District Wellness Policies

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

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

Special Diet Request Form

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 us through Let's Talk.

What is the APS Student Wellness Ambassador (SWA) Program?

The SWA Program is a student leadership program that encourages peer mentoring and education in wellness by the promotion of healthy eating, regular physical fitness, and gardening activities via various advocacy communications such as morning announcements, newsletters, posters, etc. The SWA Program is not mandatory but is offered to all schools within the Atlanta Public Schools District.

Contact Linda Ankner, MS, RD, LD, Registered Dietician of Atlanta Public Schools, if you would like to schedule an SWA training session. Email: Linda.Ankner@apsk22.org

SWA Expectations:

• Keep passing grades
• Exercise teamwork
• Keep up a good disciplinary record
• Serve on their school’s wellness committee
• Encourage wellness on behalf of the school and Atlanta Public Schools and use their creativity to spread the word about wellness
• Assist in the implementation of the school’s Local School Wellness Plan by developing advocacy communications
• Attend the annual Student Wellness Ambassador Leadership Academy event (Date is TBD)