1. Pontiac Academy for Excellence National School Breakfast Week March 7-11, 2016 March 4, 2016

2. Agenda  School Breakfast Program/School Meals  National School Breakfast Week  Fast Facts  “Wake Up to School Breakfast”  Getting Involved Poudre County Schools (CO)

3. National School Breakfast Program  National School Breakfast Program (SBP)  Serves 11.2 million children daily*  Our School Breakfast Program  Provided by Unique Food Management * USDA (2013-2014 School Year) Irvine Unified SD, CA

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) Bemidji Area Schools (MN) Provo School District (UT)

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. Fast Facts about School Breakfast Students who eat breakfast have better attention and memory. Source: The National Dairy Council Students who participate in school breakfast show improved attendance, behavior, standardized achievement test scores as well as decreased tardiness. Source: Food Research & Action 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. Made possible by: March 7-11, 2016

8. How We’re Celebrating Monday March 7 th, 2016 All Cafeteria’s - “The Smoothie Way” Serving: Strawberry Banana Smoothies Tuesday March 8 th, 2016 Elementary Special Breakfast – “Pancake Day” Serving: Pancakes, sausage, hash browns, fruit bowls, yogurt bar w/ Granola & Dried Cranberry Topping Wednesday March 9 th, 2016 All Cafeteria’s – “Late Start Breakfast” Serving: Breakfast bars, Pop Tarts, Yogurt, Juice & Milk Thursday March 10 th, 2016 Middle School Special Breakfast – “Waffle Day” Serving: Waffles, sausage, hash browns, oatmeal, fruit bowl, yogurt bar w/ granola & Cranberry Topping Friday March 11 th, 2016 High School Special Breakfast – “Fuel Your Day” Scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, grits, toast, fruit bowl, yogurt bar w/ granola & dried cranberry topping

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 Fulton County Schools (GA)

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