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Portage Central Middle School
PORTAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KALAMAZOO County
8305 S. Westnedge Avenue
Portage, Michigan  49002-5437

Enrollment:   700
Public School

Success Story Contact:
John Dunlop
PE Teacher
Phone: 269-323-5665
Email: jdunlop@portageps.org


Success Story Information:

Reach:
  • Building level
Duration: 1 to 3 months
Costs:
  • Food samples to promote program
  • $101 - $500
Factors for Success:
  • Coordinated School Health Team
  • Administrative support
  • Funding
  

SCHOOL BREAKFAST
SUCCESS STORY

Through the Michigan Team Nutrition Youth Wellness Initiative, our team put together an approach to increase participation in school breakfast. We offer "Grab and Go" breakfast bags to our students after 1st hour in addition to our normal school breakfast prior to the school day. Students are allowed to purchase a Breakfast-take it to Go 2nd hour and eat in the classroom at the beginning of class.

We began the program in steps, phasing it in one grade level at a time, currently only the 6th grade is participating. The 7th grade program will be added in one week, and finally 8th grade second semester. With the addition of the Grab and Go offerings our breakfast participation has increased by 330%! We anticipate that once the program is offered to our entire population that nearly 30-40% of our students will be eating school breakfast.
 
Other Relevant School Information

Our Coordinated School Health Team/Committee has the following active members: School Administration (Principal, Assistant Principal, Superintendent);Nutrition Services (Food Service Director or Manager);Physical Education (PE teacher);Classroom teacher (not PE or Health);School Counselor, Psychologist or Social Worker;Student (on the team for middle/high school; input for elementary school)

Our Team/Committee met 4 or more times during the past 12 months.

Assessments* Completed: Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT)*

This School Success Story was submitted on 1/8/2010

*Since 2004, The Healthy School Action Tool Assessment is Michigan’s preferred assessment tool that is a combination of the School Health Index and Changing the Scene.



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