Executive Update
How to Protect School Nutrition Funding Continued from page 5
paid for their crops. The government bought the surplus (which strengthened the prices) and donated it to schools to feed students, and ensure healthier future generations. • Number of employees in your program • Number of students participating in district meals • Number of voters in the district • Which schools will no longer qualify for CEP if the threshold was raised to 60% • Financial impact of lower student meal participation levels • Cost of equipment required if the current CEP program returns to tradi- tional counting (keypads, etc.) • Additional labor hours and cost to process all meal applications • Financial impact on farmers and local businesses due to reduced purchases • Amount of meal debt coverage from the General Fund • Research findings on how students learn more when they eat healthy school meals • Highlight awards and recognition your program has received, and the unique programs you have implemented to support healthy eating for students • Indicate the minimum reimbursement rate needed to break even 2. Share relevant information from your fact sheet to reach more supporters: • Email • District Web sites • School menus
• District and ocal organization meetings • Social media • Local, state and national media 3. Hold meetings to share your fact sheet with: your board of education, principals, teacher groups, unions, parent groups, suppliers (dairy, bakery, produce, distrib- utors, paper companies, etc.) and other members of your community 4. Invite elected representatives, media, administration officials and stakeholders, including parents, to have lunch at school to see firsthand how your program bene- fits students
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5. Visit elected officials’ offices and attend town halls 6. Recruit other stakeholders to support funding for your district 7. Increase/maintain contact with support- ers and elected officials through follow up thank you letters/emails, and share updates on your success
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