The report, Reducing Childhood Hunger with the School Breakfast Program: Maryland s Report Card (pdf), gave the state a B in overall
breakfast participation during the 2014 - 2015 school year, and highlights two proven approaches to increasing participation: serving breakfast in the classroom and implementing the Community Eligibility Provision.
Not exact matches
«When we looked at the first three states that implemented community eligibility in the schools
during the first two years,» Levin says, «we found that lunch
participation increased by 13 percent, and that
breakfast participation increased by 25 percent.»
When we change from traditional universal free
breakfast to universal free classroom
breakfast we see a 300 to 500 % increase in
participation at that school because we have removed several barriers to
participation including the stigma of the free and reduced meal program, students who arrive at school just before the bell or who would rather play and socialize
during the traditional before school
breakfast period.
A host of resources has been provided for school foodservice professionals to use
during implementation of National School
Breakfast Week in schools, including menus, tools & resources (including marketing & PR materials), and information on the design contest and NSBW
participation sweepstakes.
An important theme discussed
during the panel was student involvement and acceptability when it comes to school
breakfast; student taste testing, student - created recipes, and
participation being keys to successful
breakfast programs.
Describes promising practices that can help increase the reach of
breakfast during the summer, including serving
breakfast later in the morning, providing
breakfast on weekends, promoting
breakfast participation, incorporating activities for children, and maximizing economies of scale.