Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Chat: Kathleen Prechtel, RDN, School Nutrition Director

Before she became the school nutrition director for Saint Lawrence Catholic School Kathleen Prechtel was a clinical dietitian, and then a stay-at-home mom. It was when the kids started school that Prechtel was introduced to the world of school nutrition. “My kids went to a Catholic school where there wasn’t so much a lunch program…

Breakfast in the Classroom “Just Makes Sense” for Student Achievement at Grand Island High School

Easing the “Breakfast in the Classroom Jitters” When cafeteria manager Judy Eastman found out she would be implementing breakfast-in-the-classroom at Grand Island Public High School she initially felt a little overwhelmed, but was quickly convinced the program was best for her students. “I’ve been in foodservice for twenty years, and a manager for ten of…

Exciting & Unexpected Outcomes with Breakfast in the Classroom

When we help schools implement breakfast-in-the-classroom they cite a variety of reasons for wanting to move breakfast out of the cafeteria, including: Increasing access to/participation in school breakfast Improving morning logistical and/or behavioral issues Reducing absences and tardies Improving outcomes for students is what breakfast-in-the-classroom is all about, and among our favorite outcomes are the…

Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom On the Road in Houston County Schools, Georgia

Members of the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom team recently had the opportunity to visit Houston County Schools in Perry, Georgia. School Nutrition Foundation Program Manager Sarah Murphy Youssef and PBIC nutrition consultant Liz Campbell (MA, RD) took a whirlwind tour of several Houston County campuses to see BIC in action, and get an…

National School Breakfast Week Snapshot: DeSoto ISD

During our recent site visit to observe breakfast-in-the-classroom at Woodridge Elementary in DeSoto, Texas, the foodservice staff was kind enough to share some of their very best National School Breakfast Week snapshots. It’s clear from the photos–breakfast-in-the-classroom is a great way to start every school day! A common myth about breakfast-in-the-classroom is that it can…

Seeing is Believing: Direct Delivery Breakfast in the Classroom Photo Essay from Woodridge Elementary

This is the second in a multi-part series about our visit to DeSoto ISD to observe breakfast in the classroom. Don’t forget to follow our friends in DeSoto on Facebook and Twitter, and check back soon for the third part in this ongoing series.  If you read the first part in our series about breakfast-in-the-classroom…

School Breakfast Summer School: Webinars, Resources & More

With just a few weeks until the end of the school year, it’s time to start thinking about “what’s next” for your school nutrition program. Whether you want to implement summer feeding, plan a breakfast-in-the-classroom pilot for next fall, or catch up on your school nutrition reading we have resources to keep you busy all…

Who Loves School Breakfast? Ohio Loves School Breakfast!

We loved following the #NSBW18 hashtag and seeing all of your school breakfast celebrations from around the country during National School Breakfast Week 2018! This year’s theme –“I Heart School Breakfast” – was extra-fun for social media, and your creative use of emojis, clip art, and funny GIFs kept us smiling all week long.  …

March is National Nutrition Month

Happy National Nutrition Month! We’re excited to celebrate the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits this month along with our friends at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics! This year’s National Nutrition Month theme is “Go Further with Food” because: “[W]hether it’s starting the day off right…

Breakfast in the Classroom in Guilford County

Guilford County Schools received a Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant during our second funding cycle in the 2012-13 school year. The North Carolina district is home to approximately 77,000 students across 126 schools; at the time the district applied for the grant, breakfast participation was low and school nutrition staff was seeking solutions.…