligned with state standards.

• Instruction is linked to core content areas and the mandated family life education curriculum.

• Over 475 elementary teachers receive nutrition education professional development annually.

• Teachers are provided with and use free curriculum from the Dairy

EGUSD’s Elementary Nutrition Curriculum

• Teachers are provided with and use free curriculum from the Dairy Council, Ag in the Classroom, Power Play!, and USDA’s MyPlate.

• Nutrition education is taught in some 7th grade PE or science classes through nutrition labs.

• All high schools have a one semester Health course. Nutrition education makes up approximately 22% of the course.

EGUSD’s Secondary Nutrition Curriculum

course.

• At high school, nutrition education curriculum (HEALTH-by Glencoe) is provided by the district. Teachers also design and share supplemental lessons and ideas to teach the nutrition standards.

Opportunity

• Use California’s SHAPE (Shaping Health As Partners in Education) as a national model:

• Offering healthy meals in child nutrition programs

• Providing nutrition education

• Building and maintaining partnerships• Building and maintaining partnerships

• Applying nutrition policies and practices

• Develop a nutritional framework that provides competencies, as opposed to standards alone.

Opportunity

Fund school districts to continue to provide effective nutrition education programs, such as EGUSD’s Harvest of the Month, that encourage an on-going that encourage an on-going awareness of the relationship between diet and health.

Challenge

• School districts need flexibility based on their size and capacity.

• In California, the reallocation of the SNAP-Ed funds to local public health departments.to local public health departments.

Opportunity• Develop or use free already existing age

appropriate ready-to-use curriculum, such as from the Dairy Council, that aligns lesson plans to CCSS.

• Leverage technology as a platform for lessons and resources.resources.

Challenge

• Avoiding a new curriculum as an add-on.

• Professional development time and costs.

• Dairy Council’s curriculum is not free to all states.

• Technology costs.• Technology costs.

Opportunity

• Integrate nutrition standards as “value added” to specific subjects.

• For example, math – caloric intake, menus (servings per person for menus (servings per person for dinner party of 8) or as part of an integrated unit.

Challenge

• Timing with the integration of Common Core State Standards.

• Competition within the already crowded requirements.

• Professional development time and costs.• Professional development time and costs.

Opportunity

• Coordinate incentives for federal food programs to increase farm to school programs.

• Create the possibility for • Create the possibility for farmers to be a curriculum support, such as guest speakers with FFA, agriculture academies, etc.

Challenge

• Urban vs. Suburban districts

• Lack of curriculum support

• Not all districts have career academies

EGUSD Nutrition Programs

For more information please contact:

Steven M. Ladd, Ed.D., Superintendentsladd@egusd.net

EGUSD Food and Nutrition Website EGUSD Food and Nutrition Website www.egusd.net/nutrition