Fit for Learning

Making Good Choices

Parents who want to monitor their child's food choices might find it challenging to extend their influence inside school walls. But some new systems make it easier for parents to help in the battle between nutritious fare and junk food.

For example, online parental checkup systems allow parents whose children attend participating districts to have a say in what their kids buy at the school cafeteria. They can prepay for the meal, and also track their child's purchases.

Two such systems are MealpayPlus.com and ParentOnline.net. Newsweek recently published an article on the services.

Meanwhile, a Texas school district has developed its own program to help parents and students learn about the foods offered in its schools. It's called a "virtual cafeteria." An article on the program can be read at eSchool News.com. More information on the school's efforts can be found at MSNBC.com, along with some links to other nutrition issues.

	More resources for parents...

	20 Ways to Make Your Child fit for learning

	National PTA Launches Campaign to "Rescue Recess"

	News Story on Rescuing Recess

	California's PE Requirements -

	Summary of School Nutrition Standards -

	Beverage Standards for Schools -

New ffl Coordinator
Michelle Mount, formerly a K-6 principal in the Cupertino Union School District, has taken on the role of ffl coordinator.

Recognition for ffl Campaign
Both the state and national school public relations associations have honored the campaign to promote ffl.

ffl Supporters Honored
School leaders and supporters of the SCCOE’s fit for learning program were honored at a first-annual “Recognition Event” at San Jose’s Tech Museum.

Program Awards - Read about recognition and honors that have come to ffl.

A Classroom and Its Pledge - To see how a group of students in San Jose worked to become fit for learning, watch this video.

Starting a Revolution - K.R. Smith teacher Peter Pham, whose class was the subject of the video, describes how fit for learning changed how he teaches—and how he lives.

Get the Guide

Need a copy of the fit for learning Resource Guide? You can download it here.

District Wellness Policies - View the policies that local districts have implemented to foster student wellness.