Nomination: 2019-20 District Wellness Advisory Council Student Voice Committee

In Spring 2017, the New York City Department of Education formed its first District Wellness Advisory Council to provide the NYC DOE's Office of School Wellness Programs with ongoing feedback, review, and support related to health education, physical education, and wellness programming in New York City public schools. The District Wellness Advisory Council is a voluntary advisory group that includes students, parents, teachers, school administrators and staff, and representatives from other City agencies and community organizations.

We are currently seeking nominations for high school students who will serve on the Student Voice Committee of the Council for the 2019-20 school year. Students who participate in the Committee will have an opportunity to develop and implement a city-wide wellness project of their choosing. During the 2018-19 school year, 13 Student Voice Committee members worked together to develop a sleep survey, administered the survey to over 700 students, evaluated the results, and came up with recommendations to support students with getting adequate hours of sleep. Their work will be featured in the Wellness Policy Annual Report.

The 2019-20 Student Voice Committee members will have the opportunity to:

Develop and implement a city-wide wellness project of their choosing
Gain leadership skills
Meet and learn from health, wellness, and education professionals from across NYC
Build relationships with other high school students
Provide recommendations on ways to advance health education, physical education, and wellness-related initiatives for the 1.1 million students in NYC public schools

Students will be asked to:

Commit to being on the Committee for the 2019-2020 school year
Participate in bi-weekly or monthly Student Voice Committee meetings during after-school hours
Participate in quarterly District Wellness Advisory Council meetings during after-school hours

In order to participate in the Committee, students must:

Have an interest in health and wellness
Be entering or enrolled in a NYC high school for the 2019-20 school year
Receive permission from a parent/guardian

Nominations are due Friday, October 4, 2019. Please only submit one nomination per school.

Questions? Email WellnessPartnerships@schools.nyc.gov.

1. Nominator Contact Information *This question is required.

Nominator first name *This question is required.

Nominator last name *This question is required.

Nominator title *This question is required.

Nominator school, office, or organization name *This question is required.

Nominator preferred email *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Nominator preferred phone number *This question is required.

2. Student information *This question is required.

Student first name *This question is required.

Student last name *This question is required.

Student grade *This question is required.

Student school *This question is required.

Student preferred email address *This question is required.

Student preferred phone number *This question is required.

3. What health and wellness related interest(s) does this student have? *This question is required.

4. What skills and/or qualities will this student bring to the Student Voice Committee? *This question is required.

5. Please describe the extracurricular activities this student is or has been involved with in the past. *This question is required.

In the student's own words, please share why health education, physical education and wellness are important for NYC young people of all ages. Please limit your response to 250 words. *This question is required.

In the student's own words, what do they hope that they can accomplish by being a member of this District Wellness Advisory Council? Please limit the response to 500 words. *This question is required.

6. Is there anything else you would like to share about this nominee? *This question is required.