Annual Conference
Conference Session
2013-11-17
"Rolling Out a Successful Breakfast in the Classroom program"Key Areas: Operations
Session: Session G - Sunday, November 17th: 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Smoketree C
Speaker(s): Christina Suaverdez - Food Services Training Specialist/BIC Team Lead, Los Angeles Unified School District
Maribel Maloles
Objectives:
- How to rollout out BIC to meet the end result
- Effectively communicate all benefits of BIC (Academic, Nutrition, Financial)
- How to tailor trainings to audience needs
Description: Districts are tasked to look for additional ways to capture students for meals. Breakfast, as being the most important meal is a great opportunity to get students focused and ready to learn. BUT how do Districts get students to participate? Breakfast in the Classroom is one of the answers.
For the 2012-13 school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District embarked on a mission to improve breakfast opportunities to its students via Breakfast in the Classroom. For that year, LAUSD implemented BIC at 288 sites (including 4 high schools and 7 middle schools), over 10,000 classrooms and feeding over 200,000 students daily, generating over $6 million in revenues. How did they do it? Come and find out and learn to implement it in your school district and reap the benefits.
Speaker Bio(s):
Christina Suaverdez - Los Angeles Unified School District
Speaker Bio:
Christina Suaverdez is an Area Food Services Supervisor with LAUSD, supervising 28 cafeterias, 5 Early Education Centers and 120 Food Services personnel. Prior to her present position, Christina had been a Food Services Training Specialist with LAUSD for six years. She has trained managers, students and staff on all subjects pertaining to school food, food services, meal services, nutrition and nutrition education.
Maribel Maloles
Speaker Bio:
Maribel Vizcocho Maloles have been with LAUSD for nine years. She began her career as a Senior Food Service Worker, promoted to a Food Services Manager and in 2008 became a Food Services Training Specialist. In 2011, she was chosen to work as one of the team members for the Breakfast in the Classroom project and is a proud member of CSNA since 2008.
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