empower to engage: how to develop effective parternships with students

EMPOWER TO ENGAGE:HOW TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PARTERNSHIPS WITH STUDENTS

What are we talking about today?

• How to work with students to

• Increase breakfast and lunch participation

• Roll out upcoming changes in school lunch

• Questions

Why engage students?• They are your target audience

• They understand their peers, better than anyone

• They can speak to their peers in a way you cannot

• They can foresee problems you may miss

Who has worked with students to promote their school lunch program?

How to engage students as partners

• Give them true decision making power

• Employ them as an intern (even if unpaid)

• Try to make it fun

Henry Sibley Student Chef Program

Worked with students to develop new food item to highlight policy changes coming from wellness committee.

Step 1: Assemble group and brainstorm

Step 2: Work with food service to develop plan

Step 3: Bring students back together to

put together plan for roll out

Other student chef projects:Henry Sibley: Greek menu – turkey gyros, falafel, greek salad

Hastings High School: Pasta primavera with choice of sauce and fresh fruit

Henry Sibley – Turkey burger, strawberry spinach salad

School Breakfast Promotion

• Worked with five different schools to promote school breakfast participation

• Anoka, Northfield, Burnsville, Two in Rochester

• Created posters, videos, social media presence, promotional events

Student Gardens

Crosswinds School in Woodbury – Small plot on school grounds. Funding from multiple sources

Sibley East in Arlington MN – 2 acre plot subsidized by 5 acre commodity corn donated by farmer

Other student involvement ideas• Having students on wellness committee’s

• Student group partner with local chef to come up with new menu item

• School store overhaul

• Student made videos on video announcements

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME

Andy Berndtandy@communityblueprint.com

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