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Florida Healthy School District Florida Healthy School District

The Florida Healthy May 8, 2018
District Self-Assessment
is made possible by:
Dr. Donald Fennoy
School District of Palm Beach Letter to the Superintendent...
3340 Forest Hill Blvd. C-316
West Palm Beach, FL 33406-5869 June 5, 2020

Dear Superintendent Fennoy: Donald E. Fennoy II, Ed.D., Superintendent
3300 Forest Hill Blvd, C-316

It is with great pleasure that we announce that School District of Palm Beach has West Palm Beach, FL 33406-5869
been recognized as a Florida Healthy School District at the SILVER level for the
period of May 2018 through April 2020 based on submission of the Florida Healthy Dear Superintendent Fennoy,
School District Self-Assessment.
In order to support your COVID-19 response efforts, the Florida Partnership for Healthy Schools (FPHS)
The self-assessment tool is based on sustainable infrastructure, policy, programs, recently developed an alternative option for 2018-2020 awarded Florida Healthy School Districts. Districts
and practices identified from national and state guidelines, best practices, and
Florida statutes. It was developed by the Florida Partnership for Healthy Schools unable to complete the 2020 self-assessment by the May 29, 2020 due date, were authorized an extension for
(FPHS) out of a desire to recognize and celebrate the hard work and success of one additional year of recognition.
school districts related to physical, mental and social health of students and staff.
The assessment was written by school experts, evaluated, piloted and field tested The School District of Palm Beach County silver designation was set to expire this year. However, we were
for three years before being released in 2009. made aware that COVID-19 has taken school district staff away from traditional responsibilities, leaving little

FPHS, in collaboration with Florida Action for Healthy Kids (FLAFHK), Florida time to work on non-COVID-19 programs and activities, such as completing the Florida Healthy School District
Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) and Florida Healthy Kids Self-Assessment.
Corporation are proud to recognize 50 Florida Healthy School Districts. These
districts have established a culture and climate that embraces the Whole School, Based on your district request, the FPHS is honored to extend and deem The School District of Palm Beach
Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach to reduce barriers to learning County a silver Florida Healthy School District for a recognition period of three years (2018-2021).
and support academic achievement.
Sincerely,
Florida Healthy School Districts are recognized in numerous ways:
Melodie Griffin, Communications Chair
• FADSS recognizes superintendents from Florida Healthy School Districts on
their website. Florida Partnership for Healthy Schools

• FPHS and the FLAFHK Executive Committee members present the award
at each district’s school board meeting. The lead submitter will be contacted
to arrange the date.

• Each district receives a full-size Florida Healthy School District flag that can
be displayed at the district office or rotated among schools as well as a
Florida Healthy District logo for their website and communications.

• Press releases are sent to media outlets in each county by Florida Healthy
Kids Corporation.

• Districts and superintendents are recognized on the Florida Healthy Districts
website at http://www.safehealthyschoolsfl.org.

• Recognized districts are invited to participate in the Healthy District
Collaborative (HDC) facilitated by the Florida Departments of Education and
Health. Member districts are provided professional development, technical
assistance and resource/funding opportunity information.

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