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School Wellness Policy and Programs

School Wellness/Staff Wellness

2023-24 Nutrition and Physical Activity Report Card

 

!!SES, UCHS and UES named 2023 America's Healthiest Schools!!

(America's Healthiest Schools Program Suspended during Covid-19 Pandemic.)

!!SES, UCHS, and UES named 2020 America's Healthiest Schools!!

!!SES and UCHS named 2018 America's Healthiest Schools for the 2nd time!!

!!Uniontown Elementary School Named 2017 list of America's Healthiest Schools!!

!!Sturgis Ele. and Union County High School named to the 2016 list of America's Healthiest Schools!!

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Please see the 2018 District Health Department's Assessment highlighting Union Count's

Healthy School Meals and School Gardens.

Green River District Health Department 2018 Community Health Assessment

 

The health and safety of students and staff are of the highest priority in all Union County School decisions. Our district is committed to providing a school environment that promotes and protects student health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity. In 2016 the district developed a strategic plan consisting of three main pillars; College Success, Life Success and Career Success, with the central pillar comprised of goals related to developing the whole student and aligning with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child or WSCC model of the CDC.

 

In addition to local school wellness committees and local school wellness policies, Union County Schools has a District-wide Coordinated School Health (CSH) Council. The council is responsible for annual review and update of the District Wellness Policy, establishment and support of the local school wellness committees, enforcement of district wellness policy and development/integration of Coordinated School Health goals into the Comprehensive District Improvement Plan.

 

The CSH Committee is continuing to evaluate the district wellness policy at this time and closely following the policy guidelines and recommendations from KDE SHAPE, ESSA, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Action for Healthy Kids, and KSBA. 

 

2022-2023 KDE Findings and Recommendations KRS 158.856

2021-2022 KDE Findings and Recommendations KRS 158.856

2020-2021 KDE Findings and Recommendations KRS 158.856

2019-2020 KDE Findings and Recommendations KRS 158.856

2018-2019 KDE Findings and Recommendations KRS 158.856

2017-2018 KDE Findings and Recommendations KRS 158.856

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Staff Wellness Resources
  
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If you would like to join the Union County Schools, District Wellness Committee,
please contact the Director of  Wellness, Shane Bosaw
at (270) 389-1694 
 
For help translating materials on this site please call (270) 389-1694
 
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Introduction to the Local
School Wellness Policy
The Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP) requirement was established by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, and further strengthened by the final ruling of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) in August 2016. It requires each local education agency (LEA) participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program to develop a local school district wellness policy that promotes the health of students and addresses the growing problem of childhood obesity. 
 
"Student Success Through Wellness: A Guide to Wellness Policies in Kentucky" 
 
Public Notice
1/2/24:  REMINDER!
The Union County School District’s Local Wellness Committee will hold a public forum on January 22nd 2024 at 5:30 pm just prior to the regular board meeting which will be held at Central Office. During the forum, the district wellness committee will discuss ideas for improving the school nutrition and physical activity environment.
 
11/1/23: The Union County School Wellness Committee has posted the 2023-24 Alliance for a Healthier Generation Nutrition and Physical Activity assessment. 
 
9/1/23: The Union County School’s District Wellness Committee will meet on Friday September 14th 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the Central Office Conference room located at 4500 US Hwy 60W Morganfield, KY. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions please call Shane Bosaw 270-389-1694.
 
Please see our recently update District Wellness Report and Assessment & Action Plan attached to the bottom of this page. Please feel free to send public comments to the Districts Wellness Director via e-mail at: [email protected]
Your comments and suggestions will be used to develop a plan to improve the school nutrition and physical activity environment.