1. EMPOWER TO ENGAGE: HOW TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PARTERNSHIPS WITH STUDENTS

2. What are we talking about today? How to work with students to Increase breakfast and lunch participation Roll out upcoming changes in school lunch Questions

4. Why engage students? They are your target audience They understand their peers, better than anyone They can speak to their peers in a way you cannot They can foresee problems you may miss

5. Who has worked with students to promote their school lunch program?

6. How to engage students as partners Give them true decision making power Employ them as an intern (even if unpaid) Try to make it fun

12. Henry Sibley Student Chef Program Worked with students to develop new food item to highlight policy changes coming from wellness committee.

13. Step 1: Assemble group and brainstorm

14. Step 2: Work with food service to develop plan Step 3: Bring students back together to put together plan for roll ou t

16. Other student chef projects: Henry Sibley: Greek menu – turkey gyros, falafel, greek salad Hastings High School: Pasta primavera with choice of sauce and fresh fruit Henry Sibley – Turkey burger, strawberry spinach salad

17. School Breakfast Promotion Worked with five different schools to promote school breakfast participation Anoka, Northfield, Burnsville, Two in Rochester Created posters, videos, social media presence, promotional events

22. Student Gardens Crosswinds School in Woodbury – Small plot on school grounds. Funding from multiple sources Sibley East in Arlington MN – 2 acre plot subsidized by 5 acre commodity corn donated by farmer

24. Other student involvement ideas Having students on wellness committee’s Student group partner with local chef to come up with new menu item School store overhaul Student made videos on video announcements

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