Pines School

Title I Support

Title I support is available for students who are significantly below same-age peers in reading. Guidance services are provided to help determine the credit status of students - a particularly important needs given the checked enrollment pattern of many students.

High Stakes Test

All students participate in Minnesota Basic Standard Tests and Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments unless documentation is on file indicating that the student has passed the high stakes test.

Summer Food Service Program

Summer Eats Minnesota - When school isn’t in session during the summer, kids 18 and under can receive free meals at locations that include park and recreation sites, community centers, libraries and schools.

Anoka County Community Corrections Student Wellness Policy

PURPOSE:   The purpose of this policy is to set forth methods that promote student wellness, prevent, and reduce childhood obesity, and assure that school meals and other food and beverages sold and otherwise made available on the Anoka County Juvenile Center and Pines School campus during the school day are consistent with applicable minimum local, state, and federal standards. 

POLICY:   The Anoka County Juvenile Center (ACJC) provides a healthy environment and believes nutrition and physical education are the foundation in education which enhances attendance and academic success. 

 The ACJC will ensure that residents:

1. Have access to healthy food and opportunities to be physically active daily.
2. Have access to a variety of nutritious foods that meet adolescent’s health and nutritional needs.   
3. Have food provided by qualified food and nutrition services personnel. 
4. Religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity will be taken into consideration in meal planning.  
5. Have clean, safe, and pleasant setting for meals.
6. Are provided an environment that promotes and protects health, well-being, and ability to learn by offering healthy eating and physical activity.

PROCEDURE:

1. Foods and Beverages Served During the School Day
   1. All foods and beverages are consistent with the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and current USDA regulations.
   2. Food/beverages offered during a school week are nutrient-dense, including whole grain products, fiber-rich fruits and vegetables which provides choices and a balanced diet.         
   3. Foods/beverages include a variety of healthy choices and served at proper temperatures.
   4. Foods/beverages minimize the use of trans/saturated fats, sodium and sugars as defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
   5. Food and Nutrition Services personnel take reasonable measures to ensure access to foods/ beverages meet or exceed current federal, state, and local guidelines.
   6. Provide hand washing/sanitizing time before meals/snacks and free potable drinking water.
   7. Provide sufficient time to eat after sitting down for meals. 
   8. Do not allow food/beverage sharing with anyone at any time due to allergies or other restrictions.
   9. Provide breakfast to everyone that meets their nutritional needs and enhances learning.  
   10. Operate and follow current USDA regulations.
   11. School-based marketing will be consistent with nutrition education and health promotion. 
   12. The Anoka County Juvenile Center and Pines School will restrict food and beverage marketing and sales to only those that meet Smart Snack nutrition standards. 
   13. The Anoka County Juvenile Center and Pines School do not offer food and beverages for sale to students.
2. Snacks
   1. Snacks served during the school day (including breakfast and/or enrichment programs) contribute positively to children’s diets and health and include whole grains, fruits, vegetables and dairy as the primary snack options.
3. Field Trips/Community Service
   1. When planning an off grounds event during a scheduled lunch period, JC staff will collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to provide a meal.
4. School Food and Nutrition Program/Personnel
   1. Provide healthy and safe school meals that comply with federal, state, local statutes and regulations.
   2. For the safety and security of the food and facility, access to the Food and Nutrition Services operations are limited to Food and Nutrition Staff and authorized personnel.
   3. The contracted Food and Nutrition Services provider is responsible for ACJC meal plans. Duties include creating nutrition guidelines and procedures for the selection of foods and beverages served during the school day and ensuring that food and beverage choices are consistent with current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
   4. Food and nutrition services provides nutrient analysis for all meals and posts printed menus.
5. Nutrition Education and Promotion
   1. The ACJC encourages and supports healthy eating and promotes nutrition that is:         
   2. Offered as part of a comprehensive program designed to provide knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect health.
   3. Integrated into various Pines School curriculum areas where appropriate. 
   4. Enjoyable, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, and includes participatory activities.
   5. Staff involved in nutrition education will be adequately prepared and participate in professional development activities to effectively deliver current nutrition education.  
   6. Preparation and professional development activities will provide evidence-based knowledge of nutrition and instructional techniques and strategies designed to promote healthy eating habits.
   7. All staff are encouraged to be role models for healthy behaviors.
6. Physical Activity
   1. Students need opportunities for physical activity and to fully embrace regular physical activity as a personal behavior. Health and physical education will reinforce the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reduce sedentary activities such as watching television. 
   2. Opportunities for physical activity will be incorporated throughout the daily schedule, where appropriate; and 
   3. Classroom teachers and direct care staff are encouraged to incorporate short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate. 
   4. Students will receive at a minimum one-hour of large muscle exercise per day.
7. Communication with Parents
   1. ACJC and Pines School recognizes that parents and guardians have a primary role in promoting their children’s health and wellbeing. 
   2. ACJC and Pines School will support parents’ efforts to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children upon discharge. 
   3. ACJC will provide, upon release, information about physical activity opportunities in their home communities.
8. Public Involvement
   1. The ACJC and Pines School will permit parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health officials, the school board, school administrators, and the general public to participate in the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the wellness policy. 
   2. The school food authority will hold meetings for the purpose of discussing the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the wellness policy.
9. Implementation and Monitoring 
   1. The ACJC will post its Wellness Policy on its website. 
   2. The Wellness Policy will be reviewed at least annually and any updates to the policy will be made available to the public.
10. Triennial Assessment
    1. At least once every three years, the ACJC and Pines School will evaluate compliance with the wellness policy to assess the implementation of the policy and create a report that includes the following information:
       1. The extent to which ACJC and Pines School are following the wellness policy.
       2. The extent to which ACJC’s Wellness Policy compares to model local wellness polices. 
       3. A description of the progress made in attaining the goals of ACJC’s wellness policy.
    2. The ACJC Superintendent will be responsible for conducting the triennial assessment. 
    3. The triennial assessment report shall be posted on the ACJC website.
11. Documentation  
    1. The ACJC will retain records to document compliance with the requirements of the wellness policy. The records to be retained include, but are not limited to:
       1. The ACJC written wellness policy. 
       2. Documentation demonstrating compliance with community involvement requirements, including requirements to make the wellness policy and triennial assessments available to the public. 
       3. Documentation of the triennial assessment of ACJC’s wellness policy and efforts to review and update the wellness policy, to include documentation of who is involved in the update and methods used to make stakeholders aware of their ability to participate in the assessment process.