Wellness Policy Overview

  • Balance is essential for any Wellness Policy. Key areas include:

    • Nutrition Education
    • Physical activity
    • Other school-based activities are designed to promote student wellness.


    Local School Wellness Plan

    The Atlanta Board of Education promotes student success and healthy schools by supporting wellness, good nutrition, and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment. The Board supports a healthy environment where children learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices. Schools contribute to the basic health status of children by facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity. Improved health optimizes student academic performance potential and ensures student achievement.

    Submit Your Local School Wellness Plans

    • High Schools
    • Middle Schools
    • Elementary Schools

    Learn more about our Student Wellness Ambassadors

    “A student leadership program to promote wellness in Atlanta Public Schools”

    APS District Wellness Council

    The APS District Wellness Council meets two times during the school year- September and February. If you are a parent, teacher, student, teacher, school health professional, school board member, school administrator, or community stakeholder who is interested in participating in the development, review, update, and implementation of the APS Wellness Policy and participating in the District Wellness Council, please contact Linda Ankner linda.ankner@atlanta.k12.ga.us

     

    View the 2024-2025 Local School Wellness Triennial Assessment Below
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    • Non-Discrimination Statement

      In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

      Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

      To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
      2. fax:
        (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
      3. email:
        program.intake@usda.gov

       

      This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

      Notifications:

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