On Thursday, January 15, 2015, the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom—School Nutrition Foundation, FRAC, NAESP Foundation, and NEA HIN, with the generous support of the Walmart Foundation—will hold the next School Breakfast Summit, in continuance of the newest phase of our program. In this latest cycle, we have shifted our focus from direct implementation…
When it comes to breakfast-in-the-classroom, you would be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan than Jason Carter, Assistant Director of Child Nutrition at Rogers Public Schools in Arkansas. After moving from a small district (1800 students) to a much larger district, with over 15,000 students, Jason was charged with implementing breakfast-in-the-classroom after the program had…
Joe Urban – or as he’s known on Twitter @schoolfoodrocks – is the Director of Nutrition Services at Greenville County Schools in South Carolina. Over the last several months, Joe has shared a lot of great school breakfast stories and photos on Twitter, and when we reached out to ask Joe if he would share…
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…
Attention, school nutrition professionals! The final deadline to apply for school breakfast funds through Fuel Up to Play 60 is coming up fast—you only have through Wednesday, November 5, 2014 to apply to receive up to $4000 to benefit your school breakfast program! Up to $4000 per year is available to qualifying K-12 schools that…
The 2014-15 school year has brought about exciting changes for us here at the School Nutrition Foundation, along with our Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom: FRAC, NAESP Foundation, and NEA HIN. With the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, the newest phase of Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom shifts our focus from direct implementation in individual schools to…
Sometimes it’s more effective to show your message than to explain it, which is the inspiration for today’s blog post. Over the last few months, we’ve been collecting our favorite school breakfast infographics from around the web, and today we are sharing them with you! Share them on your school’s Facebook, Twitter, blog, and other…
Earlier this month we posted a blog about all the healthy observances celebrated in September, but we left one off because it deserves a blog post all its own! September is National Breakfast Month, and in case you haven’t guessed, here at Beyond Breakfast we are HUGE breakfast fans! When it comes to mornings, breakfast…
In case you missed it, we are #BackToSchool around the country! We have truly enjoyed watching school nutrition professionals share their back-to-school rituals and celebrations on Facebook these last few weeks. Some of the photos are pretty amazing, so we have to guess that some of you are taking Dayle Hayes’ advice on how to…
If you are taking time this summer to seek out grant opportunities for your school nutrition program, you won’t want to miss the chance to apply for the Fuel Up™ Breakfast Grant Program! Offered through a partnership between the National Dairy Council and General Mills Foodservice, the official call for applications went out on Monday,…
