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Over Coming Barriers to School Breakfast Programs

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

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  1. Over Coming Barriers to School Breakfast Programs Bev Benes - Director Nutrition Services Sharon Davis - Assistant Director

  2. 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

  3. Barriers to Breakfast Programs • Support of Administration • Teachers • Custodial/Maintenance Staff • Parents EAT BREAKFAST!

  4. 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

  5. Share the Benefits of SBP • School Performance • Decreased Absenteeism and Tardiness • Increased Attention Spans • Decreased Discipline Problems • Better test scores

  6. Share the Benefits of SBP • Financial • Brings additional funds to school lunch fund • Improve financial stability of school foodservice

  7. Over Coming Barriers • Administration • Find a champion • Provide cost projections • Positive impact on staffing • Invite to observe Breakfast service

  8. Over Coming Barriers • Teachers • Involve them! • Provide a free breakfast • Share an implementation guide • Students complete a “dry run”

  9. Over Coming Barriers • Custodial / Maintenance • Involve in planning • Small steps may make huge impact • Begin recycling / composting

  10. Over Coming Barriers • Parents • Conduct a survey • Address cost /benefit of Breakfast at School • Promote quality of School Breakfast

  11. Summary • Talk about the benefits of breakfast • Nutritional • Student performance • Financial • Find Champions • Involve those affected • Develop an Implementation Guide • Practice, practice, practice!

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