Sentences with phrase «classroom breakfast program»

Last year FRAC was one of several groups — along with the School Nutrition Foundation, NAESP Foundation and NEA - HIN — that partnered to start classroom breakfast programs in five school districts: Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis, Prince George's County, Md., and Orange County, Fla..

Preferred Meal Systems, which has a 40 - year relationship with CPS and had its $ 24 million food contract renewed in June, donated $ 150,000 to the district to help expand the pilot classroom breakfast program, according to company spokesman Ken Trantowski.

Our primary challenge with starting a new classroom breakfast program is helping the teachers and administration in the building understand that the 10 minute investment of time will result in healthier, more attentive children who are ready to learn.

After successfully developing and implementing an in - classroom breakfast program at Alta Loma Elementary School, Willie's district will be expanding the program into two more schools: Ira A. Murphy Elementary and Sun Valley Elementary.

Parents Rally to Save Classroom Breakfasts Union officials representing school cafeteria workers led a noisy rally of parents Tuesday to save a Los Angeles Unified classroom breakfast program that feeds nearly 200,000 children but was in danger of being axed after sharp criticism by teachers.

In an interview, CPS parent Joy Mollet said she was appalled by the classroom breakfast program offered by her children's public preschool and does not want to see it at their grade school, Hawthorne Scholastic Academy.

I'm pleased to report that over the holiday weekend, The Lunch Tray received a mention in a Houston Chronicle opinion piece about our district's universal, in - classroom breakfast program.

An emerging initiative has been implementing a classroom breakfast program in all of the city's schools, and 50 have signed on so far; the system also has grab - and - go breakfast kiosks in six schools.

In the city, Womack has sold the classroom breakfast program to schools by pointing out the decline in discipline incidents and trips to the health suite, and increased academic achievement and attendance when students have had breakfast.

The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom (PBIC) work together to expand universal in classroom breakfast programs and also provide grants to school districts in 10 new states: Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri, Utah, Texas, Idaho, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Nebraska.

According to Levin, it doesn't take much to start a classroom breakfast program.

By helping teachers understand the direct link between breakfast and student concentration and focus, behavior, and test scores, Williams said teachers can be the biggest proponents of in - classroom breakfast programs.

«Expanding School Breakfast: Bringing Everyone to the Table» focused on the communication and marketing aspects of creating the partnerships necessary to implement a successful universal, in - classroom breakfast program.

Teachers union wants a say in L.A. Unified's classroom breakfast program LA Times: As the district begins expanding the classroom breakfast program to 279 schools this year, United Teachers Los Angeles has asked for the matter to be brought to the bargaining table.

At a Latino Caucus meeting, teachers bemoaned the district's classroom breakfast program, saying it cut into their teaching time, drew vermin and caused messes they had to clean.

L.A. Unified Board Will Back Classroom Breakfast Program A majority of L.A. Unified School Board members said they will vote to continue a classroom breakfast program that feeds nearly 200,000 children but was in danger of being axed after sharp criticism by the teachers union.