NorthBay Education is pleased to announce that it will be participating in the MSDE Food and Nutrition program for the 2022-2023 school year. Students attending NorthBay Education, with their schools, will enjoy meals that meet the Federal standards for food nutrition; insuring that they will be fed healthy, nutritious, age appropriate meals.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
NorthBay Adventure is committed to the optimal development of every student. NorthBay teaches students that their attitudes and their actions have an impact on their future, the environment and people around them. In order to help students make better choices for their lives students are taught Environmental and Character Building lessons. In addition to those lessons, they will also learn how food and nutrition choices, along with physical activity will have a positive impact on their lives.
Research shows that two components, good nutrition and physical activity before, during, and after the school day, are strongly correlated with positive student outcomes. At Northbay Adventure, students will be afforded the opportunity to enjoy a healthy, calorie appropriate breakfasts and lunches. On top of that, physical activity will play a large part of their time at NorthBay Adventure.
This policy applies to all students, school staff, and NorthBay employees.
NorthBay will develop and maintain a plan for implementation to manage and coordinate the execution of this wellness policy. The plan delineates roles, responsibilities, actions, and timelines, and includes information about who will be responsible to make what change, by how much, where, and when, as well as specific goals and objectives for nutrition standards for all foods and beverages available on the school campus, food and beverage marketing, nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, physical education, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness.
NorthBay’s Dining Services Manager, Craig Worley and Director of Operations, Joe Antonio will ensure NorthBay’s compliance with the Wellness policy as well as facilitate development/updates as school needs change. Craig Worley will ensure that all meals served for the School Breakfast and Lunch programs meet all Federal requirements in regards to nutritional requirements. That the proper amounts of fruits, vegetables, meat/meat alternates, whole grains and milk are served. Craig will also ensure that all students with special dietary needs are served a reimbursable meal as well. Visual aids will be provided so that students can make informed decisions regarding their meal choices.
Joe Antonio will ensure that all staff meet the necessary number of training hours, as required by Federal regulations. These trainings will include but not be limited to Civil Rights training, customer service, what a reimbursable meal is and basic food safety. Joe will also make sure that foods, that do not meet the nutritional requirements of the program, are not served nor promoted through out the school day. And when possible, food and nutrition education will be taught to students who attend our programs.
A copy of the Wellness policy will be found at: www.northbayadventure.org.
Public participation is welcomed in the development, implementation, review and updating of this Wellness Policy. In regards to any questions, concerns or recommendations, please email Joe Antonio, the Director of Operations at jantonio@northbayadventure.org
Record keeping
NorthBay will retain records to document compliance with the requirements of the wellness policy in the Dining Manager’s Office and/or on NorthBay’s file server. Documentation maintained in this location will include but will not be limited to:
Revisions and Updating the Policy
NorthBay will update or modify the wellness policy based on the results of the annual progress reports, and/or as school needs change; and new Federal or state guidance or standards are issued. The wellness policy will be assessed and updated as indicated at least every three years by the Dining Services Manager and Operations Manager. They will evaluate how well NorthBay is in compliance with the wellness policy and how it compares to other model policy’s. Progress made with the wellness policy will be communicated via NorthBay’s website.
Nutrition.
School Meals
NorthBay is committed to serving healthy meals to children, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat milk; moderate in sodium, low in saturated fat, and zero grams trans fat per serving (nutrition label or manufacturer’s specification); and to meet the nutrition needs of students within their calorie requirements. The school meal programs aim to improve the diet and health of students, model healthy eating to support the development of lifelong healthy eating patterns, and support healthy choices while accommodating cultural food preferences and special dietary needs.
NorthBay will participate in USDA child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). NorthBay is committed to offering school meals through the NSLP and SBP programs that:
Water
To promote hydration, free, safe, unflavored drinking water will be available to all students throughout the school day and at every meal. In addition, students will be allowed to bring and carry water bottles filled with only water with them throughout the day. Water will be offered at several drinking fountains and coolers.
Nutrition Promotion
NorthBay will not promote any food, during the school day that does not support healthy eating habits. Soda and candy machines will be turned off and covered up during the school week.
NorthBay aims to teach, model, encourage, and support healthy eating by students. NorthBay will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:
Emphasize caloric balance between food intake and energy expenditure (promotes physical activity/exercise);
Food and Beverage Marketing in Schools
NorthBay is committed to providing an environment that ensures opportunities for all students to practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors throughout the school day while minimizing commercial distractions. NorthBay strives to teach students how to make informed choices about nutrition, health, and physical activity. These efforts will be weakened if students are subjected to advertising on NorthBay property that contains messages inconsistent with the health information that NorthBay is imparting through nutrition education and health promotion efforts. It is the intent of NorthBay to protect and promote student’s health by not permitting advertising and marketing for foods and beverages that do not comply with the Food and Nutrition program regulations.
Food advertising and marketing is defined as an oral, written, or graphic statements made for the purpose of promoting the sale of a food or beverage product made by the producer, manufacturer, seller, or any other entity with a commercial interest in the product. This term includes, but is not limited to the following:
Physical Activity
Students at NorthBay will participate in physical activity throughout the whole day. Physical activity during the school day (including but not limited to recess, physical activity breaks, or physical education) will not be withheld as punishment for any reason. To the extent practicable, NorthBay will ensure that its grounds and facilities are safe and that equipment is available to students to be active. The District will conduct necessary inspections and repairs.
During the school day:
Active Academics
Educators will do their part to limit sedentary behavior during the school day. During their day as students learn about the environment students will be active by:
Public Service Announcement
NorthBay Education is pleased to announce that it will be participating in the MSDE Food and Nutrition program for the 2018-2019 school year. Students attending NorthBay Education, with their schools, will enjoy meals that meet the Federal standards for food nutrition; insuring that they will be fed healthy, nutritious, age appropriate meals.
Preamble
NorthBay Adventure is committed to the optimal development of every student. NorthBay teaches students that their attitudes and their actions have an impact on their future, the environment and people around them. In order to help students make better choices for their lives students are taught Environmental and Character Building lessons. In addition to those lessons they will also learn how food and nutrition choices, along with physical activity will have a positive impact on their lives.
Research shows that two components, good nutrition and physical activity before, during, and after the school day, are strongly correlated with positive student outcomes. At Northbay Adventure, students will be afforded the opportunity to enjoy a healthy, calorie appropriate breakfasts’ and lunches. On top of that, physical activity will play a large part of their time at NorthBay Adventure.
This policy outlines NorthBay’s approach to ensuring environments and opportunities for all students to practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors throughout the school day while minimizing commercial distractions. Specifically, this policy establishes goals and procedures to ensure that:
This policy applies to all students, school staff, and NorthBay employees.
Implementation Plan
NorthBay will develop and maintain a plan for implementation to manage and coordinate the execution of this wellness policy. The plan delineates roles, responsibilities, actions, and timelines, and includes information about who will be responsible to make what change, by how much, where, and when, as well as specific goals and objectives for nutrition standards for all foods and beverages available on the school campus, food and beverage marketing, nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, physical education, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness.
This wellness policy and the progress reports will be found at: www.northbayadventure.org
Recordkeeping
NorthBay will retain records to document compliance with the requirements of the wellness policy in the Dining Manager’s Office and/or on NorthBay’s file server. Documentation maintained in this location will include but will not be limited to:
Revisions and Updating the Policy
NorthBay will update or modify the wellness policy based on the results of the annual progress reports, and/or as school needs change; and new Federal or state guidance or standards are issued. The wellness policy will be assessed and updated as indicated at least every three years by the Dining Services Manager and Operations Manager. They will evaluate how well NorthBay is in compliance with the wellness policy and how it compares to other model policy’s. Progress made with the wellness policy will be communicated via NorthBay’s website.
School Meals
NorthBay is committed to serving healthy meals to children, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat milk; moderate in sodium, low in saturated fat, and zero grams trans fat per serving (nutrition label or manufacturer’s specification); and to meet the nutrition needs of students within their calorie requirements. The school meal programs aim to improve the diet and health of students, model healthy eating to support the development of lifelong healthy eating patterns, and support healthy choices while accommodating cultural food preferences and special dietary needs.
NorthBay will participate in USDA child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). NorthBay is committed to offering school meals through the NSLP and SBP programs that:
Water
To promote hydration, free, safe, unflavored drinking water will be available to all students throughout the school day and at every meal. In addition, students will be allowed to bring and carry water bottles filled with only water with them throughout the day.
Nutrition Promotion
NorthBay will not promote any food, during the school day that does not support healthy eating habits.
Nutrition Education
NorthBay aims to teach, model, encourage, and support healthy eating by students. NorthBay will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:
Food and Beverage Marketing in Schools
NorthBay is committed to providing an environment that ensures opportunities for all students to practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors throughout the school day while minimizing commercial distractions. NorthBay strives to teach students how to make informed choices about nutrition, health, and physical activity. These efforts will be weakened if students are subjected to advertising on NorthBay property that contains messages inconsistent with the health information that NorthBay is imparting through nutrition education and health promotion efforts. It is the intent of NorthBay to protect and promote student’s health by permitting advertising and marketing for only those foods and beverages that are permitted to be sold on the school campus, consistent with NorthBay’s wellness policy.
Food advertising and marketing is defined as an oral, written, or graphic statements made for the purpose of promoting the sale of a food or beverage product made by the producer, manufacturer, seller, or any other entity with a commercial interest in the product. This term includes, but is not limited to the following:
Brand names, trademarks, logos or tags, except when placed on a physically present food or beverage product or its container.
Vending machine will not be made available to students
Physical Activity
Students at NorthBay will participate in physical activity throughout the whole day. Physical activity during the school day (including but not limited to recess, physical activity breaks, or physical education) will not be withheld as punishment for any reason. To the extent practicable, NorthBay will ensure that its grounds and facilities are safe and that equipment is available to students to be active. The District will conduct necessary inspections and repairs.
During the school day:
Active Academics
Educators will do their part to limit sedentary behavior during the school day. During their day as students learn about the environment students will be active by:
NorthBay is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization.
