Potential State Strategies to Implement the IOM Report on

Nutrition Standards for Foods at Schools

James F. Bogden, MPHSafe and Healthy Schools Project Director

July 16, 2007

NASBE Center for Safe and Healthy Schools

www.nasbe.org/Healthy_Schools

State level

School district level

School level PrincipalPrincipal

School boardSchool board

SuperintendentSuperintendent

School improvement council

Central office staffCentral office staff

Chief state school officerChief state school officer

State education agency staffState education agency staff

Local government

State board of educationState board of educationLegislatureLegislatureGovernorGovernor

School staffSchool staff

A Complex Cast of Thousands

Types of Implementation Strategies

Mandate by law or regulationIncentive grant programRecognition/award programResolution encouraging local policy actionPolicy development resources• model policies• guidance manuals• assessment tools• checklists

Types of Accountability Strategies Integration into the general education accountability

system (AR, RI, SC) State review and approval of local policies

(PA, KS, NM, NJ) Periodic progress reporting to the state

(KY, OK, NC, NV, TN) Policy compliance checking through the school meals

program Periodic reporting to the community Periodic local policy review and improvement

Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn:

A School Health Policy Guide

• Guide to policymaking

• Model policies - access at www.nasbe.org/Healthy_Schools

• Full explanations

• Research findings

• Excerpts of actual policies

• Resource lists

• Published 2000, now being updated