Wellness Committee Notes

OGR6 Nutrition and Wellness Advisory Committee

Minutes

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

3:45pm - Board Room, Pathways

Members Present:

Mindy Hampton Tina May Jamie Douglas

Tom Huffington Amanda Jackson Mendy Long

Tamara Kirk Jennifer Mausbach

Kerri Reinbold Andrea Chambers

Not in Attendance: Ty Hames

Introduction of Members and sign-in.

Review of Committee Responsibilities:

Mindy Hampton and Kerri Reinbold initiated the discussion with the committee about the purpose of the school district's policy and regulations. This initiated a conversation with all committee members on the need for the district to maintain a healthy school environment for staff and students.

Community Involvement:

OGR6 partnered with HCC for Project Connect in August 2023. This event was housed at the Elementary building. The majority of the vendors were located in the Elementary gym. The vendors ranged from social security representatives, health and wellness, dental, blood drive, veteran assistance, hair cuts.HCC had a record number of vendors at this event. HCC moves this event around the counties to help as many community members as possible.

District Grants:

OGR6 has applied for a grant to help assist with an additional RSO Officer for the district. This grant will partner the district and the city together with the addition of the RSO Officer.

OGR6 had also applied for a two-year grant to add additional social workers to the district. With this grant OGR6 will have five social workers. One social worker will be housed in each building along with Tammy Oltman at the Pathways building and oversee the other social workers in the district. The district will also be able to add eight (two per building) behavioral interventionists. This will allow additional support to students and staff with the addition of sensory rooms.

Trauma Smart training started for the Primary and Elementary buildings in August and September. The Middle School and High School will start their Trauma Smart training in January and April. This training will continue for the OGR6 staff over two years.

District and City Partnerships:

The district and the city have partnered together on several projects over the last year. A project that will add not only to the district and an outdoor environment for the students but an area for the community. The pond area at the district will be part of the Park to Pond initiative to add walking trails and sitting areas for the district and public to utilize.

Students and Employees:

OGR6 has brought in:

Burrell Comprehensive Health
Added two Process Coordinators (three Process Coordinators total for the district)
District Social Worker
Alternative Education Program
Implementation of an Employee Gym
Partnership with Megan’s Yoga Tribe for staff
Partnership with Access Perks for staff

Tom Huffington discussed our new security app and the abilities that the app provides for staff to communicate with administration.

The Parent Teacher Organization has implemented a new opportunity for parents to come into the buildings to assist with lunch duty and recess duty to allow some free time for the teachers to focus on tasks that they need to complete. PTO has a volunteer program for parents to get involved in.

OPAA: Jennifer Mausbach

Discussed Farm to School Grant opportunities.
Would like to partner with local farmers for produce and meat.
Make a garden on district grounds to implement into school lunches.
Smart Snack guidelines are up for review.
Catering food for the needs of students and partnering with the building nurses.
Long breaks and students not having a warm meal during the day.

Wellness Committee:

The committee reviewed our current Board Policies. During the review process the committee made the motion to rewrite the policies so the policy is geared directly for OGR6. All members will submit their suggestions, revisions, and edits by December 5, 2024. The committee will follow up with a meeting after the first of the year to create a policy that fits OGR6.

The committee would like to work on creating our own District Walk to School Day. All participating students can meet at a central location and walk to school together.

Continue to highlight the Wellness Accomplishments on the District web page.

District Wellness Committee