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District Overview• Total enrollment: 1,203*
– Early Childhood Center, preschool-1st grade: 346
– Elementary School, grades 2-6: 381
– Middle School, grades 7-8: 145– High School, grades 9-12: 331
• Percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch: 51%
• Attendance rate: 94.5%• Graduation rate: 92.4%
* as of May 31, 2012
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Menu• Chili with Beans
and Mushrooms• Turkey-Mushroom
Meatball Sub• Garden Pizza• Italian Meat-
Mushroom Meatloaf
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Meatball Sub and Salad Bar
“Having mushrooms on the salad bar is as good as gold”
“We tried it as a test, and then took it away. We had students complaining, so we had to bring them back everyday.”
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Pizzas
“The Mushroom Pizza gave Pepperoni a run for its money”“Many students insisted on the garden pizza, some saying they were vegetarians…when they weren’t”
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Making the Panini
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Portabella Panini
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Making the Meatballs
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Meatloaf
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Poster Turkey Meatballs
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MethodFILL OUT SURVEY FOR A $15 ITUNES CARD --- 1 PER LUNCH PERIOD
YOUR NAME YOUR LUNCH PERIOD
Did you like today’s meatloaf? Yes No
Would you eat it again? Yes No
Did you know there was mushrooms mixed in the
meatloaf?
Yes No
Do you like mushrooms? Yes No
What are your favorite ways to eat mushrooms? (circle all you like)
Today’s Meatloaf Pizza
Pasta Chili Sandwiches
Meatball Subs Burgers Salads
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Results
• K - 6: –73% of the students who like mushrooms
liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf–51% of the students who dislike
mushrooms liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf–67% of the students liked the
turkey/mushroom meatloaf
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Results
• 7 – 12: –80% of the students who like mushrooms
liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf –47% of the students who dislike
mushrooms liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf–62% of the students liked the
turkey/mushroom meatloaf
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Metrics/Findings
• 2nd Grade– 8 like mushrooms
• 7 liked meatloaf• 1 disliked meatloaf
– 4 dislike mushrooms• 3 liked meatloaf• 1 disliked meatloaf
• 3rd Grade– 4 like mushrooms
• 4 liked meatloaf– 4 dislike mushrooms
• 2 liked meatloaf• 2 disliked meatloaf• *leftover hot dogs
were offered to this class
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Metrics/Findings
• 4th Grade– 6 like mushrooms
• 2 liked meatloaf• 4 disliked meatloaf
– 10 dislike mushrooms• 5 liked meatloaf• 4 said ok on meatloaf• 2 disliked meatloaf
• 5th Grade– 6 like mushrooms
• 7 liked meatloaf• 4 disliked meatloaf
– 12 dislike mushrooms• 8 liked meatloaf• 4 disliked meatloaf
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Metrics/Findings
• 6th Grade– 6 like mushrooms
• 2 liked meatloaf• 5 disliked meatloaf
– 7 dislike mushrooms• 1 liked meatloaf• 6 disliked meatloaf
– 2 Mushrooms OK• 2 dislike meatloaf
• Notes for Elementary:– Meatloaf was overdone– Meatloaf was not sauced– Meatloaf was not batch
cooked• All were done and held
before the start of lunch
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Metrics/Findings
• Middle School (7 – 8)• 20 like mushrooms– 18 liked meatloaf– 2 disliked meatloaf
• 15 dislike mushrooms– 12 liked meatloaf– 3 disliked meatloaf
• High School (9 – 12)• 15 like mushrooms– 10 liked meatloaf– 5 disliked mushrooms
• 28 dislike mushrooms– 8 liked meatloaf– 20 disliked meatloaf
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How they like to eat Mushrooms• 2nd – 6th Graders• Pizza (14)• In sauces, over meat (4)• Raw, with ranch dip (3)• Salads (3)• Sautéed (3)• Cooked by themselves (2)• Pasta, stroganoff (2)• Cooked in things (2)• Deep Fried (2)• Cooked in dumplings (1)• In my body (1)• Anyway (1)• Sautéed with rice (1)
• 7th – 12th Graders• Pizza (15)• Burgers (11)• Pasta (9)• Salads (6)• Sandwiches (3)• Chili (2)• All ways (3)• Raw (4)
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Takeaways
• Kids are eating mushrooms • Pizza was the most popular choice in all grades• On burgers was second for middle/high school
and not on the list at all for elementary• Most of the middle school/high school students
knew there were mushrooms in the meatloaf and most of the elementary did not
• Liking mushrooms or disliking mushrooms did not impact the liking or disliking of the meatloaf