DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO.8
March 28, 2008
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2007-2008 School Health Advisory Board Annual Report
and Local Wellness Policy Status Report |
The purpose
of this memo is to request the completion of the annual School Health Advisory Board Report,
as required by the Code of Virginia at
§
22.1-275.1. Each School Health Advisory
Board (SHAB) is required to submit an annual report on the status and needs of
student health in the school division to the local school board, the Virginia
Department of Education (VDOE), and other appropriate parties.
The annual
SHAB report has been modified to include a status report on the development and
implementation of the Local Wellness Policy (LWP). School divisions have been encouraged to use
the local SHAB, in conjunction with nutrition advisory councils and other
advisory groups, as the infrastructure to address the local wellness
issue. If a committee other than the
SHAB has been charged with implementation of the Local Wellness Policy, please
forward that section of the report to the responsible committee for completion. The Local Wellness Policy Status Report will
be forwarded to the VDOE School Nutrition Programs office.
The revised 2007-2008
School Health Advisory Board Annual Report form, including the revised Local
Wellness Policy Status Report, may be downloaded from the following Web site: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/studentsrvcs/shab.shtml
Please return
this report form, via e-mail only, by July 1, 2008 to: Caroline.Fuller@doe.virginia.gov.
Questions
about the SHABs or the annual report form may be directed to Caroline Fuller,
comprehensive school health specialist, at (804) 225-2431 or Caroline.Fuller@doe.virgina.gov. Questions about the Local Wellness Policy and
status report should be directed to Lynne Fellin, acting director, School
Nutrition Programs at (804) 225-2074 or Lynne.Fellin@doe.virginia.gov.
BKCJr/CF
Attachment
a. School Health Advisory Board (SHAB) Annual Report Form, 2007-08 School Year (Word)