Project PA Master Instructor Workshop

November 15, 2002

Today’s GoalToday’s Goal

Learn about Learn about conducting conducting Team Nutrition Team Nutrition activities by taking a activities by taking a guided tour of Project guided tour of Project PA’s Showcase Schools PA’s Showcase Schools projectproject

Specific ObjectivesSpecific Objectives

1.1. Explain the Explain the rationale for rationale for linking linking classroom, classroom, cafeteria, cafeteria, and and communitycommunity

Participants will be able to:

Specific ObjectivesSpecific Objectives

2.2. Identify the Identify the school’s role school’s role in providing in providing nutrition nutrition educationeducation

Participants will be able to:

Specific ObjectivesSpecific Objectives

3.3. Describe the Describe the background background and rationale and rationale for for Showcase Showcase Schools Schools prprojectoject

Participants will be able to:

Specific ObjectivesSpecific Objectives

4.4. State the State the steps in steps in developing developing and imple-and imple-menting a TN menting a TN Action PlanAction Plan

Participants will be able to:

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5.5. Recognize the Recognize the importance of importance of a team a team approach to approach to developing and developing and implement-ing implement-ing an Action Planan Action Plan

Participants will be able to:

Specific ObjectivesSpecific Objectives

6.6. Identify barriers Identify barriers and solutions to and solutions to implementing a implementing a TN Action PlanTN Action Plan

Participants will be able to:

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7.7. Identify common Identify common strategies and strategies and keys to success keys to success in implementing in implementing TN Action PlansTN Action Plans

Participants will be able to:

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8.8. Locate and Locate and share TN share TN Action Plan Action Plan activity activity ideasideas

Participants will be able to:

Showcase SchoolsShowcase SchoolsLesson 1Lesson 1

BackgroundBackground

Topics

RationaleRationale

Description of projectDescription of project

Description of materialsDescription of materials

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

Multi-faceted nutrition education:Multi-faceted nutrition education:

Team Nutrition

HomeHome

MediaMedia

CommunityCommunity

SchoolSchool

HelpHelp children make healthy food choices children make healthy food choices::

Team Nutrition

motivationmotivation

skill buildingskill building

Provide Healthy Provide Healthy Meals for ChildrenMeals for Children

School Foodservice

Participate in school’s Participate in school’s Nutrition TeamNutrition Team

Influence of envirInfluence of environmental factors:onmental factors:

School Food Service

HomeHome

MediaMedia

CommunityCommunity

SchoolSchool

EnvirEnvironmental factors:onmental factors:

Showcase Schools

not barriers

but

“supporters”

Nutrition-Friendly Schools

in creating

Showcase Schools

Team Nutrition funding, administered through the PA Department of Education, Division of Food and Nutrition was provided to pilot efforts to bring the influences together:

Teams linking the cafeteria, classroom, and community were created at each school.

Teams consisted of

- students - teachers - parents

- foodservice personnel

- coaches

- school nurses

- health educators

- community leaders

- other nutrition supporters

RRATIONALEATIONALE

School’s Role

From the October 22, 2002 School Board News, a publication of the National School Boards Association:

If the United States is serious about addressing the obesity crisis, schools must play a role in creating an environment that fosters healthy nutrition and physical activity.

Linking Classroom, Cafeteria,and Community

From “The Team Nutrition Pilot Study: Lessons Learned from Implementing a Comprehensive School-Based Intervention”, a report published by USDA in the Journal of Nutrition Education in 2002:

Relationships formed with parents, local businesses, other educational institutions, health organizations, and the media offer promise for helping to sustain nutrition education efforts.

Multiple Channels Multiply Links

Evaluation of the Team Nutrition pilot communities showed that working through multiple channels --

foodservice foodservice initiativesinitiatives

classroom activitiesclassroom activities school-wide eventsschool-wide events

home activitieshome activities

community programs and eventscommunity programs and events

media events and coveragemedia events and coverage

contributed to increased success.

Advantages forSchool Foodservice

Seen as part of education processSeen as part of education process

Seen as more than support staffSeen as more than support staff

Improves status of programImproves status of program

Provides basis for placing value on the word Provides basis for placing value on the word and work of the SFS departmentand work of the SFS department

DESCRIPTION OF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTPROJECT

Selected Schools

submitted proposals with high potential for success

received support and guidance

implementation was monitored and assessed

TN activities were documented

Selected Schools

Forest City Regional High School

Centerville Elementary School

Sacred Heart School

Wayne Highlands Middle School

DESCRIPTION OF DESCRIPTION OF MATERIALSMATERIALS

MANUAL

Project information

TN Action Plan descriptions

Details about nutrition learning activities

Showcase Schools Kit

VIDEO

Project background

Examples of learning activities

Interviews with participants

PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL

Insight

Instruct

Resources

Showcase Schools Kit

PURPOSE OF THE VIDEO

Motivate

Demonstrate

Inspire

in every NSLP district in the state

Showcase Schools Kit

DISTRIBUTION PLAN:

One copy to every

Foodservice Director

Business Manager

School Board

Superintendent

Showcase Schools Kit

Additional copies available:

PDF version available for downloading http://nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu/projectpa

(last page of the manual) Contact PDE for additional print and

video copies by calling

1-800-331-0129

Start video here