In just a couple of weeks, school nutrition professionals from around the country will gather in San Antonio for the School Nutrition Association’s 70th Annual National Conference. The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom will be there, presenting an education session on breakfast-in-the-classroom on Tuesday, July 12; please join us for “A CN Director, A…
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.…
Although some school nutrition directors have a tough time selling the idea of breakfast in the classroom to principals, Tim Ely of Saddle Mountain Unified School District #90 in Arizona says it was the principal who pitched the idea to him. “I got lucky,” said Tim, by phone from Arizona. “The superintendent and principal were…
Great things are happening in Butts County School District School Nutrition Program, and we’re pretty excited to be playing a role. A few weeks ago they implemented a fresh fruit and vegetable program at Jackson Elementary, and now they are leveraging their CEP status to implement breakfast-in-the-classroom with the help of a grant from the…
Each month, our staff reads hundreds of media reports on the subject of school nutrition. We curate our favorites in a monthly blog post we call, “In the News.” Highlighting positive stories about the great things going on in school cafeterias helps us in many ways: providing inspiration, connecting school nutrition professionals from across the…
If you are on the hunt for funding opportunities to bring Fuel Up to Play 60 to your school, the time is now! Fuel Up to Play 60 Funds give schools the opportunity to apply for up to $4000 per year to help kick-start healthy changes in the school environment. To apply for funds, qualifying…
Great news, SNA members! The application period for the 2015 Baxter Equipment for Education Grant is now open, and it’s time for you to apply! The Baxter Equipment for Education Grant will award one school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen facilities with one (1) OV310 Mini-Rotating Rack Convection Oven through a…
Stakeholders will be gathered in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend for the statewide Breakfast-in-the-Classroom summit, to discuss the expansion of school breakfast in Arizona’s high-need schools. It’s an incredible opportunity for school nutrition professionals in Arizona to learn more about breakfast-in-the-classroom, to hear from their peers who have successfully implementing BIC, and to network with state-level…
Program Advisors are an essential component of the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Functioning as coaches for their school’s FUTP60 team, program advisors are in charge of recruiting other adults and students to join the fun. Not only is having multiple advisors in one school allowed, it’s encouraged! The more program advisors a school…
With just a few days left to apply for Fuel Up to Play 60 funds, we wanted to take this opportunity to provide additional details about the current crop of grant opportunities available for your school. As we reminded you last week, the final deadline to apply for Fuel Up to Play 60 funds for…
