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Healthy School Teams (HST) Healthy School Teams (HST)

Healthy School Team Conference (FY20)

On October 4, 2019, the School Food Service Department HST Conference Implementation Criteria for Recertification Points
hosted a Healthy School Team (HST) Conference at ● Number of Points Eligible: 16
● NOTE: To receive points, evidence of implementation is required. Partial
Mounts Botanical Garden of Palm Beach County. The points are NOT awarded for attendance only.
Conference was announced to principals by way of a
District Bulletin and promoted through HST newsletters. Administrators (Principals & Assistant Principals)
All schools were encouraged to have two school-based ● Implement three campus wide activities during the year in three of the four student
staff members register and the recommended staff to wellness categories: Nutrition, Mindfulness, Fitness or Culture/Environment.
attend were an administrator and the HST Leader. ● Submit promotional information pertaining to the event and at least 3 pictures for
each event.

The HST Conference was designed to provide Teachers (and others)
participants with tools and strategies to create a wellness ● Incorporate three different student wellness activities for the balance of the year to
culture on their school campuses. There were four main infuse nutrition, mindfulness, fitness or culture/environment into the classroom.
tracks in which various sessions were offered: Nutrition, ● Submit at least 3 pictures demonstrating how students participated for each event.
Mindfulness, Fitness and Culture/Environment. In Administrators Teachers (and Others)
addition to the session tracks, a District panel of eight Implement three campus wide activities between October
staff members representing wellness in various departments throughout the District participated in a one- 7, 2019 and May 1, 2020 in three of the four student Implement three activities into the classroom between
hour panel discussion on “The Why Behind Wellness.” wellness categories: Nutrition, Mindfulness, Fitness, October 7, 2019 and May 1, 2020 in three of the four
Culture/Environment student wellness categories: Nutrition, Mindfulness,
Examples: Fitness, Culture/Environment
As part of the conference, each attendee received a padfolio which included a conference agenda, the HST □ NUTRITION: Use messaging to promote a Examples:
Playbook, a School Food Fundraiser tri-fold, the Wellness Promotion Policy (WPP) 2.035, HST, school gardens different fruit or veggie from the SFS menu each □ NUTRITION: National Nutrition Month is in
and Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) rack cards, and session feedback sheets. In total, week and have the students and faculty take and post March. Incorporate a different fruit or veggie into
136 attendees attended the HST Conference. pictures on the school’s Facebook page. National your class lesson each week, promote healthy
Nutrition Month is in March whereby you can snacking. Take and post pictures on the school’s
As an added benefit, the opportunity to earn up to 16 recertification points was available to participants for promote healthy snacking on campus. Facebook page.
attending the conference and after implementing actionable activities at their schools (from three of the □ MINDFULNESS: Implement 20 seconds of silence □ MINDFULNESS: Implement 20 seconds of silence
four wellness track areas) by the end of the school year. The registration process was completed using the during the morning and afternoon announcements to to allow students to breathe deeply before starting
District’s eLearning system. allow everyone at the school to breathe deeply, class each day and/or before testing. Take pictures,
ground themselves and rebalance their energy. ask students to write a few sentences about how it
As part of the conference planning process, the SFS School Based Wellness Team developed and proposed Create a flyer, take pictures, ask students for makes them feel.
a HST Reinvestment Program to support schools actively promoting student wellness on their campus. feedback to submit for this activity. □ FITNESS: The Let’s Move Campaign runs during
School Food Service committed to providing each school with up to $400 for the successful completion of □ FITNESS: The Let’s Move Campaign runs during the month of March. Create a class team, take
student wellness activities within the four areas of Nutrition, Mindfulness, Fitness and Culture/Environment. the month of March. Create and register a team. pictures, collect and document activity minutes
Participation in the HST Conference was included as a way in which schools could receive reinvestment Submit sample emails to staff and students, a team representing your students.
funding if participants registered by a specific date and then attended the conference. In total, 58 schools roster, photos of the team, etc. to serve as supporting □ CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT:
earned the participation incentive totaling $3,800. documentation. Celebrate Earth Day by having students create
□ CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT: posters about the importance of the environment.
o Create a recycling campaign on campus.

Submit promotional information pertaining to the campus Submit promotional information pertaining to the
Create Your Own Mark!
wide event. classroom activity.
□ NUTRITION □ NUTRITION
□ MINDFULNESS □ MINDFULNESS
□ FITNESS □ FITNESS
□ CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT □ CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT

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