Wellness Policy

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is committed to creating a healthy school environment that enhances the development of lifelong wellness practices to promote healthy eating and physical activities that support student achievement.

Nutrition Standards

The district shall ensure that reimbursable school meals meet the program requirements and nutrition standards found in federal regulations. The district shall encourage students to make nutritious food choices.

The breakfast program must offer three food components that consist of the four food items. The three components that must be offered are fruit (vegetable or juice), grain and milk. Optional offering is meat/meat alternate. Students must take at least three items at breakfast. One of the items must be at least a half cup of fruit and at least two other items. If a grain is considered 1 oz. grain equivalent, then the student must take two other items (One includes half cup of fruit). If the grain is considered a 2 oz. grain equivalent, then the student must take half cup of fruit because the 2 oz. grain equivalent counts as two items out of three needed.

Breakfast Fact Sheet

The lunch program must offer at least the minimum serving sizes for all five food components which include a meat/meat alternative, fruit, vegetable, grain and milk. Students must select at least three components. One must be at least a half cup of fruit or vegetable or combination of the two. 

Specific nutritional information of the components served can be found at the Food Service supervisor’s office who will provide information to students, parents and staff as requested.

The district shall monitor all food and beverages sold or served to students. All food and beverages sold or served to students must meet the smart snacks guidelines provided by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Smart Snack standards don’t apply during non-school hours, on weekends and at off-campus fundraising events. Non-school hours start a half hour after the school day ends until Midnight. Each school in the district is allowed two in school fundraisers per week that do not follow smart snack standards. This must be approved prior to the event by the school leader and the school leader is to keep track of each fundraiser.

Competitive food and beverage selling is not allowed a half hour before breakfast and lunch and during breakfast and lunch. Selling may continue a half hour after breakfast is served and stopped one hour before lunch is served and can continue after the last lunch period is over. This includes but is not limited to all food and beverage fundraisers, vending machines and school stores. The MDE states that fundraisers are not allowed in the school cafeteria or serving area.

The district does not have an open campus and students are not allowed to go off campus during school hours including lunch time. Students are not allowed to order food from outside sources using but not limited to uber eats, door dash, grub hub and other restaurants that may deliver. Parents are allowed to drop off student meals to the front office for their Student to pick up. Students have at least twenty minutes to eat their breakfast and lunch.

More nutrition education can be found at MDE Nutrition Education. 

Free drinking water is available at the drinking fountain in or closest to the cafeteria during meal times. 

The district superintendent or designee shall continually evaluate vending machines that are available to students during the school day and policies and contracts to ensure that they follow smart snack guidelines.

Food Service staff is required to have annual training for food and nutrition services in accordance with the MDE and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Food Service Director is required to have 12 hours, Kitchen Manager is required to have 10 hours, food service staff that work over 20 hours per week are required to have 6 hours and food service staff that work under 20 hours per week are required to have 4 hours of food service training.

MDE Professional Standards

Families are notified through a letter and/or email about the status of their Free and Reduced application.