Wellness Program

In 2004, a law was passed that requires school districts to establish a local school wellness policy by the beginning of the 2006/2007 school year. This law recognizes the critical role that schools must play in helping to raise healthy kids. The policy requires school districts to:

• Create nutrition guidelines for all food sold on campus during the day, in efforts to promote health and reduce childhood obesity.
• Create goals for nutrition education and physical activity that promote student wellness.
• Create a plan for ensuring the policy is implemented.
• Include parents, students, school food service staff, school administrators, school board members, and public in creating the school wellness policy.

Wellness Policy Video (YouTube) This educational video highlights the guidelines of the Santa Barbara Unified School District Wellness Policy, providing tips on how district staff can promote student wellness during the 2011-2012 school year.

Student Wellness Policy Brief (pdf) prepared by the Superintendent’s Nutrition Advisory Council (August 22, 2006)

Local Wellness Policy: What Parents Should Know (pdf)
(in Spanish)

Wellness Program Board Policies (BP) and Administrative Regulations (AR)

(all board policies and administrative regulations are in pdf format)

• Students Wellness Board Policy BP 5030
• Nutrition Service/Child Nutrition Program BP 3550 | AR 3550
• Nutrition Service Operations/Cafeteria Fund BP 3551 | AR 3551
• Free and Reduced Price Meals BP 3553 | AR 3553
• Other Food Sales BP 3554 | AR 3554
• Competitive School Food/Beverage Sales BP 3554.2 | AR 3554.2
• Physical Education BP 6142.7 | AR 6142.7
• Comprehensive Health Education BP 6142.8 | AR 6142.8

Nutrition Information

• Ideas for Healthy Fundraising Alternatives for Schools, Sports and Clubs (pdf) (in Spanish)
• Alternatives to Food as a Reward (pdf) (in Spanish)
• Healthy Classroom Celebrations (pdf) (in Spanish)
• Compliant Foods - Elementary Schools (pdf) (in Spanish)
• Compliant Foods - Middle and High Schools (pdf) (in Spanish)