Date Created: 5/25/16

Last Updated: 8.14.2025

**Potential stakeholders, parents, students, and staff have the ability to participate in the development, updating or implementing of the wellness policy if they would like to. Please contact the school for more information if you have interest in being a part of this process.

1. Wellness Policy Goals

Goal for Nutrition Promotion: Phoenix Hebrew Academy will promote healthy eating through providing information posted in our lunchroom and school walls as well as holding events to help promote healthy eating and physical activity such as a kickoff event.

Goal for Nutrition Education: Phoenix Hebrew Academy shall provide nutrition education to PreK-8 students as well as staff that will teach the knowledge, skills, and values needed to adopt healthy eating behaviors.  Nutritional education information shall be offered throughout the school campus including, but not limited to school dining areas and classrooms. Staff members who provide nutrition education shall have the appropriate training.

Goal for Physical Activity: Phoenix Hebrew Academy shall offer physical education opportunities that include components of a quality physical education program. Physical education shall equip students with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for lifelong physical activity. 

Goal for Other School-Based Activities that Promote Student Wellness: Phoenix Hebrew Academy will hold kick off events for healthy eating and physical activity and we will pass out information throughout the year informing families about healthy choices. We will encourage kids to make healthy eating choices and we will not serve foods that interfere with breakfast and lunch

 

1. Nutrition Standards

School Meals

The school meal programs aim to improve the diet and health of school children, help mitigate childhood obesity, model healthy eating to support the development of lifelong healthy eating patterns and support healthy choices while accommodating cultural food preferences and special dietary needs.

1. Phoenix Hebrew Academy will participate in the National School Lunch Program.

2. All meals will, at a minimum, meet the New Meal Pattern requirements.

3. Free, potable water will be available to all students during meal periods.

4. Additional standards include:

   1.  Classroom parties or celebrations will not be held at a time that interferes with breakfast or lunch (1hour before  either meal)

   2.  We will not serve or sell foods during school hours that do not meet smart snack guidelines.      

 

Competitive Foods and Beverages

1. Nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages must, at a minimum, meet the USDA’s Smart Snacks in Schools guidelines. These guidelines apply to all foods sold in the following locations:

   1.  Anywhere on Campus

   2.  Anytime during School hours.

2. List any additional criteria the district has established for competitive foods here:​

Celebrations and Rewards

Arizona Law (ARS 15-242) states that all food and beverages served to students in grades K-8 must meet the USDA’s Smart Snacks in Schools guidelines.

1. Describe your standards for all foods and beverages provided, but not sold, to students during the school day:

  The Arizona Nutrition Standards and Competitive Foods

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) developed the Arizona Nutrition Standards to assist schools, parents, and communities in providing a model of healthy living that decreases the risk of obesity and allows our children to excel in school. ARS 15-242 mandates that all K-8 schools who participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) implement the Arizona Nutrition Standards. Additionally, USDA requires all schools to follow the Competitive Food Standards, referred to as “Smart Snacks”, for any food or beverage sold on the school campus during the school day.     

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1. These guidelines apply to (check all that apply):

2. School-sponsored events

3. Celebrations and parties

4. Classroom snacks provided by parents

X Classroom rewards and Incentives

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Exception to rule above:

Any Calendar Holiday can be celebrated with a school wide event serving food without restrictions () and as long as it does not interfere with the service of school breakfast or lunch.

Fundraising

1. Describe your policy on food and beverage related fundraisers sold to students on school campus during the school day, including the frequency and duration of exempt fundraisers as appropriate: All food and beverage fundraisers sold to students on school campus during the school day will meet the requirements of the smart snack guidelines.

 

 

Food and Beverage Marketing in Schools

 

Food and beverage marketing is defined as advertising and other promotions in schools. Food and beverage marketing often includes an oral, written, or graphic statements made for the purpose of promoting the sale of a food or beverage product made by the producer, manufacturer, seller or any other entity with a commercial interest in the product. All products marketed on the school campus must, at a minimum, meet the Smart Snacks guidelines.

 

1. Describe your policies for food and beverage marketing: n/a

2. Describe any additional policies for foods and beverages marketed to students: n/a

 

1. School Wellness Committee

Committee Role and Membership

The District will convene a representative district wellness committee that meets to establish goals for and oversee school health and safety policies and programs, including development, implementation and periodic review and update of this district-level wellness policy.  

1. Describe frequency of meetings: Once per year or as needed.

 

1. Description of who the LEA permits to participate in the wellness policy process. (e.g. parents, students, and representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, and school administrators):

Meetings will be open to any person that may be affiliated with the school.

1. Description of how the public is notified that their participation is permitted: An email will be sent to all affiliated people to notify them when a meeting will be held and that they are invited to attend if they would like to.

 

Leadership

The district has designated one or more LEA and/or school official(s) who have the authority and responsibility to ensure each school complies with the local wellness policy.

1. The designated official for oversight of implementation at each school is: Rachele Gondos or Vanessa McGann

2. The designated official for convening the wellness committee is: Rachele Gondos or Vanessa McGann

3. The person designated for informing the public about the wellness policy is: Rachele Gondos or Vanessa McGann

 

1. Wellness Policy Implementation, Monitoring, Accountability and Community Engagement

 

Implementation of the Wellness Policy

1. Describe the District’s plan for implementation to manage and coordinate the execution of this wellness policy.

Our plan to implement these guidelines is to enforce the expectations and meet when and if there is any concerns to solve any issues or improve the policy.

Triennial Progress Assessments

At least once every three years, the LEA must conduct an assessment of their wellness policy. To accomplish this, the District will evaluate compliance with their wellness policy and assess progress toward meeting the goals of the District Wellness policy. Additionally, USDA requires that the District will compare their policy to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s model wellness policy.

 

1. The District will assess compliance and progress of their local wellness policy at least once every 3 years.

   1. Provide a description of how the District will assess the progress made in attaining the goals of the District’s wellness policy:

We will meet to make sure that goals are being met.

1. (Optional) The person responsible for this assessment is:      

 

1. Provide a description of how the District will assess each school’s compliance with sections I-IV of this wellness policy.

We will monitor to make sure that the school stays in compliance.

1. (Optional) The person responsible for this assessment is:      

 

1. The District will assess how their wellness policy compares to model wellness policies. 

   1. Provide a description of how the District will compare their policy with the model policies.

We will discuss with ADE that our policy is in good comparison with the model policies.

1. (Optional) The person responsible for this assessment is:      

Revisions and Updating the Policy

The District will update or modify the wellness policy as appropriate.

 

1. Describe how often the LEA will update or modify the wellness policy: The LEA will update the wellness policy as needed or will review it annually to make any necessary changes.

Notification of Wellness Policy, Policy Updates and Triennial Assessment

The District will inform families and the public each year of any updates to the wellness policy and every three years their compliance with the written wellness policy.

1. Describe how the LEA will make the district wellness policy available to the public:

Phoenix Hebrew Academy will make the Wellness Policy available to the public by having a copy in the front office as well as putting it onto our school website.

1. The annual progress reports and updates can be found at:​

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1. The District will make the Triennial Assessment available at:​