Research Short Course: School Food FOCUS Evaluation

School Food FOCUS Evaluation: The 3 “P”s
Gail Feenstra, ASI, UC Davis

School Food FOCUS
Priorities
Procurement
Process

Priorities
Each Learning Lab school district sets their own priorities
Example: Saint Paul School District
Reduced sugar in milk
More whole grain bread products
More local fresh, produce
More healthful poultry products
Evaluation: To what extent has SPPS achieved these goals and how?

Procurement
Procurement diagram for SPPS (produce)
Quantitative assessment (pre and post) for each priority area
Qualitative (process) evaluation

Saint Paul Public Schools: Most Common Routes for Produce PurchasesBefore Involvement with the Learning Lab (2007/2008)
Wholesale Distributors
Growers
Packers/
Shippers
Processors
Specialized Distributors
Broadliners
Buyer
Products
% of total
Produce Purchases (2008/2009)
Pepin Heights
Orchard
Apples
?
?
3%
?
Central Kitchen
?
?
?
?
?
?
Cre8it
Fresh Produce
?
?
23%
?
Bergin
Fresh Produce
?
?
17%
?
Upper Lakes Foods
Food Processor
?
Fresh & Processed Produce
6%
family owned Minnesota Broadliner
US Foods
Food Processor
?
25%
USDA
Commodities
Canned & Frozen Produce
19%
Brown Box via truck load
= Local/Regional

Innovative Modification using RFP
Growers
Packers/
Shippers
Processors
Broadliners
Buyer
Products
Request for Proposal:
Locally Grown Fresh Fruits & Raw Vegetables
(200 mile radius from St Paul, including Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota)
Pepin Heights
Orchard
Apples
Central Kitchen
Transparency to farm gate
a
b
c
Cre8it
Fresh
LOCAL
Produce
e
d
f
Bergin
Fresh Produce
Upper Lakes Foods
Food Processor
?
US Foods
Food Processor
?
Fresh& ProcessedProduce
USDA
Commodities
Canned & Frozen Produce
Brown Box via Truckload
= Local/Regional

Saint Paul Public Schools: Most Common Routes for Produce PurchasesAfter Involvement with the Learning Lab (2008/2009)
Growers
Packers/
Shippers
Processors
Broadliners
Buyer
Products
% of total
Produce Purchases (2009/2010)
Pepin Heights
Orchard
Apples
?
?
__%
?
Central Kitchen
?
?
?
?
?
?
Cre8it
Fresh &
LOCAL
Produce
a
b
c
__%
e
d
f
Bergin
Fresh Produce
?
?
__%
?
Upper Lakes Foods
Food Processor
?
__%
USFoods
Food Processor
?
__%
USDA
Commodities
Canned & FrozenProduce
__%
Brown Box via truck load
= Local/Regional

Process
Participatory (eval advisory committee)
Interim/ Final
40 interviews (leadership, school food service, community partners, nat’l and policy partners)
30 interviews (engaged, peripheral, leaders, USDA)

Process
Organizational impacts
Programmatic impacts
School food learning lab
Education and Outreach
Policy
Future direction
Other

Process: What works
Organizing data
Trying out NVivo
Eval team: Triangulate results
Incorporating quotes
Keep report short and direct
Start with strengths; move on to areas needing attn
Provide concrete recommendations

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