Short breakfast window: a grab-and-go switch took one school from 3% to 31%
When a bus schedule change left Kodiak Middle School students about 10 minutes before class instead of 20, Alaska's Kodiak Island Borough School District replaced its breakfast line with grab-and-go items near the student entrance, such as mini waffles, shelf-stable yogurt and bagels with cheese. Daily breakfast counts jumped from 11 to 127 students (2.76% to 31.28%) in the first week, according to nutrition director Jerilyn Urban in the state's October school meals bulletin. The district also added three schools to the Community Eligibility Provision and started a five-student food council per school that runs taste tests and brought back strawberry milk. Its goals are 60% breakfast and 50% lunch participation.
Original source: Alaska Department of Education & Early Development ↗