Local Schools
Wellness Councils Toolkits
Wellness Council Toolkit
Sample Steps for creating a Local School Wellness Council
1 Gather Team
- Team should be comprised of staff, students, parents, and community members
2 Assure MCPS JPG-RA Wellness Regulation Compliance
3 Create goals based on identified needs
4 Create and implement action plan
Contact Information
Marla Caplon
Director, Student Wellness Initiatives
Phone: 240-740-2904
Email: Marla_R_Caplon@mcpsmd.org
Toolkit links
- eLearning Tools for Healthy Schools (CDC)
- Maryland State Department of Education School Wellness Tools & Resources
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model (WSCC)
- Sample School Assessment for Wellness from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation Assessment Guide Worksheet
- Action for Healthy Kids
- Active Schools
- Outdoor Education- Garden
- Physical Activity vs. Physical Education
- CDC School Health Index
- Putting Local School Wellness Policies into Action: Stories from School Districts and Schools
- Gather your team
- Assess and track progress
- Create and implement an action plan
- Find wellness activities
- Engage Families and Communities
- Recognition of wellness
