Details
The Santa Barbara County School Wellness Council will host the Annual School Wellness Summit. We are encouraging a diverse group of participants from the general public and the school community (including district administration, school board members, school site administrators, wellness committee members, parents and caregivers, students, and representatives of the child nutrition department, teachers, school health professionals and community partners) to register the Annual School Wellness Summit. Join school wellness experts and gain valuable knowledge, tools, and resources to help transform school districts into centers of health and wellness.
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12th Annual School Wellness Summit
When: Wellness Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Where: Hotel Corque, Solvang
Agenda
The annual School Wellness Summit is the main forum to bring together school communities to collaborate and engage in professional development opportunities that focus on improving the health and wellness of the entire school community, especially students, and to support them in their journey to academic achievement and leading healthy and productive lives.
The agenda for the School Wellness Summit will be on the Whole Learner - Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community wellness, mindfulness, staff well-being, local school wellness policy, as well as highlighting school wellness champions.
Session topics include:
- Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
- Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Employee wellness programs
- Culture of Psychological Safety
- Staff Well-being
- Whole Learner - Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community
- Local School Wellness Policies
- Triennial Assessments
- Nutrition Education and Promotion
- Physical Activity
School Wellness Summit Goals
- Support a county-wide effort by school districts and partner agencies to foster a culture of wellness and health in the school communities.
- Build networks that keep student wellness and health in the forefront of high-level conversation about student achievement.
- Inspire and encourage innovative wellness practices.
School Wellness Summit Objectives
- Engage educators, medical professionals and community partners to advance a culture of wellness.
- Examine the impact of Employee Wellness programs.
- Summarize the California Department of Education’s guidelines on Local School Wellness Policies.