Let’s Go! 5210 Goes to School
Getting Started
The first two steps in becoming a Let’s Go! 5210 school are:
- Alerting your principal to your interest and
- Beginning the formation of a 5210 Goes to School team.
Ideally, this team consists of the principal, the school nurse, the PE teacher, a classroom teacher, school health coordinator (if applicable), a PTO member, a champion, the School Nutrition Director, and any other interested school members. If the school already has an existing wellness or leadership team, that team may be used with permission of the principal.
A key member on the team is a ‘champion’. The champion is the person that acts as the main liaison between 5210 Goes to School and the school. The champion is responsible for relaying pertinent information to the school team and ensuring continued support from the team. In the past, the champion has been the school nurse, PE teacher, school health coordinator, assistant principal, a classroom teacher or the School Nutrition Director.
Once a team and champion have been identified, the 5210 Goes to School staff will meet with the team to discuss the program resources (toolkit, funding, technical assistance) and implementation of the program. Each school intervention is based on the needs and desires of the individual school. The school team identifies a focus area from the Let’s Go! 10 Strategies for Success.
Please refer to the 5210 in Your School Flow Chart for more details of how schools work with 5210 Goes to School. For more information about how to become a Let’s Go! 5210 school, please contact us via phone at 207.662.3734, or by email at info@letsgo.org.
