McKinney ISD Health and Wellness Plan
 

MCKINNEY ISD COORDINATED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLAN

McKinney ISD is dedicated to ensuring an educational environment that also educates students about health and wellness. In McKinney ISD, coordinated health and wellness partners include elementary counselors, PE teachers, nurses, food service workers, classroom teachers and principals. Community partners include parents and professionals such as the McKinney Fire Department and health service professionals.

The district has approved Coordinated Health and Wellness curriculum resources and programs that include Harcourt Health Textbooks, Risk Watch, Protecting You Protecting Me (PYPM), Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH), Bully Prevention, Discovery Education and We Help Ourselves (WHO).

Per the Texas Education Agency's requirement to provide effective programs (Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §102.1031), each program is designed to coordinate Health education, Physical education, Nutrition services and Parental involvement.

The McKinney ISD health and wellness plan will be coordinated in elementary, middle and junior high schools during the 07-08 school year. Counselors will lead the campus Coordinated Health and Wellness Team at their school. These teams will guide and support all Coordinated Health partners with implementation of the Coordinated Health and Wellness curriculum.

The Coordinated Health and Wellness Outline that details the responsibilities of and resources for the coordinated health partners is available to faculty and staff in the Health folder on the shared drive. Access to information regarding the districts Coordinated Health and Wellness Plan will be available to all community members on the McKinney ISD website.

All Coordinated Health and Wellness curriculum must be approved by the district School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC). For more information, contact Julie Blankenship, Health Services Coordinator, jblankenship@mckinneyisd.net.

This plan also meets the requirements of several other state, federal and local health/wellness policies including: No Child Left Behind Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools, USDA Federal Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, McKinney Board Policy FFA (Local) Student Welfare: Wellness and Health Services, S.B. 19, Health TEKS, Coordinated Health Program, Texas PE requirements, and PE TEKS.

Additional Health and Wellness Information

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Health Education
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/index.html


Board Policy for Student Welfare- Wellness and Health Services
http://www.tasb.org/policy/pol/private/043907/pol.cfm?DisplayPage=FFA(LEGAL).html&QueryText=STUDENT%20WELLNESS


School Health and Advisory Committee (SHAC) Information
Meeting Dates

CATCH Texas- Coordinated Approach to Child Health
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/catch/