S U C C E S S
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T H E
WEST VIRGINIA
OFFICE OF CHILD NUTRITION
M E N U
FY2014
West Virginia Board of Education
2014-2015
Gayle C. Manchin, President
Michael I. Green, Vice President
Tina H. Combs, Secretary
Thomas W. Campbell, Member
Robert W. Dunlevy, Member
Lloyd G. Jackson II, Member
L. Wade Linger Jr., Member
William M. White, Member
Paul L. Hill, Ex Officio
Chancellor
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
James L. Skidmore, Ex Officio
Chancellor
West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education
Michael J. Martirano, Ex Officio
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction.......................................................................................... 1
Childhood Hunger in West Virginia.................................................... 1
West Virginia Feed to Achieve........................................................... 2
Innovative Breakfast Delivery Strategies........................................... 3
Breakfast Participation Trends............................................................ 4
Historical Performance........................................................................ 4
Highest Meal Participation Rates, County Level.............................. 5
Highest Meal Participation Rates, School Level............................... 5
Highest Meal Participation Rates, Grade Level............................... 6
School Breakfast Participation Report............................................... 7
Statewide Meal Participation Rates.................................................. 8
Community Eligibility Provision.......................................................... 10
Cooperative Purchasing................................................................... 12
West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition Federal Funding................ 13
West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition 2014 Accomplishments.... 14
West Virginia Ranks #1 in the Nation............................................... 15
Endnotes............................................................................................. 16
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Richard Goff, MBA
Executive Director
Office of Child Nutrition
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6, Room 252
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305
304.558.3396
rjgoff@k12.wv.us
https://wvde.state.wv.us/child-nutrition/
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INTRODUCTION
It really is an exciting time to be involved in feeding children. From sponsoring
community eligibility to the implementation of the West Virginia Feed to Achieve
Act, the West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition is making great strides in combating
childhood hunger throughout our state. We believe a child’s focus should be on
learning and that nutrition is an integral and vital part of the school day. The Feed to
Achieve Act establishes landmark legislation that will focus on meal access and the
improved quality of school meals so all children have a chance to achieve his or her
potential. We are proud of the innovative advances being made to child nutrition
programs within our state and look forward to seeing the children of West Virginia
succeed. Together, we can all make West Virginia a healthy, hunger-free state, one
meal at a time.
Richard Goff, MBA
Executive Director
CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN WEST VIRGINIA
Childhood hunger in West Virginia is
more prevalent today than ever. More
than 1 in 5 West Virginia children live
in a household that does not have
sufficient access to food. 60% of West
Virginia school-aged children qualify
for free or reduced priced school
meals. That’s 173,383 children whose
family household income is below or
nearly below the federal poverty level.
Often times, the meals provided at
school are the only nutritious meals that
these children receive daily. Without
adequate access to food these
children are at risk for health problems,
obesity, nutrient deficiencies, and
difficulties with learning and discipline
that can echo throughout a lifetime.
2014 Student Eligibility
39.97%
60.03%
Free & Reduced Price Eligible
Full Paid
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WEST VIRGINIA FEED TO ACHIEVE
To address the issue of childhood hunger
west virginia
throughout our state, the West Virginia
Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 663 in
April 2013, creating the West Virginia Feed
to Achieve Act. The bill, sponsored by
Senator John R. Unger, was signed into law
by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. It focuses on
improving the nutrition, physical activity and health of West Virginia’s
children. The need for the bill was simple: every child needs nutritious
meals in order to achieve his or her potential. The West Virginia Feed
to Achieve Act has insured that every school-aged child is given the
nutritious meals that their growing bodies require in order to succeed
in life.
Feed to
West Virginia is the first state in the nation to pass and implement
into law a bill that puts children’s health and nutrition in the forefront
of education. Research
has found that students
who participate in school
breakfast show improved
attendance, behavior,
standardized achievement
test scores as well as
decreased tardiness1,2.
The Feed to Achieve Act
has realigned breakfast
with the instructional
day, giving every student
the chance to eat a
school breakfast. With
this law, the West Virginia
Legislature recognized
the connection between
student health and
academic success.
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INNOVATIVE BREAKFAST DELIVERY STRATEGIES
The West Virginia Feed to Achieve Act has required all public schools to implement
innovative breakfast delivery strategies that provide students with a minimum of
two nutritious meals per day and, where feasible, at no cost to the student. Total
implementation of these innovative breakfast delivery strategies began at the start
of the 2015 school year. Innovative breakfast delivery strategies include, but are not
limited to: Grab-N-Go Breakfast, Breakfast in the Classroom, Breakfast After First, or a
combination of the three.
• Grab-N-Go Breakfast
Grab-N-Go Breakfasts are meals that are prepared then packaged individually
in ready-to-go bags. The students may pick up their bagged
breakfast and then consume these
meals in the setting of their
school’s choosing.
• Breakfast in the
Classroom
Breakfast in the Classroom
allows students the
opportunity to eat together in
a classroom setting. Students
consume their meals at their
desks during the first 10 - 15
minutes of the school day.
• Breakfast After First
Breakfast After First is served
following the first instructional
period or during a dedicated
nutrition break.
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BREAKFAST PARTICIPATION TRENDS
Trend data shows a 6 percent increase in breakfast participation in October 2014 as
compared to October 2013.
OCT
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
39.17%
37.38%
SEPT
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
43.54%
39.87%
36.97%
AUG
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
0.00%
20.00%
30.00%
% Breakfast Participation 2014-2015
% Breakfast Participation 2012-2013
48.61%
41.85%
34.32%
31.97%
27.98%
10.00%
51.29%
45.07%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
% Breakfast Participation 2013-2014
% Breakfast Participation 2011-2012
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
Based on trend data, it is projected that there will be over a 10 percent increase in
breakfast participation for School Year (SY) 2015:
70
64.93
67.50
66.62
66.75
66.83
66.93
66.36
65.75
64.94
60.75
60
51.53
52.27
52.37
52.78
52.55
53.59
55.64
53.46
52.83
58.22
61.18
59.55
64.18
60.03
51.29
50
41.23
40
30
35.99
28.21
30.00
30.13
30.17
30.24
SY 2006
SY 2007
SY 2008
29.86
29.32
29.77
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
37.77
20
10
0
4
SY 2004 SY 2005
Breakfast Participation
Percentage Needy
SY 2012
SY 2013 SY 2014
SY 2015
PROJECTION
Lunch Participation
HIGHEST MEAL PARTICIPATION RATES
COUNTY LEVEL DATA — OCTOBER 2014
Breakfast
1. Mason 87.16%
2. Mercer 81.92%
3. McDowell 77.46%
4. Lincoln 77.41%
5. Summers 75.34%
6. Clay 75.22%
7. Randolph 72.76%
8. Mingo 71.56%
9. Calhoun 71.36%
10.Braxton 70.26%
Lunch
1. Calhoun 82.89%
2. McDowell 81.90%
3. Clay 80.70%
4. Summers 80.12%
5. Tyler 80.05%
6. Ritchie 78.63%
7. Lincoln 77.35%
8. Morgan 77.09%
9. Marshall 74.91%
10.Randolph 74.47%
HIGHEST MEAL PARTICIPATION RATES
SCHOOL LEVEL DATA — OCTOBER 2014
Breakfast
1. Pratt (Kanawha) 97.45%
2. Point Pleasant Intermediate (Mason) 96.98%
3. Roosevelt Elementary (Mason) 96.19%
4. Sun Valley Elementary (Mercer) 95.80%
5. Mercer Elementary (Mercer) 95.58%
6. Straley Elementary (Mercer) 95.18%
7. Anawalt Elementary (McDowell) 94.90%
8. Princeton Primary (Mercer) 94.22%
9. New Haven Elementary (Mason) 94.09%
10.Melrose Elementary (Mercer) 93.65%
11.Bluewell Elementary (Mercer) 93.24%
12.Ceres Elementary (Mercer) 93.10%
13.Memorial Elementary (Mercer) 93.09%
14.Ashton Elementary (Mason) 92.86%
15.Mount Vernon Elementary (Barbour) 92.59%
16.Bluefield Intermediate (Mercer) 92.05%
17.Whitethorn Elementary (Mercer) 92.04%
18.Van Elementary (Boone) 91.82%
19.Leon Elementary (Mason) 91.61%
20.Brushfork Elementary (Mercer) 91.53%
21.Montcalm Elementary (Mercer) 91.50%
22.Hite-Saunders Elementary (Cabell) 91.48%
23.Nitro Elementary (Kanawha) 91.41%
24.Sand Hill Elementary (Marshall) 91.18%
25.Bluefield Middle (Mercer) 91.03%
Lunch
1. Pratt Elementary (Kanawha) 97.82%
2. Anawalt Elementary (McDowell) 94.90%
3. Kimball Elementary (McDowell) 94.47%
4. Alban Elementary (Kanawha) 93.50%
5. Nitro Elementary (Kanawha) 91.92%
6. Pickens School (Randolph) 91.89%
7. Sand Fork Elementary (Gilmer) 91.84%
8. Grandview Elementary (Kanawha) 91.51%
9. Warm Springs Middle (Morgan) 91.19%
10.Kermit PK-8 (Mingo) 90.65%
11.Ranger Elementary (Lincoln) 90.48%
12.Horace Mann Middle (Kanawha) 90.47%
13.Weimer Elementary (Kanawha) 90.27%
14.Tyler Consolidated Middle (Tyler) 90.18%
15.Belle Elementary (Kanawha) 90.07%
16.Mabscott Elementary (Raleigh) 89.68%
17.Pikeview Middle (Mercer) 89.41%
18.Genoa Elementary (Wayne) 89.41%
19.East Lynn Elementary (Wayne) 88.96%
20.Normantown Elementary (Gilmer) 88.81%
21.Hugh Dingess Elementary (Logan) 88.57%
22.Bradshaw Elementary (McDowell) 88.48%
23.Clay Middle School (Clay) 88.44%
24.Ansted Middle (Fayette) 88.35%
25.Summers Middle (Summers) 88.22%
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HIGHEST MEAL PARTICIPATION RATES
GRADE LEVEL DATA — OCTOBER 2014
Breakfast
PK-8
1. Pratt Elementary (Kanawha) 97.45%
2. Point Pleasant Intermediate (Mason) 96.98%
3. Roosevelt Elementary (Mason) 96.19%
4. Sun Valley Elementary (Mercer) 95.80%
5. Mercer Elementary (Mercer) 95.58%
6. Straley Elementary (Mercer) 95.18%
7. Anawalt Elementary (McDowell) 94.90%
8. Princeton Primary (Mercer) 94.22%
9. New Haven Elementary (Mason) 94.09%
10.Melrose Elementary (Mercer) 93.65%
11.Bluewell Elementary (Mercer) 93.24%
12.Ceres Elementary (Mercer) 93.10%
13.Memorial Elementary (Mercer) 93.09%
14.Ashton Elementary (Mason) 92.86%
15.Mount Vernon Elementary (Barbour) 92.59%
16.Bluefield Intermediate (Mercer) 92.05%
17.Whitethorn Elementary (Mercer) 92.04%
18.Van Elementary (Boone) 91.82%
19.Leon Elementary (Mason) 91.61%
20.Brushfork Elementary (Mercer) 91.53%
21.Montcalm Elementary (Mercer) 91.50%
22.Hite-Saunders Elementary (Cabell) 91.48%
23.Nitro Elementary (Kanawha) 91.41%
24.Sand Hill Elementary (Marshall) 91.18%
25.Bluefield Middle (Mercer) 91.03%
9th-12th
1. Pike View High (Mercer) 90.75%
2. Bluefield High (Mercer) 90.55%
3. Mount View (McDowell) 84.92%
4. Princeton High (Mercer) 83.40%
5. Wahama Jr/Sr High (Mason) 83.20%
6. Point Pleasant High (Mason) 80.62%
7. Union Educational Complex (Grant) 80.42%
8. Oak Hill High (Fayette) 75.90%
9. Clay High (Clay) 74.73%
10.Hannan Jr/Sr High (Mason) 74.50%
11.Tygarts Valley (Randolph) 73.81%
12.Harman School (Randolph) 73.64%
13.Braxton County High (Braxton) 71.96%
14.Montcalm High (Mercer) 70.97%
15.Petersburg High (Grant) 69.84%
16.Valley High (Fayette) 69.57%
17.Wyoming East (Wyoming) 66.34%
18.Pickens School (Randolph) 64.86%
19.Clay-Battelle High (Monongalia) 62.91%
20.Van Junior Senior (Boone) 62.73%
21.Calhoun Middle/High (Calhoun) 62.54%
22.Midland Trail High (Fayette) 62.31%
23. Mingo Central Comprehensive High (Mingo) 61.58%
24.Man High School (Logan) 60.89%
25.Hundred High (Wetzel) 59.81%
Lunch
PK-8
1. Pratt Elementary (Kanawha) 97.82%
2. Anawalt Elementary (McDowell) 94.90%
3. Kimball Elementary (McDowell) 94.47%
4. Alban Elementary (Kanawha) 93.50%
5. Nitro Elementary (Kanawha) 91.92%
6. Pickens School (Randolph) 91.89%
7. Sand Fork Elementary (Gilmer) 91.84%
8. Grandview Elementary (Kanawha) 91.51%
9. Warm Springs Middle (Morgan) 91.19%
10.Kermit PK-8 (Mingo) 90.65%
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9th – 12th Grade Lunch
1. Pickens School (Randolph) 91.89%
2. Cameron High (Marshall) 86.18%
3. Tygarts Valley (Randolph) 83.97%
4. Lincoln County High (Lincoln) 82.77%
5. River View High (McDowell) 81.36%
6. Calhoun Middle High (Calhoun) 80.57%
7. Tyler Consolidated High (Tyler) 79.46%
8. Harman School (Randolph) 79.07%
9. Berkeley Springs (Morgan) 79.01%
10.Keyser High (Mineral) 78.20%
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PARTICIPATION REPORT
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Monongalia
Wetzel
Marion
Tyler
Pleasants
Wood
Ritchie
Wirt
Jackson
Mason
Roane
Wayne
Mingo
Upshur
Tucker
Hardy
Randolph
Webster
Pocahontas
Fayette
Greenbrier
COUNTY
Raleigh
McDowell
Summers
Monroe
Mercer
COUNTY
Jefferson
Pendleton
Nicholas
Wyoming
Hampshire
Berkeley
Grant
Lewis
Clay
Lincoln
Logan
Taylor
Braxton
Kanawha
Boone
Harrison
Mineral
Barbour
Calhoun Gilmer
Putnam
Cabell
Doddridge
Morgan
Preston
PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION
Pocahontas
62.41%
Preston
43.35%
PARTICIPATION
Putnam
38.17%
Logan
61.79%
Raleigh
65.66%
Marion
31.67%
Randolph
72.76%
Marshall
58.27%
Ritchie
58.10%
Mason
87.16%
Roane
63.87%
COUNTY
COUNTY
PARTICIPATION
Barbour
54.03%
Grant
68.13%
McDowell
77.46%
Summers
75.34%
Berkeley
48.77%
Greenbrier
34.81%
Mercer
81.92%
Taylor
44.99%
Boone
66.06%
Hampshire
54.17%
Mineral
32.93%
Tucker
63.05%
Braxton
70.26%
Hancock
37.42%
Mingo
71.56%
Tyler
50.97%
Brooke
37.60%
Hardy
47.86%
Monongalia
34.36%
Upshur
61.71%
Cabell
56.85%
Harrison
42.82%
Monroe
57.50%
Wayne
43.74%
Calhoun
71.36%
Jackson
48.38%
Morgan
47.63%
Webster
51.26%
Clay
75.22%
Jefferson
33.14%
Nicholas
41.06%
Wetzel
45.83%
Doddridge
18.77%
Kanawha
45.26%
Ohio
55.00%
Wirt
65.81%
Fayette
62.79%
Lewis
70.19%
Pendleton
41.65%
Wood
26.90%
Gilmer
68.22%
Lincoln
77.41%
Pleasants
41.94%
Wyoming
65.25%
Data as of October 2014
Counties that are feeding 75%
Counties that are feeding less
Counties that are feeding less
or more of their students.
than 75% but more than 50%
than 50% of their students.
of their students.
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STATEWIDE MEAL PARTICIPATION RATES
Students Eligible to Eat
Free or Reduced Meals
Breakfast Participation
Barbour
72.02%
54.03%
72.33%
Berkeley
53.71%
48.77%
61.74%
Boone
69.78%
66.06%
60.06%
Braxton
75.13%
70.26%
71.07%
Brooke
56.21%
37.60%
50.36%
Cabell
62.42%
56.85%
59.73%
Calhoun
73.30%
71.36%
82.89%
Clay
100.00%
75.22%
80.70%
Doddridge
50.73%
18.77%
45.32%
Fayette
75.83%
62.79%
69.28%
Gilmer
69.34%
68.22%
71.56%
Grant
58.57%
68.13%
72.21%
Greenbrier
58.01%
34.81%
61.39%
Hampshire
60.64%
54.17%
67.15%
Hancock
51.79%
37.42%
46.84%
Hardy
60.93%
47.86%
69.10%
Harrison
49.53%
42.82%
65.77%
Jackson
62.40%
48.38%
61.37%
Jefferson
42.77%
33.14%
59.50%
Kanawha
61.99%
45.26%
70.91%
Lewis
56.24%
70.19%
63.33%
Lincoln
82.32%
77.41%
77.35%
Logan
68.74%
61.79%
63.99%
Marion
55.13%
31.67%
60.94%
Marshall
65.88%
58.27%
74.91%
Mason
67.04%
87.16%
67.16%
McDowell
100.00%
77.46%
81.90%
Mercer
72.41%
81.92%
70.72%
Mineral
51.43%
32.93%
67.19%
Mingo
89.69%
71.56%
72.13%
Monongalia
35.41%
34.36%
57.87%
Monroe
56.39%
57.50%
57.34%
Morgan
67.77%
47.63%
77.09%
County
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Lunch Participation
STATEWIDE MEAL PARTICIPATION RATES (CONTINUED)
Students Eligible to Eat
Free or Reduced Meals
Breakfast Participation
Nicholas
65.01%
41.06%
63.75%
Ohio
53.03%
55.00%
58.51%
Pendleton
64.53%
41.65%
71.96%
Pleasants
51.13%
41.94%
66.20%
Pocahontas
67.24%
62.41%
65.51%
Preston
57.17%
43.35%
45.24%
Putnam
39.57%
38.17%
55.63%
Raleigh
62.42%
65.66%
61.78%
Randolph
61.25%
72.76%
74.47%
Ritchie
60.54%
58.10%
78.63%
Roane
65.66%
63.87%
60.70%
Summers
78.36%
75.34%
80.12%
Taylor
56.97%
44.99%
61.22%
Tucker
55.70%
63.05%
63.92%
Tyler
59.85%
50.97%
80.05%
Upshur
60.56%
61.71%
66.29%
Wayne
69.49%
43.74%
58.77%
Webster
89.23%
51.26%
68.87%
Wetzel
51.45%
45.83%
61.26%
Wirt
73.82%
65.81%
74.23%
Wood
51.09%
26.90%
53.93%
Wyoming
75.62%
65.25%
72.58%
STATE
60.03%
51.22%
64.18%
County
Lunch Participation
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COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Monongalia
Wetzel
Marion
Tyler
Pleasants
Wood
Ritchie
Wirt
Jackson
Mason
Wayne
Kanawha
Tucker
Upshur
Hampshire
Berkeley
Jefferson
Grant
Hardy
Lewis
Randolph
Braxton
Pendleton
Webster
Clay
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Lincoln
County Wide
Boone
Mingo
Harrison
Mineral
Taylor
Barbour
Calhoun Gilmer
Roane
Putnam
Cabell
Doddridge
Morgan
Preston
Logan
Fayette
Greenbrier
Eligible CEP schools but electing
not to participate
Raleigh
Wyoming
McDowell
Summers
Select Schools
Monroe
No eligible CEP schools
Mercer
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is an option for any school district interested
in fighting child hunger and implementing Feed to Achieve. It is a program created
by the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. It allows schools with high
percentages of low-income children to provide free breakfast and lunch to all
students. According to the Food Research and Action Center, “It increases student
participation in the school meal programs, reduces labor costs for schools, and
increases federal revenues. In short, it allows for a healthier student body and a
healthier school meal budget.”3
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In the 2012-13 school year, West Virginia made a commitment to ensure that
hungry children in our schools were getting enough nutritious meals each day by
implementing CEP. West Virginia has successfully increased the number of students
participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, reaching more
hungry kids. Prior to the implementation of CEP and innovative breakfast delivery
strategies, less than half of the students eligible for free meals, and only a third of
students eligible for reduced meals participated in the School Breakfast Program.
During the 2014-15 school year, 74% of counties in West Virginia are implementing CEP
and providing over 50% of our students with free nutritious meals. As a result of CEP,
along with innovative breakfast delivery strategies, breakfast participation has risen by
6 percent. The implementation of CEP has also reduced paperwork, helping to lower
costs and free up staff time to focus on educational priorities.
Other states are beginning to follow West Virginia’s lead in ensuring their students are
not hungry and have healthy and nutritious meals. Our work here in West Virginia is a
model for others to follow. The chart below outlines CEP adoption, by school year (SY)
in West Virginia:
SY 2012-2013 SY 2013-2014 SY 2014-2015
Number of counties with at least one CEP
eligible school
54
52
54
Number of counties participating in CEP
35
39
40
Number of counties implementing CEP
countywide
11
14
17
Number of schools participating
283
335
374
90,000
>110,000
128,041
Number of students impacted
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COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
Fifty of West Virginia’s fifty-five counties participate in cooperative purchasing. These
food buying cooperatives collectively lower food prices, but more importantly, provide
buying power and leverage to rural county school districts. Without cooperative
purchasing, rural counties would not have competition for their business and would be
forced to pay the prices at the discretion of the food distributors.
Country Roads, Mountaineer Highlands, Regional Education Service Agency (RESA)
8, RESA 6 and Southwest collectively bid more than $39 million in food annually,
which represent an estimated 53% of child nutrition purchases. Milk, bread, and fresh
produce are bid on the county level. The Southwestern Cooperative is the largest with
an estimated $17 million in purchases. Typically, cooperatives bid annually but have
the ability to extend the bid for two additional years.
West Virginia Purchasing Cooperatives help schools provide the highest quality
ingredients at the best possible prices.
MOUNTAINEER HIGHLANDS
Tyler
Marshall
Barbour
RESA 6
Hancock
Brooke
Hancock
Ohio
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Monongalia
Wetzel
Marion
Tyler
Pleasants
Wood
Ritchie
Wirt
Jackson
Mason
Cabell
Wayne
Kanawha
Mingo
12
Boone
Cabell
Kanawha
Lincoln
RESA 8
Berkley
Grant
Hampshire
Hardy
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Summers
Monroe
Jefferson
Randolph
Pendleton
Raleigh
McDowell
SOUTHWEST
Upshur
Hampshire
Hardy
Lewis
Nicholas
Wyoming
Tucker
Berkeley
Grant
Webster
Clay
Fayette
Logan
Mineral
Taylor
Braxton
Lincoln
Boone
Harrison
Morgan
Preston
Barbour
Calhoun Gilmer
Roane
Putnam
Doddridge
Upshur
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Monongalia
Preston
Randolph
Ritchie
Taylor
Tucker
Braxton
Doddridge
Gilmer
Harrison
Lewis
Marion
COUNTRY ROADS
Fayette
Greenbrier
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Nicholas
Jefferson
Mineral
Morgan
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Summers
Wyoming
Mercer
Logan
Mason
Mingo
Putnam
Roane
Wayne
Revised 11/2014
*Map represents counties that cooperatively purchase
food and supplies. Other agreements may exist for
other items.
WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF CHILD NUTRITION FEDERAL FUNDING
The West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition administers six United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) nutrition programs for children. They include the National School
Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program,
Summer Food Service Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and the Special
Milk Program. In West Virginia, more than $115 million assists program sponsors to
provide healthful, low-cost or free meals and snacks to children and functionally
impaired adults in a variety of settings, including public and private schools, child care
centers, residential institutions, shelters, family day care homes, summer camps and
parks. In addition to providing nutritious meals and snacks, child nutrition programs
promote lifelong healthful eating practices by integrating nutrition education, creating
healthy learning environments and promoting nutrition in the community.
Child nutrition programs are intended to serve the nutritional needs of all children,
regardless of family income. Since the inception of the National School Lunch Act
more than 60 years ago, Congress has affirmed the importance of sound nutrition to
the health and welfare of children. The chart below reflects the amount of federal
funds, in millions, which the West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition has administered
throughout the state for child nutrition programs since the year 1999.
West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition Federal Funding Trend Analysis
120
Millions
114.0
115.4
2013
2014
103.1
100
80
64.0
66.2
67.8
2000
2001
72.1
72.7
75.3
2002
2003
2004
78.9
80.8
82.4
2006
2007
85.4
93.7
95.7
2010
2011
88.3
60
40
20
0
1999
2005
2008
2009
2012
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WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF CHILD NUTRITION 2014 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• January 2014 - Invited by Katherine Bishop and Margo Wootan of the Center for
Science in the Public Interest, to become a member of the National Alliance for
Nutrition and Activity (NANA) State Council.
• March 2014 - Presented at the Healthy Eating, Healthy Kids: A State Summit on
Reducing Childhood Hunger, sponsored by Share Our Strength and the National
Governors Association, in Detroit, Michigan.
• April 2014 - Presented at Delaware’s Second Annual Ending Hunger Conference in
Newark, Delaware.
• April 2014 - Invited to present on West Virginia’s school nutrition successes to the
Ohio/West Virginia Dairy Farmers Corporate Board of Directors in Columbus, Ohio.
• May 2014 - Invited to Washington D.C. to speak at a Congressional Briefing to
address “West Virginia’s Success Story” pertaining to School Nutrition Programs,
OCN Nutrition Standards Policy, Community Eligibility and Direct Certification.
• May 2014 - Invited to be a member of Governor Tomblin’s Health Care Leadership
Team.
• May 2014 - Invited on behalf of Dr. Katie Wilson, Executive Director of the National
Food Service Management Institute at The University of Mississippi, to serve as a
three year member of their National Advisory Council.
• June 2014 - Invited to The White House on behalf of Sam Kass, Executive Director of
Let’s Move! and Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition, to participate in the First Lady’s
Annual Summer Harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden.
• June 2014 - Invited to present and participate in the 2nd Annual Conference of
State Majority Leaders at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West
Virginia.
• June 2014 - Featured in a video for The Alliance for a Healthier Generation to
highlight the successes that West Virginia has experienced in the areas of nutrition
and wellness.
• July 2014 - Competed and won the 68th Annual Southern Legislative Conference’s
(SLC) State Transformation in Action Recognition (STAR) Award in Little Rock,
Arkansas, for West Virginia’s Feed to Achieve Act.
• October 2014 - Invited by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation to participate in a meeting addressing USDA’s Smart Snacks and
Nutritional Standards in Washington, D.C.
• December 2014 - Participated in the first in-person meeting of the National Alliance
for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) Council of States meeting in Washington, DC.
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WEST VIRGINIA RANKS #1 IN THE NATION
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) has
ranked West Virginia as the top performing state in
the country for serving school breakfast in the 20132014 school year. Last school year, West Virginia
served 20.1 million public school breakfasts,
feeding an average of 117,000 students daily.
According to FRAC, West Virginia had the highest
ratio of low-income students participating in
the School Breakfast Program (SBP) compared
to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
West Virginia, along with New Mexico and the District of
Columbia, were the only states or districts to meet FRAC’s challenging
goal to have 70 low-income students participate in school breakfast per 100 students
in school lunch.
FRAC’s Top Ten Performing States in School Breakfast
RATIO OF STUDENTS
IN SBP TO NSLP
RANK
West Virginia
73.8
1
New Mexico
71.5
2
District of Columbia
70.0
3
South Carolina
64.1
4
Kentucky
62.7
5
Tennessee
62.1
6
Texas
62.0
7
Vermont
61.3
8
Maryland
59.9
9
Arkansas
59.5
10
STATE
FRAC is known as the leading national organization working for more effective public
and private policies to eradicate domestic hunger and under-nutrition. This ranking is
based off of data collected from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
and an annual survey of state child nutrition officials conducted by FRAC.
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ENDNOTES
1
Murphy, JM. (2007) “Breakfast and Learning: An Updated Review.” Journal of Current
Nutrition and Food Science, 3 (1):3-36.
2
Basch, CE. (2011) “Breakfast and the Achievement Gap Among Urban Minority
Youth.” Journal of School Health, 81 (10):635-640.
3
Food Research and Action Center, Community Eligibility,
http://frac.org/federal-foodnutrition-programs/national-school-lunch-program/
community-eligibility/
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Office of Child Nutrition
Michael J. Martirano, Ed.D.
State Superintendent of Schools