Hot Off the Stove
A Toast to
Breakfast!
Updated 5.11.2011 - visit here to
find out what schools across California and the nation are
doing to put breakfast first.
11.16.2011 Now Available - Breakfast and Beyond
as Presented at the Annual CSNA Conference
See the presentation made by the BreakfastFirst Campaign
and partners at the annual conference of the California School
Nutrition Association. You can also download handouts provided
at the session. Click here
for full details.
10.18.2011 New School Breakfast Webinar Series Launching
on October 27!
Please join Action for Healthy Kids and the BreakfastFirst
Campaign for a series of five interactive webinars designed to
showcase the health, fiscal, and academic benefits of
effective school breakfast programs. Each of the webinars,
presented throughout the 2011-2012 school year, will feature
an expert panel that will share key resources, discuss best
practices, and answer questions from attendees.
Webinar #1 - School Breakfast Basics:
Making the Case and Making It Work
October 27, 2011 from 1-2pm PT
Click
here
for full details and to register now!
10.3.2011 New Tool for You: Side-by-Side Comparison of
School Breakfast Models
This table provides a side-by-side comparison of four
school breakfast models: Traditional Breakfast, Classroom
Breakfast, Grab n' Go, and Second Chance Breakfast. View the
table
here.
9.22.2011 Just Released! Superintendent Torlakson's
Support of School Breakfast & Innovative Service Models
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
has just released a letter expressing his support as the new
honorary chair of the BreakfastFirst Campaign. The letter
emphasizes the benefits of school breakfast and the importance
of innovative service models. The letter also confirms that
Classroom Breakfast can count towards instructional minutes.
Thank you, Superintendent, for being a breakfast champion!
Read the letter
here.
9.15.2011 Provision 2 Resources Now Available
Visit the Research and Resource
page to see Provision 2
resources from the California Department of Education -
Nutrition Services Division and nutrition services directors
who have implemented this effective option.
8.11.2011 New Grab n' Go Page
Visit the new Grab n' Go Breakfast
page to read a description
of this effective school breakfast model, access an
informative video from Saint Paul Public Schools, and view
other helpful resources, including tips for successful
implementation.
5.18.2011 New Webinar Materials Now Available:
Promotion & Outreach and
School Board Policy
- Click here for
materials from the 4.13.2011 webinar on promotion &
outreach strategies for effective school breakfast
programs.
- Click here for
materials from the 4.27.2011 webinar on the role of school
board policy in shaping school breakfast programs.
- For materials from other webinars in the BreakfastFirst
series, visit our Research & Resources
page.
5.12.2011 Webinar FAQ Documents Now Available
FAQ documents for the
School
Breakfast Basics,
Classroom
Breakfast, and
Breakfast
at a Better Time and Place webinars are now
available. Visit the Research and Resources page for all
materials related to the 2011 BreakfastFirst webinar series.
5.11.2011 New Presentation Available
The BreakfastFirst Team recently partnered with the
California Department of Education to present
Improving School Breakfast: A Winning Strategy for All at
the annual conference of the California State PTA.
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