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Meeting Date:
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6/29/2017 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Parent and Community Engagement
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Action
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Subject:
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2. Report with Possible Action on Instituting Wellness Breaks for Elementary Students
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement
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Attachments
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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As part of our Strategic Priority - Educating the Whole Child, representatives from throughout the district and MTEA leadership met to develop a plan to offer a 15-minute wellness break to support the social-emotional health of students and the learning process at the elementary level (grades kindergarten through fifth grade).
Wellness breaks facilitate improved attention and focus on learning, and are consistent with supporting healthy child development and increased academic achievement.
The proposed 15-minute wellness break will provide students with discretionary time and opportunities to engage in physical activity and mindful movement. In addition, students will be able to practice life skills such as conflict resolution, cooperation, respect for taking turns and sharing, interpersonal communication and problem solving during this time period.
Starting with the 2017-18 school year, all students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade will have one recess/lunch period daily and one wellness break daily. Recess will be in coordination with the lunch period and the wellness break will be 15 minutes to be scheduled in the afternoon for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Each teacher will be responsible for his/her classroom during the wellness break. Because recess/wellness break supervision is part of the 8-hour workday, there is no additional compensation.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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