The School Breakfast Leadership Institute

No Kid Hungry launched the School Breakfast Leadership Institute (SBLI) in 2018 to bring together teams of key stakeholders who can influence school breakfast practice and policy in their state. The purpose of the SBLI is to help participating teams develop and implement a comprehensive statewide plan to expand access to the School Breakfast Program.

State teams are comprised of stakeholders who can influence school breakfast practice and policy in their state, including First Spouses, gubernatorial staff, state education agency staff, state and local school nutrition directors, state and local superintendents, non-profit partners, school board members, and education association representatives.

Participating state teams—selected through a competitive proposal process— gather for a unique in-person convening to engage in constructive conversation about how to connect more kids with school breakfast. Each state receives a grant to support the implementation of their action plan. Teams receive ongoing technical assistance and support from No Kid Hungry around implementation, data analysis, policy, and communications.

Teams from six states participated in the 2019 School Breakfast Leadership Institute— Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming.

State teams had dedicated “team time” to work with their No Kid Hungry facilitator to establish a goal, develop key strategies, and identify tactics to expand access to school breakfast in their state.

See the final 2019 School Breakfast Leadership Institute program for session descriptions and speaker information.

For more information about the Institute, contact Kelley McDonough at kmcdonough@strength.org.

Teams from six states participated in the 2018 School Breakfast Leadership Institute— Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina.

During the 1 ½-day Institute, attendees heard from national, state and local leaders who have made expanding access to school breakfast a top priority in their state during three panel sessions. Attendees also had an opportunity to engage in roundtable discussions around key topics like the Community Eligibility Provision, educator engagement, meal quality and Breakfast After the Bell implementation.

State teams had dedicated “team time” to work with their No Kid Hungry facilitator to establish a goal, develop key strategies and identify tactics to expand access to school breakfast in their state.

See the final 2018 School Breakfast Leadership Institute program for session descriptions and speaker information.