VVA’s Food Wellness Policy 

Introduction

Vegas Vista Academy’s school wellness policy was based on and developed using USDA’s Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards for all Foods Sold in Schools, Interim Final Rule and the Local School Wellness Policy Implementation, Proposed Rule as required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Under federal law, school districts that receive reimbursement from USDA for child nutrition programs must develop their local school wellness policies to address all of the federal and state requirements. 

Vegas Vista Academy (VVA) has a specific focus on Wellness. A large part of this is access to nutrition and getting in the habit of making healthy food choices, as well as guaranteeing access to healthy food for every student and family. There is overwhelming data supporting the correlation between food and student behavior, and we believe that by providing our students with healthy food they will be able to be more focused and successful.

Click here to read the full text of our wellness policy.