Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for all of us, but for growing children it’s a critical part of physical and educational growth—hungry kids can’t learn! That’s why we’re so passionate about breakfast-in-the-classroom—it’s proven to increase participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP). The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are excited…
Attention school breakfast fans! It’s time to register for our Tuesday, November 1 webinar, “Cycle 4 Breakfast-in-the-Classroom Funding Available” to learn more about how to apply for grant funds from the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom. With generous funding from the Walmart Foundation, we have $7.5 million in grant money to distribute in the…
You’ve heard it from principals. You’ve heard it from superintendents. You’ve heard it from teachers, from school nutrition directors, from the PTA and the dietitian—breakfast-in-the-classroom works! That’s why we are so excited to announce that the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom has received $7.5 million in new funding to distribute breakfast-in-the-classroom grants in ten…
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…
When Assistant Superintendent Olivia Zepeda took over the Nutrition Services department in Gadsden Elementary School District #32 she noticed something right away about her schools’ breakfast—students weren’t eating it. “I saw lots—and lots, and LOTS—of students going out to the playground when they could be going to the cafeteria to eat,” said Olivia, who has…
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…