1. [Add your district’s info here]
National School Breakfast Week
March 7-11, 2016
[Add date here]
[Add your district’s info here]

2. Agenda School Breakfast Program/School Meals
National School Breakfast Week
Fast Facts
“Wake Up to School Breakfast”
Getting Involved

3. National School Breakfast Program
National School Breakfast Program (SBP)
Serves 11.2 million children daily*
Our School Breakfast Program
[Enter your custom information here]
Irvine Unified SD, CA
* USDA ( School Year)

4. School Meals: The Facts
School Breakfast is Healthier than Ever!
Fresh fruits
Whole grains
Limits on TransFats
Lowfat or fat-free milk
St. Paul Public Schools (MN)
Williamson County Schools (TN)

5. School Meals: The Facts
School meals are safe
School kitchens are subject to regular health inspections by the local health department.
According to the CDC, school kitchens maintain exceptional food safety records.
Schools account for only 4 % of foodborne-disease outbreaks. (Food prepared at home accounts for 20 %, and restaurant fare 50 %)

6. Facts about School Breakfast
Students who participate in school breakfast show improved attendance, behavior, standardized achievement test scores as well as decreased tardiness.
Source: Food Research & Action Council
Students who eat breakfast have better attention and memory.
Source: The National Dairy Council
Low-income children who receive school breakfast do better on a variety of indicators than low-income peers who go without breakfast.
Source: The Sodexo Foundation
Students who eat school breakfast attend on average 1.5 more days of school per year and score 17.5% higher on standardized math tests.
Source: Share Our Strength

7. Wake Up to School Breakfast!
The NSBW 2016 campaign encourages everyone to wake up to the benefits of breakfast at school!
Schools offer lots of ways to offer a healthy breakfast: grab’n’go options, breakfast in the classroom, and more.
March 6-10, 2017
Made possible by:

8. How We’re Celebrating
[Add information here about what the district is doing: menus, activities, decorations, events, etc. Include some photos from previous years celebrations if you have them]

9. Parents – Get Involved
Check out the cafeteria menu with your kids and discuss making healthy choices.
Join your kids for breakfast during NSBW or any time during the year.
Voice any concerns or special diets your kids have
Provide feedback and tell us how we’re doing
Lawndale Elementary SD (CA)

10. Administrators – Get involved
Visit the cafeteria during breakfast
Include presentations about the importance of school meals at PTA meetings and in the classroom
Talk about “Wake Up to School Breakfast” during the morning announcements
If you’re a teacher, encourage kids to participate in the “Create an Ad for School Breakfast Art Contest
FCPS Maryland

11. Resources
Visit to access all of the free resources, like:
10+ Page toolkit of ideas and tips
Downloadable artwork and logos
Flyer for parents (in Spanish, too!)
Social media tools and cover photos
Customizable press release, proclamation and much more

12. Questions?