Georgia's School Nutrition Program

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GEORGIAS SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM
January, 2001 Annette Bomar Hopgood,
Director School Community Nutrition Georgia
Department of Education 404 651 9443 (phone) 404
657 9188 (fax) ahopgood_at_doe.k12.ga.us
(e-mail) www.doe.k12.ga.us/nutrition/scnp.html
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Georgias School Nutrition Program
Georgia Department of Education School
Community Nutrition

• Commodity Food Distribution
• TEFAP

• School Lunch
• Breakfast
• Milk
• After-school Snacks

• Nutrition Education
• Food Service Management Training

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FY 01 Funding (estimate)
State

• Administration 369,529
• Salary Base 33,533,551
• Managers Suppl. 696,800
• Sick Leave 1,052,110
• Subtotal 35,651,990

Federal - Food
32,361,674 - Cash 268,199,742
Subtotal 300,561,416
TOTAL 336,213,406
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Program Revenue
Cash 28
Federal Food 7
State 8
Federal Funds 57
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O.C.G.A. 20-2-187

• Purpose of Appropriations
• Keep sale prices low to paying students
• Maximize participation and quality meals
• Salary Base (based upon productivity)
• Managers Supplement (up to 1,000 per year)
• Nutrition Education Learning Lab

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O.C.G.A. 20-2-187

• Certification for Supervisors - GPSC Rule
  505-2-.118 School Nutrition Director and GDOE
  Rule 160-5-1-.22 Personnel Required
• Classification for Managers - GBOE Rule
  160-5-1-.22 Personnel Required and 160-5-6-.01
  Statewide School Nutrition Program
• Training for Personnel - GBOE Rule 160-5-6-.01
  Statewide School Nutrition Program

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O.C.G.A. 20-2-1190,20-2-1192 Sick Leave

• Authorization for five days sick leave two
  appropriated
• Payment based on average daily wage cost for
  managers and non-managers

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Lunch Status

• 3rd Among States in Paid Student Participation
• 77 of Students in Attendance Participate vs. 56
  Nationally
• 3rd Among States in Total Student Participation
• Over 80 of Georgians Cite School Lunch as a
  Good Value (UGA Georgia Poll)
• 53 served free/reduced-price vs. 57 nationally

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Nutrition Education Training Status

• No federal funds since 1998
• Training-In-Depth for Classified Managers - GBOE
  Rule 160-5-6-.01 Statewide School Nutrition
  Program
• Orientation for New Employees - GBOE Rule
  160-5-6-.01 Statewide School Nutrition Program

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Nutrition Education Training Status

• SDU Credit Courses (teachers nutrition
  personnel) on Nutrition and Management
• Collaboration with UGA on on-line courses
• Collaboration with GA Technical Colleges on
  Culinary Programs
• Serve Safe and HAACP training to certify
  personnel

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Nutrition Education Training Status

• Local Innovation Grants (Pending funding)
• On-going Healthy School Meals (Federal)
  Initiative Training
• Classroom Resources to Support QCC (gt750,000 in
  federal administrative funds for GA state agency
  spent over three years)
• Collaboration with Georgia Learning Connections
  to populate nutrition lessons of QCC

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O.C.G.A. 20-2-66

• School Breakfast Mandate (effective
• 6-16-96)
• Elementary with 25 Free/Reduced
• Other with 40 Free/Reduced

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Breakfast Status

• 94 of Schools Offer Breakfast
• 85 of Districts Offer Breakfast in 100 of their
  Schools
• 21 of Breakfasts are Served to Paying Students
  vs. 16 Nationally
• No. Served Increased by 125 Since 1990
• 35 of Students Who Eat Lunch Also Eat Breakfast
  vs. 28 Nationally

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Commodity Status

• 89 of Commodity Value
• 32 Million goes to schools
• 15 Cents per Lunch earned for schools
• Other Outlets include Food Banks, Community
  Action Agencies, Summer Camps, and Charitable
  /Correctional Institutions
• 18 Million Purchased in FFY 00 by USDA from GA
  Farmers for national distribution (chicken, pork,
  beef stew, eggs, peanuts and peanut butter)

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Results Based Budget Goals for 2001

• Increase the number of schools certified in
  compliance with federal nutrient standards from
  182 in 1998 to 400 in 2001.
• Increase by 1 over 1997 the number of Georgias
  public school students that choose a school lunch
  as their midday meal at school.
• Increase by 5 over 1997 the number of Georgias
  public high school students that choose a school
  lunch as their midday meal at school.