About the Challenge
The Ohio School Breakfast Challenge encourages
schools to start the day with school breakfast
so all students are ready to learn.
- Attendance
- Behavior
- Classroom participation
- Attentiveness
- Concentration
- Math and reading scores
- Standardized test scores
- Cognitive test speed
- Vocabulary
- Anxiety
- School nurse visits
- Tardiness
- Absenteeism1,2
to increase revenue in the food service department.3
Breakfast Strategies
Customize your breakfast program to service the unique needs of your school.
Breakfast is served and eaten in the cafeteria. A variety of hot and cold menu items can be offered so students get a healthy start to their day. Ohio best practices include Millcreek West-Unity Local
Students pick up breakfast when they arrive at school and it is served in a variety of high-traffic areas such as the cafeteria, hall or entry ways. Ohio best practices include Bright Local, Graham Middle and Southern Local
Students eat together in the classroom and breakfast is delivered by the nutrition staff, students and/or volunteers. Ohio best practices include Garfield Heights City and Logan Hocking
Students get breakfast during a break in the morning after first period or mid-way between breakfast and lunch, similar to Grab ‘n Go. Ohio best practices include Cincinnati Public and Scioto Valley
Ohio School Breakfast Champion
& Challenge Award
Schools that demonstrate a collaborative best practice to create, enhance or expand school breakfast are encouraged to apply for the Champions of Breakfast Award. Applications available January 2020. Nominations will be accepted through February 3, 2020. Champion Award-winning schools will be announced March 2020.
Schools offering the school breakfast program are encouraged to participate in the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge. Submit participation data for February 3, 2020 thru March 31, 2020. School food authorities will receive a survey gizmo email the last week of March 2020 to report breakfast meals served, serving days and enrollment.
Awards
Schools that meet the breakfast ADP rates as stated below will be notified of their award level in May 2020. Schools will receive an All-Star recognition banner to proudly display in their school.
Get the Word Out
In The News
The FCCLA student engagement in the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge has officially started with the announcement of their State Project this month. Click here to learn more.
OSBC Case Study
Discover how a group of organizations under the leadership of the American Dairy Association Mideast engaged state education association leaders to be a part of a concerted effort to increase student access and participation in the School Breakfast Program. Click here for the Case Study.
Secondary School Admin & Teacher Surveys
Surveys provide insight into the beliefs and role secondary school administrators and teachers play in increasing access and participation in school breakfast. Click here for the Secondary Administrator Addenum and click here for the Teacher Addenum.
Ohio Education Groups Support Breakfast
The Ohio School Breakfast Challenge is supported by more than 25 school and health organizations. Learn why from the following groups:
Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators
Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators
Congratulations to the 2020 Champion of Breakfast Award Winners for their exceptional work and innovation of school breakfast service. Click here for the 2020 Champion of Breakfast Award announcement.
2019 Champion of School Breakfast Awards
Click here for the list of 2019 Champion of Breakfast Award Winners and click on the links below for each winner’s success story.
Millcreek-West Unity Local School District
Pickerington Local School District
Scioto Valley Local School District
Southern Local School District
Winton Woods City School District
2018 Champion of School Breakfast Awards
Click here for the 2018 Champion of School Breakfast Award winners announcement and click here for best practices.
2017 Champion of School Breakfast Awards
Click here for the 2017 Champion of School Breakfast Award winners announcement and success stories.
School Food Authorities that participate in the School Breakfast Program will receive a survey gizmo email the week of March 23 to report breakfast meals served, serving days and enrollment from February 3 through March 31, 2020. Schools that plan to participate in the 2020 Challenge must report breakfast data by April 24, 2020 to be eligible for the award.
2019 Breakfast All-Star Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 Breakfast All-Star Award winners. Click here for the list of winners.
Ohio school districts and 313 schools were named Breakfast All-Stars for their outstanding efforts in serving school breakfast so all students start their day ready to learn. Breakfast All-Star schools met the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge criteria and will receive recognition and a Breakfast All-Star Banner to proudly display at their school.
2018 Breakfast All-Star Award Winners
Click here for the 2018 Breakfast All-Star Award Winners.
2017 Breakfast All-Star Award Winners
Click here for the Spring 2017 Breakfast All-Stars Award announcement.
Click here for the Spring 2017 Breakfast All-Stars Award Winners.
2016 Breakfast All-Star Award Winners
Click here for the Fall 2016 Breakfast All-Stars Award announcement.
Click here for the Fall 2016 Breakfast Challenge Award Winners.
Brought to You By:
1 Breakfast Intake and Composition Is Associated with Superior Academic Achievement in Elementary Schoolchildren, Journal of the American College of Nutrition Vol. 35, Iss. 4,2016
2 Adolphus K1, Lawton CL2, Champ CL2, Dye L2. The Effects of Breakfast and Breakfast Composition on Cognition in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Adv Nutr. 2016 May 16;7(3):590S-612S. doi: 10.3945/an.115.010256. Print 2016 May.
3 Wellness Impact Report: Enhancing Academic Success through Healthy School Environments – GENYOUth Foundation 2013 www.GENYOUthFoundation.org
4 2017, U.S. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, Center for Disease Control
5 Section 3313.813, Food Programs-Outdoor Education Centers, 3 (e)
*Annual Total ADP Definition: School Breakfast Annual Average Daily Participation Rates of total students enrolled based on food service monthly claims.
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