Results indicate an average increase of 50 percent in overall
daily breakfast participation from the programs funded with grant dollars.
Improving
daily breakfast participation benefits both students and the schools.
Not exact matches
Nevertheless,
breakfast is the most important part of the day, and kids who eat
breakfast generally test higher and have better
daily attendance / class
participation.
The Partners for
Breakfast in the Classroom worked in conjunction with the Ohio Education Association, Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators, School Nutrition Association of Ohio, and Children's Hunger Alliance to identify schools that had a high percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced - price meals and wanted to increase their daily participation in the school breakfast
Breakfast in the Classroom worked in conjunction with the Ohio Education Association, Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators, School Nutrition Association of Ohio, and Children's Hunger Alliance to identify schools that had a high percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced - price meals and wanted to increase their
daily participation in the school
breakfastbreakfast program.
Southern was selected for the grant based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced priced meals, average
daily participation in the school
breakfast program, and district and school - level support.
School
Breakfast Participation on the Rise — Average
Daily Low - Income Student
Participation in the School
Breakfast Program
In schools in those three states that have participated in community eligibility for two years, lunch
participation rose by 13 percent, which resulted in more than 23,000 additional children eating lunch
daily, and
breakfast participation has increased by 25 percent, which resulted in more than 29,000 additional children eating
breakfast daily.
«It is important for our students to begin their day with a nutritious
breakfast and this program will greatly improve our
daily participation rate,» added Contreras.