Food Service 2022-23 Mark Balfour Director of Food Service
Kathy Palmer & Alyssa Peters Assistant Directors
February 2023
Today’s Agenda • What exactly does Food Services do? • New for Food Services in 2022-23
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Food Services • Breakfast (Including WonderCare) • Lunch • UPK & OWL programs • Snack Sales • 12:1:1 Cafe Support (After graduation support) • After school snack for Wondercare • Wonder Days on no school days & during breaks • Adult Sales • Catering (district events) including off site • Concessions for both high schools • Aquaponic Greenhouse (Includes TTT, and 100 tours annually) • Senior & Summa Breakfast • District Instacart 3
Participation Statistics Average Daily Participation Breakfast Lunch After School Snack (WC) Snack Sale
2012 0
2020
2022
2023
780 2,419
564
4,280 3,223 4,298 3,459 0
499
426
423
$3,950 $5,603 $1,730 $3,448
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Free & Reduced Data
Back-to-School ● Return to Pre COVID Operations ● More staff involvement in menu planning ● Merchandising (Developing Webster unique artwork) ● More Holiday Decorations ● Revamped the website to align with the district ● International Days (Age appropriate, more authentic) ● Online training for staff 6
New for 2022-23 ● Two new Assistant Directors since COVID March 2020 ● Kathy Palmer in 2020 & Alyssa Peters in 2022 ● End of universal free meals ● School Nutrition Association pushing congress for Universal Free Meals ● No longer sending breakfast home with elementary students ● Tackling the NYS ban on foam ● State Legislature is including Universal Free in its budget 7
Kathy Palmer
Alyssa Peters
• Directly responsible for schools north of Ridge Rd. • Works in schools as needed • District wide catering both district & offsite • Supplies for classroom activities • Coordinates with Wondercare & UPK • Liaison with vendors
• Directly responsible for schools south of Ridge Rd. • Works in schools as needed • New nutrition analysis software • Training staff on new software • Online training to include Serve Safe • Creating menus to reflect student and staff feedback at all grade levels
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Elementary Schools ● New Menu Items ○ Macho Nachos
○ Chicken Parmesan ○ Rice Bowls ○ Testing Yogurt Parfait at Breakfast
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Secondary ● Orange Chicken and General Tso’s ● Loaded Tots ● Philly Cheese Sandwich ● Rice Bowls ● Black Bean Burgers / Tacos ● Buffalo Chicken Melt ● Cubano & Bruschetta Flatbread Pizzas
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Secondary Schools ● Rotation Station (High School) ○ Nacho Bar ○ Rice & Noodle ○ Pasta ○ Mac & Cheese ○ Fresh Grab and Go ○ Vegetarian Item Daily
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Supply Chain Disruptions Top 5 Significant Challenges 1) Cost and availability of menu items and paper goods 2) Less bidding by vendors 3) Labor costs and supply, vendors included 4) Manufacturer discontinuing items 5) NYS bans the use of foam products School Nutrition Association. (2021, December 8). 2021 Supply Chain Survey Report. Retrieved May 2, 2022, from https://schoolnutrition.org/uploadedFiles/News_and_Publications/Press_Releases/Press_Releases/2021-SupplyChain-Survey-Report.pdf 12
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