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Your District's Scorecard	Close window Congratulations! You have completed the WellSAT. Check out your scorecard below. It contains details of how you scored on each item and section of the assessment. It also provides resources that will help you improve your district’s school wellness policy.

Items with a rating of “0” (item not addressed in the policy) or “1” (general or weak statement addressing the item) can be improved by referring to the resource links next to the items. Multiple resources addressing school wellness policy topics are available online. To avoid duplicative information, we have included a small selection, rather than a comprehensive listing.

Version: 3.0

Policy Name: Bath Local Schools Wellness Assessment

Section 1. Nutrition Education	Rating

NE1
	
Includes goals for nutrition education that are designed to promote student wellness.
	
2

NE2
	
Nutrition education teaches skills that are behavior focused, interactive, and/or participatory.
	
2

NE3
	
All elementary school students receive sequential and comprehensive nutrition education.
	
2

NE4
	
All middle school students receive sequential and comprehensive nutrition education.
	
2

NE5
	
All high school students receive sequential and comprehensive nutrition education.
	
1

NE6
	
Nutrition education is integrated into other subjects beyond health education
	
1

NE7
	
Links nutrition education with the school food environment.
	
2

NE8
	
Nutrition education addresses agriculture and the food system.
	
2

Subtotal for Section 1
	
Comprehensiveness Score:
Count the number of items rated as "1"or "2" and divide this number by 8 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100. Do not count an item if the rating is "0."
	
100

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Strength Score:
Count the number of items rated as "2" and divide this number by 8 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100.
	
75

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SM1
	
Assures compliance with USDA nutrition standards for reimbursable school meals.
	
2

SM2
	
Addresses access to the USDA School Breakfast Program.
	
2

SM3
	
District takes steps to protect the privacy of students who qualify for free or reduced priced meals.
	
2

SM4
	
Addresses how to handle feeding children with unpaid meal balances without stigmatizing them.
	
2

SM5
	
Specifies how families are provided information about determining eligibility for free/reduced priced meals.
	
2

SM6
	
Specifies strategies to increase participation in school meal programs.
	
1

SM7
	
Addresses the amount of "seat time" students have to eat school meals.
	
2

SM8
	
Free drinking water is available during meals.
	
2

SM9
	
Ensures annual training for food and nutrition services staff in accordance with USDA Professional Standards.
	
2

SM10
	
Addresses purchasing local foods for the school meals program.
	
2

Subtotal for Section 2
	
Comprehensiveness Score:
Count the number of items rated as "1"or "2" and divide this number by 10 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100. Do not count an item if the rating is "0."
	
100

Strength Score:
Count the number of items rated as "2" and divide this number by 10 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100.
	
90

Section 2. Standards for USDA Child Nutrition Programs and School Meals	Rating

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Section 3. Nutrition Standards for Competitive and Other Foods and Beverages	Rating

NS1
	
Addresses compliance with USDA nutrition standards (commonly referred to as Smart Snacks) for all food and beverages sold to students during the school day.
	
2

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NS2
	
USDA Smart Snack standards are easily accessed in the policy.
	
2

NS3
	
Regulates food and beverages sold in a la carte.
	
2

NS6
	
Addresses fundraising with food to be consumed during the school day.
	
2

NS8
	
Addresses foods and beverages containing caffeine at the high school level.
	
2

NS9
	
Regulates food and beverages served at class parties and other school celebrations in elementary schools.
	
2

NS10
	
Addresses nutrition standards for all foods and beverages served to students after the school day, including, before/after care on school grounds, clubs, and after school programming.
	
1

NS11
	
Addresses nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold to students after the school day, including before/after care on school grounds, clubs, and after school programming.
	
1

NS12
	
Addresses food not being used as a reward.
	
2

NS13
	
Addresses availability of free drinking water throughout the school day.
	
2

Subtotal for Section 3
	
Comprehensiveness Score:
Count the number of items rated as "1"or "2" and divide this number by 10 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100. Do not count an item if the rating is "0."
	
100

Strength Score:
Count the number of items rated as "2" and divide this number by 10 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100.
	
80

Click here for Nutrition Standards Resources

Section 4. Physical Education and Physical Activity	Rating

PEPA1
	
There is a written physical education curriculum for grades K-12.
	
2

PEPA2
	
The written physical education curriculum for each grade is aligned with national and/or state physical education standards.
	
2

PEPA3
	
Physical education promotes a physically active lifestyle.
	
2

PEPA4
	
Addresses time per week of physical education instruction for all elementary school students.
	
2

PEPA5
	
Addresses time per week of physical education instruction for all middle school students.
	
2

PEPA6
	
Addresses time per week of physical education instruction for all high school students.
	
2

PEPA7
	
Addresses qualifications for physical education teachers for grades K-12.
	
2

PEPA8
	
Addresses providing physical education training for physical education teachers.
	
2

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PEPA9
	
Addresses physical education exemption requirements for all students.
	
2

PEPA10
	
Addresses physical education substitution for all students.
	
2

PEPA11
	
Addresses family and community engagement in physical activity opportunities at all schools.
	
1

PEPA12
	
Addresses before and after school physical activity for all students including clubs, intramural, interscholastic opportunities.
	
2

PEPA13
	
Addresses recess for all elementary school students.
	
2

PEPA14
	
Addresses physical activity breaks during school.
	
2

PEPA16
	
District addresses active transport (Safe Routes to School) for all K-12 students who live within walkable/bikeable distance.
	
2

Subtotal for Section 4
	
Comprehensiveness Score:
Count the number of items rated as "1"or "2" and divide this number by 15 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100. Do not count an item if the rating is "0."
	
100

Strength Score:
Count the number of items rated as "2" and divide this number by 15 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100.
	
93

Click here for Resources on Physical Activity in Schools

Section 5. Wellness Promotion and Marketing	Rating

WPM1
	
Encourages staff to model healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.
	
2

WPM2
	
Addresses strategies to support employee wellness.
	
2

WPM3
	
Addresses using physical activity as a reward.
	
2

WPM4
	
Addresses physical activity not being used as a punishment.
	
2

WPM5
	
Addresses physical activity not being withheld as a punishment.
	
2

WPM6
	
Specifies marketing to promote healthy food and beverage choices.
	
2

WPM7
	
Restricts marketing on the school campus during the school day to only those foods and beverages that meet Smart Snacks standards.
	
2

WPM10
	
Specifically addresses marketing where food is purchased (e.g., exteriors of vending machines, food and beverage cups and containers, food display racks, coolers, trash and recycling containers).
	
2

WPM11
	
Specifically addresses marketing in school publications and media (e.g., advertisements in school publications, school radio stations, in-school television, computer screen savers, school-sponsored Internet sites, and announcements on the public announcement (PA) system).
	
2

WPM12
	
Specifically addresses marketing through fundraisers and corporate-incentive programs (e.g., fundraising programs that encourage students and their families to sell, purchase, or consume
	
2

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	products and corporate incentive programs that provide funds to schools in exchange for proof of purchases of company products, such as Box Tops for Education).

Subtotal for Section 5
	
Comprehensiveness Score:
Count the number of items rated as "1"or "2" and divide this number by 10 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100. Do not count an item if the rating is "0."
	
100

Strength Score:
Count the number of items rated as "2" and divide this number by 10 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100.
	
100

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IEC1
	
Addresses the establishment of an ongoing district wellness committee.
	
2

IEC2
	
Addresses how all relevant stakeholders (parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, school administrator, and the general public) will participate in the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the local wellness policy.
	
2

IEC3
	
Identifies the officials responsible for the implementation and compliance of the local wellness policy.
	
2

IEC4
	
Addresses making the wellness policy available to the public.
	
2

IEC5
	
Addresses the assessment of district implementation of the local wellness policy at least once every three years.
	
2

IEC6
	
Triennial assessment results will be made available to the public and will include:
	
2

IEC7
	
Addresses a plan for updating policy based on results of the triennial assessment.
	
2

IEC8
	
Addresses the establishment of an ongoing school building level wellness committee.
	
2

Subtotal for Section 6
	
Comprehensiveness Score:
Count the number of items rated as "1"or "2" and divide this number by 8 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100. Do not count an item if the rating is "0."
	
100

Strength Score:
Count the number of items rated as "2" and divide this number by 8 (the number of items in this section). Multiply by 100.
	
100

Section 6. Implementation, Evaluation & Communication	Rating

Click here for Resources for Wellness Policy Development, Implementation and Evaluation

Overall District Policy Score

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Total Comprehensiveness
Add the comprehensiveness scores for each of the six sections above and divide this number by 6.
	
District Score 100

Total Strength
Add the strength scores for each of the six sections above and divide this number by 6.
	
District Score 90

Federal Requirement             Farm to School             CSPAP

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