Survey result for pilot lunch program

You've asked and we've listened -- below is a summary of the survey results from the pilot lunch program in January. Click here to see the Full Survey Results.

Parent Survey Results: (131 respondents!)

Parents feedback: 93% said the hot lunch trial program was "excellent" or "very good"!

Parents' top priorities: (Respondents rated ALL six categories as a 4 or 5 on a 1-5 scale)

1. Convenience of not packing lunch (95% support!)
   
2. Organic, sustainable, local, nutritious food (92% support!)

Other priorities:

• Community-building around shared lunch
  
• Curriculum around food: farm field trips, gardening, etc
  
• "Eat Green": Modeling good environmental practices
• Food variety: growth opportunity for kids

Common comments:

• Want it to be made part of tuition
• Want more vegetarian, more fruits & veggies, whole grains, etc; not regular dessert (prefer fruit/yogurt)
• Want 100% organic
• Want more choice in daily menu (some kids came home hungry due to lack of choice); too gourmet
• Recycle & compost everything

Price:

• Respondents willing to pay on average: $4.40/day
• Over 80% are willing to pay $4/day

Volunteer / Donate:

• 40% of respondents willing to volunteer regularly!
• 70% of respondents willing or "maybe willing" to donate!

Full Survey Results

Help us get a grant!

Do you or anyone you know have a connection to a grant foundation? We're looking for a foundation that would want to provide supplemental support to a extraordinary food program with ambitions to become a leading example for schools around the country. Please contact Gina Tega-Partovi if you have a lead for us -- no lead is too small!

Eat Smart! vision and implementation plan

Below is a PowerPoint slideshow including the vision and 3-year implementation plan for the Eat Smart program. This document is a work in progress and will change as we learn new information and make decisions.

(Click on the square to the left of the "Google docs" icon to make the slideshow bigger.)

Welcome to the Eat Smart blog!

This is your best source of information about the Eat Smart program. We will post the latest information about the program, upcoming meeting dates, minutes from past meetings, requests for volunteers and anything else you tell us you'd like to know!

For those of you that are new to blogs, here's a few user notes:

Under each blog entry, you will see a "Comments" link. To leave feedback about that entry, click on the link and leave your comment. Your comments will be public and can be read by anyone. We've created this blog because we really want your feedback on Eat Smart so please use the comment link often!

On the right-hand side of the blog, you will find:
- Eat Smart Documents
This is a list of the working documents the committee has created for Eat Smart. Check here frequently for links to new documents like the survey results from the January pilot lunch program.
- Contact us!
Here are the email addresses for committee members. Please feel free to contact us directly with any comments or feedback.