Wellness
Wellness Leader- Elissa Cox, Director of Secondary Programs, ECox@york.k12.sc.us
Purpose: To establish the board’s vision for nutrition and physical activity in the district schools in order to provide an environment that enhances learning and development of lifelong wellness practices for students and district staff.
The board believes that a goal of public education is to assist all students in reaching their full potential and that a student’s health impacts his/her school attendance, readiness to learn, potential for learning, and academic achievement.