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FSD K-12 Spotlight

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Mo. district moves foodservice in-house

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 13, 2015

Officials at St. Joseph School District say breakfast participation has increased by about 100 meals per day despite a dip in enrollment.

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Farmers help schools celebrate NSLW

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 13, 2015

Students in some Kansas schools are learning about agriculture from local farmers this week as part of National School Lunch Week.

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Reinvented lunchroom popular with kids

By FSD Staff on Oct. 13, 2015

Santaluces High School had problems getting students to eat lunch—even those on a free- or reduced-price plan—until it gave its cafeteria a $550,000 remodel and new menu.

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USDA lauds Colorado district for health and nutrition

By FSD Staff on Oct. 13, 2015

Officials praised Greeley-Evans School District’s nutrition-services director for his impact.

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3 reasons to do your homework before joining CEP

By Katie Fanuko on Oct. 13, 2015

As the Community Eligibility Provision grows in popularity, a K-12 FSD advises peers to conduct some research before applying.

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New $40M central kitchen to prep fresh meals for district

By FSD Staff on Oct. 13, 2015

The Oakland Unified School District’s facility will also have a demonstration farm on-site and classrooms to teach students about culinary arts and hospitality.

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Maintaining a la carte sales through smart compliance with snack rules

By Katie Fanuko on Sep. 08, 2015

Maintaining a la carte sales since the implementation of the Smart Snacks in School rule has been a challenge three out of four school FSDs have been

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Va. school district rolls out new breakfast program

Sep. 08, 2015

This fall, Petersburg City Public Schools is implementing the Breakfast in the Classroom program at three elementary schools.

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Water main break floods cafeteria

Sep. 08, 2015

Officials at Oklahoma-based Edmond North High School said that it could take weeks before all of the repairs are made to the main cafeteria where the water main break occurred.

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Dora Rivas’ next path to promoting child nutrition

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 08, 2015

The four-decade veteran of school foodservice is technically retiring, but don’t expect her to stop pursuing a lifelong goal of improving what youngsters eat. She took a moment to share why she’s retiring, what she’s learned and which of her many achievements make her most proud.

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