Auburn School District was awarded the Public Health – Seattle & King County Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) grant for nearly a half-million dollars.
The grant will provide resources to improve healthy food choices and increase physical fitness activities for all students beginning in the 2010-11 school year.
The three primary activities the school district proposed to encourage healthy eating and active living include:
• Physical education curriculum adoption and implementation
• Child nutrition certificate program
• Public relations media campaign
The district will redesign the pre-K-12 Physical Education curriculum to align to State and district power standards. Additionally, the grant will fund a new PE student assessment and reporting software to help create a culture of fitness across the school district, as well as PE equipment that supports the newly aligned PE curriculum.
The Child Nutrition Services Department will develop a whole foods cooking certificate program in partnership with the School Nutrition Association and then certify 50 child nutrition staff using the certificate program. Ultimately, the certification program will be available to school Child Nutrition staff throughout King County.
The school district will kick off a PR campaign led by Auburn High School DECA students to encourage healthy eating and physical activity choices. The campaign will increase awareness of a new culture of fitness and nutrition within Auburn schools.
Public Health – Seattle & King County offered 51 grants totaling $8.9 million to fund school districts, community-based organizations, and local governments to improve nutrition and physical activity, and decrease tobacco use and exposure. As part of the one-time federal stimulus funds in the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative, these grants will support and pay for activities that will produce long-lasting changes and improve the community conditions that harm residents.
