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- Do we currently provide a breakfast and/or lunch program in our school(s)?
- Is the breakfast and/or lunch program self supporting or subsidized in the school budget?
- What data about the food service program do we have?
- Finances
- Utilization
- Food quality, including nutrition
- Student/parent attitudes
- Free and reduced lunch participation rates
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- Are schools in compliance with state and federal laws and guidelines?
- What procedures are in place to guide food service program assessments?
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- Does the school take part in the federal school lunch/breakfast program?
- Is the food service program a contracted service or part of the school system?
- Is there a group of people in place to ensure the quality of the food service program?
- What is the principal’s role in the program?
- How well-run is the food service program?
- Are the menu choices nutritious and healthy?
- Is the program self-supporting?
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- Review and solicit community input regarding decision to provide or not provide breakfast and lunch programs in the school(s), including the financial and educational impacts.
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- Review state and federal laws to ensure compliance.
- Establish clear procedures to guide food service program assessments.
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- Meet with the person that coordinates the food service program and discuss the program, its limitations and structure.
- Observe the food service program and identify strengths and weaknesses of delivery.
- Eat the food on a regular basis.
- Talk to students to learn what they think of the food service program.
- Form a committee that includes users of the program (i.e. food service staff, students, parents, staff members, etc.) to evaluate the program.
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