State Success Stories in Coordinated School Health


	State Success Stories in Coordinated School Health Hawaii State Department of Education
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As a result, students feel school “connectedness.” A couple of students requested to have John create a dish using Spanish Rice (not spicy), black beans and cilantro. John asked the students to write down the ingredients and create a name for this dish. Students came up with the name “Splalancho.” John will look into incorporating that creation into the lunch menu. Breakfast is served twice each morning resulting in higher breakfast counts; approximately 200 on a daily basis. First breakfast is served before 8 am and the next breakfast is served at morning recess. John also provides vegetarian selections at every breakfast so students can choose items such as yogurt, cereal and toast in addition to what ever else is served. John will look into working with teachers in the classroom when nutrition education is covered. John also wants to encourage more bean consumption into school lunch. He cooks and blends his own beans for nacho menu. Benefits include low sodium, high fiber dish. He has created a website for bean recipes including Splanacho. Check it out at: www.thebeanpage.com (broken) Team leader: Adrianna Flavin Hana school Great things are happening in Hana despite internal reviews, accreditation and meeting Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), administration and staff see the value of health in relation to academics. The CSH model is imbedded into the existing Comprehensive Student Support Services (CSSS) framework. There are 50 non- profit agencies in Hana. It is a very small, close knit community and the school principal is working to involve the community as much as possible into school related activities. “Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike”, The Hana School Building Program partnership established where Career and Technology Education (CTE) students built a cottage on campus and the Hana community substance abuse center provides the counselor to hold counseling sessions on school campus. Construction of an exercise room in the back of the gym has begun. Hana high school CTE students are building the enclosure to house the exercise room. Once the exercise room is in place, usage will be expanded to students, staff, family and perhaps even to the Hana community. Hana Arts program currently provides enrichment programs after school on campus and offers programs such as yoga, arts and craft, etc. Physical Education teacher incorporates the Tri-Fit system into PE lessons. Since the completion of the Climbing Wall in the school gym, PE student have another fun approach to PE. Team leaders: Susie Byrne-Wickey and Rich Young Iao Middle School School Principal, Kathy Kilborn is very supportive of Physical Education and Physical Activity for students. She believes in the health of the “whole” child. All students in grades 6 and 7 take Health and Physical Education classes. School policy prohibits candy, gum and soda on campus. Iao Middle School has very high school breakfast and lunch participation; 40% breakfast participation and 86-96% lunch participation. Here are some factors that contribute to the high participation rates. Environmental Changes: Cafeteria is now called the Dining Center. Removed bench style seating and replaced with round tables in the Dining Center. Dining Center has indoor as well as outdoor seating. Bright, colorful posters, art work and colored wall panels decorate the Dining Center. Systems Changes: Added loud speakers to the Dining Center to play music during lunch time. Each grade level has a designated lunch time student DJ who take special requests for birthdays and other announcements. Art students are decorating outdoor round tables with mosaic tiles. Policy Changes: All students are required to report to the Dining Center for lunch, whether they eat or not. If students decide not to eat, they must bring a note from their parents. The environmental and systems changes created a fun and upbeat environment and one that the students had ownership of. These changes coupled with the policy change were major factors to high meal participation at Iao School. Other environmental changes made on campus include: Health Room moved next tot the cafeteria to accommodate those students on insulin or special dietary needs. Principal’s office moved to the front of the administration building. Old Cafeteria turned into a Student Activity Center with ping pong tables and foosball tables. As a result the Student Activity Center serves as a safe haven for new students. In addition, the counselors’ offices are situated at the Student Activity Center for easy access to counseling staff. Students tend to not seek counseling help when counselors’ offices are located in the administration building. In the 2007-2008 school year, Iao School will work on establishing a fitness center for students and staff use during the hours before and after school. Team Leader: Kathy Kilborn Kalama Intermediate School Dance, Dance Revolution (DDR) continues to be a popular physical activity for the students. On any given recess or lunch time, large groups of students are stepping and moving to the beat of DDR activity. Safety is also encouraged within PE classes. PE teacher established a partnership with American Cancer Society (ACS) who provided brochures for students and parents on the importance of sun protection. Kalama’s PE department purchased sunscreen for students’ use. As a result, 80% of students enrolled in PE classes voluntarily use sunscreen before classes. CSH also created an exercise room to encourage staff to increase their physical activity. An inservice was provided to staff on the Tri-Fit assessment, Body Age, Trikke, Traverse Wall, PickleBall, DDR, and video resources available for loan. All staff were invited to participate. Traverse wall was finished in January 2006 with the donation of supplies and labor: Wal-Mart - $1000 Miyake Concrete - all plywood Sherwin Williams - all paint for textured surface Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) and volunteers – installment of the wall. With the donations of time, materials and labor, the 36ft Traverse wall cost $1300 to construct. In addition, Kalama school is the pilot site for the Trikke scooter cambered vehicle as a fitness tool for PE classes. Kalama school counselor coordinates morning and lunch time recess physical activities for students starting with an ultimate freesbie challenge. Team leaders: Leighton Nakamoto and Dana Hartley Kula Elementary School staff and teachers participated in the school wide Pedometer Challenge. Some staff and teachers are still continuing to exercise on a regular basis after the challenge. Students become support and cheerleaders to encourage teachers and staff to continue exercising. Community partnership has been established with local construction company where PE and playground activity equipment was provided to the schools. The CSH team will focus on nutrition health next year. Team leader: Bridget Alexander Makawao Elementary Over 70 staff participated in pedometer challenge; partnerships with Jamba Juice and Subway for pedometers fro students participation; partnership with YMCS PEP (Carol White foundation PE partnership) grant to provide PE/Physical activity to students. At the end of the school year, students were given “youth membership” to participate in YMCA’s before and after school programs. Team leader: Karen Figueira Paia Elementary Eighty percent of staff participated in Pedometer challenge. Recess Before Lunch (RBL) implemented in 4th quarter resulted in increase appetites and a reduction of discipline referrals during unstructured time. “Eat a Rainbow” promotion for nutrition health was incorporated into Health Education lessons. Classroom teachers integrated PE into their weekly routines and partnership with local YMCA provided PE equipment to the school. Team leader: Sue Alivado Pukalani Elementary The Asthma Education Program, Kick Butts Day, and the Smoke-Free Home pledge event supported the school’s Health Education program. Recess Before Lunch (RBL) program for grades K to 5 ran from April to the closing of the school year. Due to the success of RBL seen in the previous school year, the school has adopted RBL. Our school was able to purchase Food Pyramid posters and bulletin board sets for each classroom in addition to a display of the food pyramid items. Teachers were able to conduct nutrition lessons which informed our students about the new food pyramid guidelines. The importance of hand washing, hygiene, and preventing illnesses were also topics of health education lessons. Books and videos that were ordered with the CSH funds were used to educate our students about the importance of these health topics. Mr. Flavin, the School Based Behavioral Health (SBBH) Counselor coached students in volleyball, flag football, track, and basketball in grades 4 and 5. These sports activities encouraged family and community involvement as well as the students’ development in their health, social, and mental skills. Mr. Flavin also ran an intramural activity at morning recess for grades 3, 4, and 5. Sixty percent of staff participated in Pedometer challenge; and couple of classes of students also participated in the pedometer challenge. Team leader: Chad Okamoto Waihee Elementary school A culminating activity that incorporated community partnership, parental involvement, Physical Education, Health Education, nutrition, physical activity and tobacco prevention was Waihee Elementary “Fabulous Family, Fun, Fitness and Food” event that drew over 400 participants. Students, siblings, parents and other family members enjoyed the night event with healthy dinner, physical activities such as cup stacking and DDR, standards based Health education and physical education activities, and even mini massages to promote stress reduction provided by local massage therapists. Due to the huge success of this event, the school will once again hold another “Fabulous Family, Fun, Fitness and Food” event. A brand new playground is now in place with new equipment and additional basketball/volleyball courts. PE teacher gives up his recess and lunch hour to hold sport clinics and intramurals for students. He has up to 90 kids participating during recess. Team leaders: Jocelyn Tengan and Faith Tokeshi BIG ISLAND: Waiakeawaena Elementary Kindergarten classes incorporate Geo-Motion into addition and subtraction lessons. Fourth grade class engages in “Take 10” activity. Students are enthusiastically engaged whenever teacher conducts a “Take 10” activity. As a result the teacher is also getting physical activity throughout the day. PE teacher is working with other staff to encourage incorporating “Take 10” into daily lessons. Approximately 900 students are enrolled at Waiakeawaena School. Half of those students qualify for free or reduced meals but not all take advantage of this. On the average about 120 students eat school breakfast. For a period of time, free breakfast was offered to students and only about 300 participated. Suggestions were made to bring breakfast to classes or parts of campus that could be easily picked up by students. Another suggestion was to start school 10 minutes earlier for incoming kindergarteners at the cafeteria. Morning bulletin can be made at the cafeteria and parents and grandparents would be encouraged to eat breakfast with the kindergarteners. Team leader: Gary Yanagi and Charlene Miyashiro Waiakea Elementary CSH team distributed CSH brochures to inform staff about CSH. Geo-Motion used in classes to promote physical activity. Due to frequent rain in Hilo, Geo-Motion is a good option for PE and physical activity when weather doesn’t permit outdoor activities. Team leader: Win Onishi and Rhona Uyetake Waiakea Intermediate CSH team promoted CSH via logo selection and development of CSH banner. Healthy tips during morning bulletin three times per week during January and February. CSH purchased health related resources and posters to promote Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Prevention (PANT) to enhance PE/Health curriculum. CSH also participated in complex wide Drug Alcohol & Tobacco (DAT) prevention presentations to students. Distribution of healthy breakfast snacks during Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) testing days. The CSH team will plan to include health related articles in newsletters and advocating for decrease in sugar, soda and caffeine consumption. Team leaders: Mae Oda and Grant Kozohara Waiakea High School School staff established CSH school team with organizational structure. The CSH team addressed staff wellness with the development of a physical fitness plan for staff utilizing the school’s weight room. The CSH team enhanced family and community involvement by establishing a Health Academy Advisory Board and also their participation in DAT conference. Team leaders: Michael Smith and Piilani Borges King Kaumualii School As a result of CSH, a new snack policy was implemented at the start of the 2005-2006 school year. Students are only allowed to eat fruits and vegetables as snack during the school day. To date, there has been positive support from students, parents and staff for this policy adoption. Next, CSH team will focus on staff wellness. A fitness room with fitness equipment will be set up for staff use. For more details, refer to the “Success Story in Hawaii; Changing the Nutritional Norm in a Community – King Kaumualii School’s story) Team leader: Pat Owens
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