Food-services director outlines wellness regulation updates, shifts to 2020 Dietary Guidelines

Christina Torres, the district's director of food services, told the committee the wellness regulation underwent a triennial review in 2023 and staff are not recommending a policy change at this time. "We did do our triennial review as required back in 2023 ... Nor are we recommending a change to the policy tonight," Torres said.

Torres said the technical updates to the regulation replace the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 with the 2020 edition and shift emphasis in the guidance toward dietary patterns rather than micronutrients. She also described an elaboration in the safety guidelines to minimize student exposure to hazardous environmental factors and an explicit mention of FERPA compliance in the supervision section.

The committee had no questions on the update; staff said the district will move the review process to an annual cadence so the regulation becomes a living document rather than waiting for the next triennial review.