January 2015

Happy New Year! As 2015 gets underway, we hope you will put breakfast at the top of your resolutions. If you have not yet joined the growing number of New Jersey districts offering breakfast after the bell, which significantly boosts student participation in this critical child nutrition program, please take a look at these resources to help you get started. Breakfast after the bell is do-able – and benefits the entire school community, while bringing more federal dollars into your district.

Breakfast toolkit has everything you need!

The USDA provides a comprehensive toolkit that will answer all your questions about implementing breakfast after the bell.

Find breakfast tools.

Need help getting teachers on board with classroom breakfast?

The National Education Association offers a great toolkit that includes reasons why breakfast after the bell is good for teachers, along with creative ideas for productive instructional activities that can be done while kids eat.

Check it out.

Breakfast webinars

The Food Research and Action Center provides informative webinars on everything from enlisting principals in implementation of effective breakfast programs to the nuts and bolts of implementing breakfast after the bell.

View webinars.

In case you missed it…

Hear from New Jersey school leaders who have implemented breakfast after the bell. View the video of the release of the 4th Annual NJ Food for Thought School Breakfast Report.