1. Sally Spero, SNS Food Planning Supervisor San Diego USD
Who Didn’t Eat Today?
Sally Spero, SNS
Food Planning Supervisor
San Diego USD

2. Is Your District Doing Well at These?
Giving food away to students who come up and ask for it
Making money selling doughnuts, nachos, sugary drinks
Coming up with reasons why some students will never eat

3. Would You Like to Be Better at These?
Including more students in meal programs
Finding new markets
Meeting the needs of all students

4. Examine Your Assumptions
You can, too, teach a hungry child
It’s better to have hungry students in the classroom than feed them
Everyone eats a good breakfast
Everyone can get food during the summer
Everyone can read English
Students don’t care about eating

5. Examine Your Assumptions
Students who want special food should bring it from home
No one thinks school meals are important
There is no community support for school meals
Nothing can ever change

6. Missing! Elementary students at breakfast
Breakfast in the Classroom (2009 Golden Bell Award)
Getting support for the program
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7. Missing! Elementary students at lunch
Kid’s Choice Café in 132 elementary schools
Salad bars and three entree choices
2005 Golden Bell Award

8. Missing! Missing Secondary students at breakfast Nutrition break
Breakfast in the Classroom
Secondary students at breakfast
Nutrition break
Breakfast in the Classroom

9. Missing! High school students at lunch School bond funding
Bell-times adjusted
Plan for each campus
Upgraded technology

10. Missing! Student pleasing menu Student involvement
Themed Menus
Student pleasing menu
Student involvement
Creative use of commodities
Focus on presentation and flavor profile
Food located where students gather

11. Missing! Students during the summer
Partnerships with City of San Diego Park and Rec., military support groups, community groups
Marketing the program

12. Missing! Newly assimilated populations
Partner with the IRC (International Rescue Committee)
Community groups
Translate materials
Overcoming misperceptions

13. Missing! Vegetarian students Plan with the vegetarian student in mind
Salad bar in every school
At least one choice daily
Identify items

14. The completed puzzle provides
Student, parent, teacher, administration and board satisfaction
Nutritional stability for students
Fiscal stability for food service department
Job stability for food service employees