Student Wellness

Wellness Challenge

Grant Funding

The district has been awarded state funding from the Student Wellness and Success Grant from 2019 to present. The district has used these funds to partner with Crossroads Health for in school therapy, Crisis Prevention training for staff members and other wellness initiatives.

Our Policy

Our District has developed a Wellness Policy that is focused on improving the health of students. The policy was developed by the health and wellness advisory council that includes teachers, parents, administrators, and the district nurse.
 

Sharing the Message of Wellness

One of our goals is to share the message of nutrition and wellness via our Food Service department's website. The site emphasizes the importance of nutrition AND fitness. It provides information on the nutrition and fitness for teachers, parents, and students, as well as, a variety of learning tools.
 

District Wellness Committee

The district wellness committee provides a way to inform teachers, staff, students and families about the work the school is doing to improve the health and academic success of its students. The district wellness committee is also a way to ensure that district level wellness policies are implemented at the building level. In addition, these committees represent the unique perspective of the community in a school building. This enables the health priorities and activities put in place to truly reflect the needs and interests of that school.

The district wellness committees assess the school health environment, programs and policies in place and identify ways to strengthen these to improve the health of students and staff. The committees works develop and implement an action plan based on what they learn about the school. They also provide advice and expertise to administrators in the building and provide feedback to the district regarding implementation of health-related wellness policies and programs and report on the content and implementation to the public (including parents, students and the community members).

Our district wellness committee meets quarterly. The meeting information may be found on the district calendar and the calendar on this page.

All meetings are open to the public.  Please contact our superintendent if you have any questions.

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:  http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1)   mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)   fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3)  email: [email protected].

 
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Contacts

Mr. Chad VanArnhem
Superintendent of Schools 
Kirtland Local Schools
9252 Chillicothe Rd.
Kirtland, OH 44094
Voice: 440-256-3311 ext. 1001
Fax: 440-256-3831
 
Mrs. Ginni Vaccaro
Supervisor of School Nutrition 
7060 Hopkins Road
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 974-5227

Meetings

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