Oyster River

Child NutritionRepairing our Program

History

• Low participation

• Great food

• Unhappy parents

• Less than supportive administration

• Frustrated staff

• Failing equipment

• Finance Trouble

Step 1 – Watch

& LearnTake Notes on the good and the not so good

Plan your changes

Change what you can’t live with immediately

Regulatory issues – Sanitation issues –Unethical situations

Step 2 – Changing the culture

• Gain Parents’ Trust

• Increase Student Acceptance

• Restore Financial Growth

Marketing

Parent Trust

Financial Growth

Student Acceptance

Marketing to Parents

Restoring Parents’ trust

Local Foods Brand Your Program

Marketing to Parents

Community Dinners

PTO Meetings

•Offer to present at PTO meetings

• Bring samples

• Explain regulations

• Suggest solutions to their problems

Student Acceptance

Give them a voice

• Samples

• Cooking Classes

• Product Tasting

• Bring in Guests

Students & Community

Working together

Beet Hummus

Student acceptance

Cooking classes

Kids in the Kitchen – Best Friends

5th Grade

Cooking Classes

Never underestimate the power of a popular

administrator

Tell the world about everything!

• Social Media

Financial Changes

1. Meals per worker hour

2. Shifting labor hours and tasks among schools

3. Save on supplies

4. Double check food orders

5. Eyes on negative student accounts

Financial Growth

• Prior year ($98,000)

• First year ($72,000)

• Second year ($56,000)

• Third year ($36,000)

• Fourth year ($23,000)

• Fifth year $17,990

Questions?