
{"id":12769,"date":"2024-03-29T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/?p=12769"},"modified":"2024-03-29T15:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:01:45","slug":"fueling-success-championing-school-breakfast-with-no-kid-hungry-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/2024\/03\/29\/fueling-success-championing-school-breakfast-with-no-kid-hungry-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Fueling Success: Championing School Breakfast with No Kid Hungry Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12769\" class=\"elementor elementor-12769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e50eb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e50eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf5184\" data-id=\"9bf5184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab09ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab09ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/2-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3098a79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3098a79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7422e08\" data-id=\"7422e08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcb37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afcb37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek may be over, but at No Kid Hungry Louisiana we\u2019re thinking about the importance of school breakfast 365 days a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When kids eat breakfast, their days run smoother. Research shows that kids who eat school breakfast score higher on standardized tests, take fewer trips to the nurse, and have higher attendance and graduation rates. School breakfast is a win for families too and can help lighten the load during busy weekday mornings. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The benefits of school breakfast are compounding and have the ability to affect children now and their futures. For additional information and the research behind these facts, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/index.php\/programs\/school-meals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, across the country, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">school breakfast is not reaching all the children who need it<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Students\u2019 access to breakfast is impacted by so many barriers, including transportation, busy mornings, stigma, and more. One strategy to work around these barriers and make sure students receive breakfast is Breakfast After the Bell. Whether you\u2019re just beginning to explore Breakfast After the Bell or have run your program for years, we have resources and support to make your program as successful as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During National School Breakfast Week, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry Louisiana along with USDA Southwest Nutrition Director, Eddie Longoria, and his team visited Martin Behrman Charter School in New Orleans for School Breakfast Week on Thursday, March 7th. Louisiana was 1 of 4 states in the region that Eddie and his team scheduled to visit. During is visit at Martin Bherman Charter, Eddie served a few breakfasts and sat with students while they ate and discussed the importance of breakfast. The theme was \u201cSurf\u2019s Up\u201d and students received crossword puzzles, coloring sheets, pencils, and crayons.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c8f1da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c8f1da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63bc1b8\" data-id=\"63bc1b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc007a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bc007a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/22.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72e99e3\" data-id=\"72e99e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404dc79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"404dc79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/33.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7824966 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7824966\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-420775b\" data-id=\"420775b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e80eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e80eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also would like to highlight the wonderful events St. Tammany Parish Schools held during School Breakfast Week and Louisiana School Lunch Week. Classrooms and hallways were filled with decorations in honor of the School Breakfast Week\u2019s \u201cSurf\u2019s Up\u201d theme and awards were given to the best decorative classrooms. Staff members were dressed for the occasion and ready to serve!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de62458 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de62458\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e8d619\" data-id=\"4e8d619\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c0a23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85c0a23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just Starting Out<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=2fb5db2c4d&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Innovative Breakfast Delivery Options<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn how each Breakfast After the Bell model is structured and the higher breakfast participation rates associated with each model<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gaining Buy-In<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=78212ef112&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Study on Chronic Absenteeism<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study found that Breakfast After the Bell programs can help reduce chronic absenteeism and improve other student outcomes like test scores and social-emotional development.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=6227d14b7a&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Educator&#8217;s Guide to School Breakfast Funding<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource traces the path of the funding that supports school breakfast and lunch from Congress to the cafeteria. It also answers common questions that educators have about how the programs work.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=bf21a9eb64&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Breakfast After the Bell Myths<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn about Breakfast After the Bell myths and the facts that disprove them with this resource.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=5e727ce250&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Letter to School Staff Template<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This letter is designed to engage school staff and provide detailed information about how a Breakfast After the Bell program would operate.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=caee685379&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Breakfast FAQs for Parents &#8211; English<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This customizable resource answers those frequently asked questions that School Nutrition Directors and Principals get from parents regarding Breakfast After the Bell. The resource is also available<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=9c228bbf66&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"> <b>in Spanish<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=ecb8614dca&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Second Chance Breakfast Customizable Letter to Families<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This template letter can be customized by schools to inform families about a Breakfast After the Bell program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Building Partnerships and Stakeholder Support<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=c7b8000d93&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>School Meals: Valuable to Kids, Schools &amp; Communities<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn about how school meals are essential to student health and academic success, and how supporting school meals means supporting the local economy.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=f973a550de&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Building &amp; Maintaining Relationships with Your State Agency &#8211; A Guide for Program Sponsors<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource shares strategies and tips for program sponsors looking to build, improve, and maintain their relationships with state agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=ed008461b9&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>A Guide for Building Relationships with School Nutrition Staff<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource is intended to guide you in deciding when to approach school nutrition staff and which members of the staff to approach.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=b172116a10&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Talking Points for Introducing BAB to School Stakeholders<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These talking points can help you get started as you plan to introduce school stakeholders to Breakfast After the Bell.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=4f9610e1d8&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Engaging Stakeholders<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This link to our website will lead you to more resources on engaging stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outreach and Promotion<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=7a05a908dd&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>School Breakfast Promotion Strategies<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource highlights promotion strategies to build awareness, generate excitement, and increase school breakfast participation.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=08e94246fe&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>School Meals Application Outreach Toolkit<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This toolkit is designed to help districts get the word out to families about why completing and submitting free and reduced-price meal applications is important. The toolkit includes guidance about connecting with families, outreach examples from other school districts, and ready-to-use and customizable resources that are available in both English and Spanish. The contents of this toolkit can also be adopted for outreach for the completion and submission of alternative income forms.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=5b04e15a0e&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Powered by Breakfast Posters<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help promote your school&#8217;s breakfast program with these customizable posters.<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Logistics<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=3d34f9f99e&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Teacher Guide to Classroom Set Up &amp; Clean Up<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource outlines promising practices on how to create a plan for classroom setup and clean up where breakfast is served or eaten.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=c6e0ef5511&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Strategies to Reduce Food Waste in Schools and Child Nutrition Programs<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource highlights some of the most effective strategies to help reduce, recover, and recycle food waste from school meals.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=b63285068b&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Breakfast in the Classroom Pacing Guide for Educators<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource offers steps educators can take to support a successful launch of Breakfast in the Classroom. You will also find detailed activity ideas for educators and supportive resources.<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increasing Participation<\/span><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=0aba1ac209&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Strategies for Finding Success With CEP<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) enables eligible schools to serve free meals to all students, regardless of income. This resource explores strategies like improving meal participation rates, increasing the Identified Student Percentage (ISP), and generating revenue with savvy business practices.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=78cba3cbd9&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Conversation Starters for Designing More Inclusive School Meals Programs<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource can help increase participation by Identifying access barriers and developing strategies for partnering with students and families to eliminate those barriers.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/nokidhungry.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=283504c3b3add96827a4ae4b9&amp;id=c2f1b4c9ad&amp;e=2d5f8afbcc\"><b>Planning with Purpose &#8211; An Equity Diversity &amp; Inclusion Checklist<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource covers actionable steps that can be implemented to plan high-quality events that meet the needs of all. This checklist is not an exhaustive list and can be customized for your training, webinar, or other events.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolmealsdesign.org\/\"><b>School Meals Design Guide<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit our School Meals Design Guide website to access tools that school food and nutrition teams can use to make meal programs more student-centered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/maintaining-momentum-launching-sustaining-successful-breakfast-after-bell-programs-webinar\"><b>Maintaining the Momentum: Launching &amp; Sustaining Successful Breakfast After the Bell Programs<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch this webinar to learn about BAB, how you can launch a successful program, and expand and\/or sustain your own BAB program. The three speakers showcasing their BAB programs represent districts of varying sizes and geographies to demonstrate how BAB can be successfully adapted to meet the individual needs of a district and its schools.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/breakfast-after-bell-strategies-middle-and-high-schools\"><b>Strategies for Increasing Breakfast Participation at Middle and High Schools<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Middle and high schools typically have lower breakfast participation than elementary schools. 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