December 22, 2017
When it comes to moving breakfast from the cafeteria to the classroom, there are a lot of moving parts—literally and figuratively! In addition to working out the delivery method for getting food to the classroom (Line service to-go? Grab-and-Go kiosks? Direct delivery?), it’s important to gather stakeholder support for the program–this means engaging teachers, administrators,…
December 10, 2017
Dollars and Cents: Budgeting for BIC In 2016, Livingston Parish Public Schools Foodservice Director Sommer Purvis sat in the audience at SNA’s Annual National Conference for a Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom presentation called “A Director, a Teacher, and a Principal Walk into a Bar.” She loved the idea of serving her students universal…
December 4, 2017
As the holiday season continues, and winter break approaches, don’t forget to mark your calendar with important dates and deadlines for school nutrition resources and grants. If you’re interested in topics like Community Eligibility, breakfast-in-the-classroom, and afterschool meals, don’t miss these upcoming dates and deadlines. School Nutrition Foundation’s Winston Foodservice Equipment Grant and ANC Conference…
December 1, 2017
Attention, Ohio schools—the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge has been issued! Win recognition for your school or district by demonstrating your collaborative efforts to create, enhance, or expand your School Breakfast Program. Did you know only 36.3 percent of Ohio teens report eating breakfast every day? When it comes to improving school breakfast participation, breakfast-in-the-classroom is…
November 30, 2017
What do superintendents say about breakfast-in-the-classroom? Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite quotes from the blog–and links to the original articles, of course. “I wanted to explore breakfast-in-the-classroom because I thought we were wasting time in the morning, and even though we were already serving universal breakfast district-wide, a lot of kids weren’t…
November 10, 2017
“CEP opened up a lot more options for us in terms of breakfast-in-the-classroom. In some places the combination of CEP and BIC helped us go from 20-30 percent participation to 80-90 percent—that’s just a huge, huge difference. One of my schools was even serving more breakfasts than lunch for awhile!” [Read more] Craig Hodge, Clarke County School…
October 21, 2017
One of the most frequently asked questions we hear about breakfast-in-the-classroom is in regard to the different delivery models. Stakeholders want to know the difference between “breakfast in the classroom” versus “Grab-n-Go” versus “Breakfast After the Bell” versus “direct delivery.” The terminology can get confusing, so we are going to break down what these terms…
October 5, 2017
We’re so excited to celebrate National School Lunch Week next week, October 9-13, and we love this year’s #NSLW17 theme: “School Lunch: Recipes for Success.” How is your school celebrating NSLW 2017? We have a few suggestions, plus resources to help you put the finishing touches on your school’s celebration. National School Lunch Week Resources…
October 2, 2017
Now that the school year has started we are inviting stakeholders from our ten target states to join the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom for an informational webinar on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Our fourth funding cycle has begun, and we are accepting applications for breakfast-in-the-classroom grants from school districts in our ten target…
September 20, 2017
In Patty Candelaria’s first grade classroom at Langford Elementary in Austin, Texas, breakfast-in-the-classroom is a chance to for students and teachers to create a family connection. “Not only do we feed their minds, we have to feed their tummies, too,” said Candelaria. “There is no better way to build community in the classroom—about table manners,…
