If you joined us last week for SNA’s Webinar Wednesday—Operating a Breakfast in the Classroom Program: Everything You Want to Know about Implementation—you will remember Lawrence Whiting, Coordinator of Operations at Franklin City Schools in Virginia, as one of our guest presenters. A few days after the webinar we sat down to chat with Lawrence…
Registered dietitian Andrew Ashelford has a lot on his plate. A supervisor in Lincoln Public Schools, Ashelford oversees the nutrition at eighteen buildings in his district of just under 40,000 students, not to mention his duties assisting with the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program. With a full-time job and a family of his own, Andrew…
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Princess Moss, Secretary-Treasurer of the National Education Association, to discuss the advantages of universal breakfast-in-the-classroom programs for students and teachers. Ms. Moss is an elementary music teacher from Louisa County, Virginia, and a long-time association and student advocate who sees breakfast-in-the-classroom as an important tool to…
For Marilyn Neil, Foodservice Director of Northeast Schools in Arma, Kansas, breakfast-in-the-classroom is an important tool in fighting hunger in her district. Drawn to the concept of a universal program, Neil first encountered the idea—and the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant opportunity—at a meeting of local foodservice directors focused on health and wellness…
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…
Attention—school breakfast webinar alert! It’s time to register for one–or more–of three upcoming school breakfast webinars, hosted by two of our Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom: FRAC and School Nutrition Foundation. These webinars are free, and are an excellent opportunity to learn about the very latest in school breakfast directly from the experts. Don’t…
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…
We’ve had some time to reflect on our ANC 2015 experience, and as usual we are bursting with fresh new ideas for the coming school year. Before we turn to what lies ahead, we wanted to take a few moments to share some of what we took away from this year’s Annual National Conference. (Miss…
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…
Welcome to the Resources Roundup! In this series, the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom take a look at some of the most powerful resources available to help school nutrition professionals make the case for breakfast-in-the-classroom in their school or district. Experts agree that a data-driven approach is the most effective: whether you’re trying to…
