This was the call that resulted in over 300 signatures on our petition to the Iowa City School board in April 2007. See news articles about this petition on our "Food in the News" page.

Call to Action!

We need action from parents, educators, administrators, students, community activists and local food producers to show the ICCSD that we support the Wellness Policy recommendations!

Click here to sign a petition showing your support for the Wellness Policy recommendations. It takes less than a minute!

We need to let policy makers and school board members know that we want fresh, nutritious, and, as much as possible, locally produced food in our schools.

There have been suggestions that the ICCSD may rewrite the recommendations, or discard some of them, because it's "too hard" to change the system. But it's not too hard - let them know that we have the energy, the commitment and the vision in this community to make these changes. Let's show our support for the work of the Wellness Committee. Sign the petition. Contact board members directly.

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• Sign our petition, or send an e-mail to school board members and to superintendent Lane Plugge, and cc us at bettericsfood@gmail.com Or, write your own e-mail, making sure to include your contact info.
  
  
• Let other people know! Forward the link to our website to anyone you think might be interested.
  
  
• Tell us your story - explain why this is important for you and describe your concern about the school food system. Send your comments and suggestions to us at bettericsfood.gmail.com, or or post them in the discussion forum.

We plan to present the petition and any supporting letters to members of the ICCSD administration at the ICCSD board meeting on April 22nd, and again at the Food Summit, hosted by Johnson County Food Alliance at West High School, on April 24th.

Letter to ICCSD Board Members LETTER TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

Dear School Board Members and Superintendent Lane Plugge,

I am writing to express my support for your efforts and those of the Wellness Committee to promote good nutrition in Iowa City Schools. In particular, I encourage you to implement the recommendations presented in Appendix C of the ICCSD’s Wellness Policy adopted July 11, 2006.

Many of the recommendations could and should be mandated and implemented within each school. Others, such as those related to lunch service, will require longer term planning and additional resources to implement. In both cases, a mandate and timetable should be established for implementation.

Attention, leadership, and action are needed to transform the Wellness Policy into wellness for our children. Let’s make Iowa City schools a model for better food health, and do our part to help students develop and practice lifelong, healthy eating habits.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,
(Your Name and Contact info)