June 16, 2016
Adam Andrews is the principal at Jackson Middle School in Clarke County, Alabama, and he is no stranger to the education game. Andrews got his start as a bus driver back in college, and has held almost every position imaginable in a school setting. “I’ve been a substitute teacher, a coach, a teacher, an assistant…
June 9, 2016
Welcome to the 2016 SNF Scholarship Series! We are thrilled to revisit this popular series, in which we connect with your SNA colleagues from around the country to learn more about them and how an SNF scholarship is helping them pursue goals and achieve their dreams. Our First Timer recipients were nominated by a supervising…
June 7, 2016
Did you know that two and a half million students are enrolled in charter schools nationwide? Charter schools serve many low-income children who rely on school breakfast and school lunch, and yet charter schools face unique barriers when operating federal school meal programs—facilities challenges, a lack of familiarity with programming, and limited administrative capacity, for…
May 27, 2016
When we sat down to talk about breakfast-in-the-classroom with Greg Tardieu in Alexandria City Public Schools (VA) we got an overview of the grant process, as well as insight into what goes into a successful planning and implementation of a BIC program. Today we’re going to hear from three more ACPS stakeholders: Pierrette Hall, Principal…
May 26, 2016
When we asked Hernando County Schools’ Foodservice Director Lori Drenth, MS, RD, SNS, about the impact her new Winston kitchen equipment would have on her district’s nutrition program, she paused for a moment to consider her answer. “Pride,” she replied. “It always feels like Christmas for a manager to get a new piece of equipment.…
May 20, 2016
Are you looking for effective strategies to increase the reach of your school breakfast, lunch, and/or afterschool meals programs? Register now for our Wednesday, May 25 webinar, “Looking Ahead: Kick off the School Year Right by Maximizing the Reach of your School Meals Program”; the 75-minute presentation starts at 2 p.m. ET, and features the…
May 16, 2016
Before Craig Hodge became CNP Director for Clarke County School District, he worked for over a decade as a state auditor of child nutrition programs in Alabama. It was through his travels to school districts far and wide that Hodge first came into contact with breakfast-in-the-classroom programs. That exposure convinced him that the program was…
May 6, 2016
Last month we posted a story on the School Nutrition Foundation Facebook page that took our online audience by storm. Reported by the Bismark Tribune, it was a short online piece about a new school breakfast kiosk at Mandan High School in North Dakota. The kiosk holds both hot and cold items, which means students…
May 3, 2016
Greg Tardieu came to his position as grants officer for Alexandria City Public Schools after a long career in education. After 17 years as a teacher, Tardieu transitioned into administration, where he served as 5 years as assistant principal and then 7 years as principal, before assuming his current job. “There is never enough money,…
April 25, 2016
Another great connection we made at LAC 2016 this year was with Sandra Kemp, Director of Food and Nutrition Services in Albuquerque Public Schools. School breakfast is a hot topic in New Mexico right now, but we skipped the politics and went straight to the practical, asking Sandra what makes breakfast-in-the-classroom the right fit for…
