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The
RI Healthy Schools Coalition Presents:
The Annual Breakfast for School Leaders: Eat Healthy!
Get Active! Score High!
DATE: Tuesday,
September 23, 2008
TIME: 7:15AM - 9:30AM
PLACE: Crowne Plaza, Warwick
Join in with 300+ school and community leaders who will meet over a healthy, locally grown breakfast to discuss the NEW nutrition criteria for school meals, RINR 2009, and the NEW Physical Education law just passed in 2008. There will also be a special feature presentation by Dr. Joanne Owens-Nauslar, a national advocate for active healthy living. Dr. Nauslar will have the school and community leaders laughing, learning and getting energized for leading the transformation to healthier school environments throughout this 2008-2009 school year. This event is brought in partnership with the RI School Superintendents' Association, RI Association of School Principals, RI Association of School Committees and RI Association of School Business Officials. It is funded solely by RI Healthy Schools Coalition member organizations including:
RI Department of Education, 2007 RI Team Nutrition Project
Sodexo School Services
Central RI AHEC
New England Dairy and Food Council
RIAHPERD
ARAMARK
Lifespan
Kids First
RI School Superintendents' Association
American Heart Association
Chartwells
RI After School Plus Alliance
RI Certified School Nurse Teachers
RI Interscholastic League
Linda Beaulieu - Beyond Words
"All You Can Eat"
RI
Healthy School Coalition Supports Goals 2012
The RI Healthy Schools Coalition (click
here for RIHSC one-pager) now boasts a membership of over 150
individuals representing 100+ RI organizations, schools and districts.
The organization is quite simple: all that's required to become a member
is to simply agree to support the Coalition Goals and to "do something"
in the scope of your work and/or your role as a caregiver that will help
Rhode Island achieve the Coalition's five-year goals. Last Fall, the Coalition
membership formally adopted the following three five-year goals:
Goal 1: By October 2012, ALL school districts in RI will develop and
implement high quality, performance based Physical Education curriculum
incorporating the RI Physical Education Standards. That curriculum will
be delivered in every RI school to all school children preK-12 to develop
the knowledge, skills, behaviors and confidence needed to be physically
active for life. Goal 2: By October 2012, ALL schools in RI will fully
implement district- and state-adopted policies and laws ensuring that
ALL foods and beverages available on school campuses and at school events
contribute toward eating patterns that are consistent with dietary guidelines
for Americans. Goal 3: By October 2012, ALL staff in RI schools will have
access to wellness programs incorporating nutrition and physical activity
education and programming opportunities.
If you support these goals and would like to become a member of the RI
Healthy Schools Coalition, please e-mail Kristen Coutoulakis, Membership
Chair @ KCoutie@aol.com or feel free
to contact us at Kids First.
