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Over Coming Barriers to School Breakfast Programs. Bev Benes - Director Nutrition Services Sharon Davis - Assistant Director . Learning Objectives. Indentify four common barriers to implementing School Breakfast Programs
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Over Coming Barriers to School Breakfast Programs Bev Benes - Director Nutrition Services Sharon Davis - Assistant Director
Learning Objectives • Indentify four common barriers to implementing School Breakfast Programs • Describe a successful approach that may be applied within each of these barriers • Explain nutritional and student performance benefits of School Breakfast Program
Barriers to Breakfast Programs • Support of Administration • Teachers • Custodial/Maintenance Staff • Parents EAT BREAKFAST!
Share the Benefits of School Breakfast • Nutrition • Increase in nutritional quality • Decrease in daily intake of fat as a percentage of calories • Less stomachaches and headaches • Decrease in obesity and blood cholesterol levels • Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
Share the Benefits of SBP • School Performance • Decreased Absenteeism and Tardiness • Increased Attention Spans • Decreased Discipline Problems • Better test scores
Share the Benefits of SBP • Financial • Brings additional funds to school lunch fund • Improve financial stability of school foodservice
Over Coming Barriers • Administration • Find a champion • Provide cost projections • Positive impact on staffing • Invite to observe Breakfast service
Over Coming Barriers • Teachers • Involve them! • Provide a free breakfast • Share an implementation guide • Students complete a “dry run”
Over Coming Barriers • Custodial / Maintenance • Involve in planning • Small steps may make huge impact • Begin recycling / composting
Over Coming Barriers • Parents • Conduct a survey • Address cost /benefit of Breakfast at School • Promote quality of School Breakfast
Summary • Talk about the benefits of breakfast • Nutritional • Student performance • Financial • Find Champions • Involve those affected • Develop an Implementation Guide • Practice, practice, practice!