The requirement for establishing a Local School Wellness Policy includes establishing a
plan for measuring policy implementation and designation of one or more individuals to ensure that the school is meeting the policy. These
national and state resources offer types, methods, models, and results of policy evaluation.
Methods and Tools for Evaluation
Criteria for Evaluating School-based Approaches to Increasing Good Nutrition and Physical Activity – Action for Health Kids
This report defines criteria for creating and evaluating school-based approaches for improving nutrition and physical activity. These criteria can be applied to a broad range of practices, policies, and programs to measure their potential effectiveness and adoptability.
The Local Process How to Create, Implement, and Evaluate a Local Wellness Policy. USDA TEAM Nutrition.
Steps and resources for creating, implementing, and evaluating policies are available on this site.
Evaluation Results of Nutrition Services Division Grantees
Linking Education, Activity, and Food (LEAF) Evaluation Reports – University of California, Berkeley, Center for Weight and Health
A series of evaluation reports will be available on this site. They describe the findings of a multi-component, cross-site evaluation of the LEAF program.
Evaluation of the California Fresh Start Program
This report summarizes the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the California Fresh Start Program (CFSP) (PDF file). The pilot program offered a ten-cent per meal reimbursement in order to increase the servings of fresh fruit and vegetables offered to school children at breakfast (in response to Senate Bill 281). The evaluation assessed how the additional ten-cents was spent, the impact on the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables purchased, changes in student breakfast participation, and numerous other outcomes.
Evaluation Research
National Evaluation and Measurement Meeting on School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies. Samuels and Associates (PDF file)
This report presents evaluation types, models, and methods. Challenges that evaluators may face and recommendations for evaluators,
policymakers, and school officials are also described.
