The document evaluates the Saint Paul Public Schools' (SPPS) school food procurement process and the impact of the learning lab initiative on their food priorities, focusing on healthier options and local sourcing. It details changes in produce purchasing routes and involvement with local suppliers since the lab's implementation, demonstrating shifts in purchasing strategies. The evaluation includes both quantitative and qualitative assessments to highlight successes and areas for improvement in SPPS's school food program.

1. School Food FOCUS Evaluation: The 3 “P”sGail Feenstra, ASI, UC Davis

2. School Food FOCUSPrioritiesProcurementProcess

3. PrioritiesEach Learning Lab school district sets their own prioritiesExample: Saint Paul School DistrictReduced sugar in milkMore whole grain bread productsMore local fresh, produceMore healthful poultry productsEvaluation: To what extent has SPPS achieved these goals and how?

4. ProcurementProcurement diagram for SPPS (produce)Quantitative assessment (pre and post) for each priority areaQualitative (process) evaluation

5. Saint Paul Public Schools: Most Common Routes for Produce PurchasesBefore Involvement with the Learning Lab (2007/2008)Wholesale DistributorsGrowersPackers/ShippersProcessorsSpecialized DistributorsBroadlinersBuyerProducts% of totalProduce Purchases (2008/2009)Pepin HeightsOrchardApples??3%?Central Kitchen??????Cre8itFresh Produce??23%?BerginFresh Produce??17%?Upper Lakes FoodsFood Processor?Fresh & Processed Produce6%family owned Minnesota BroadlinerUS FoodsFood Processor?Fresh & Processed Produce25%USDACommoditiesCanned & Frozen Produce19%Brown Box via truck load= Local/Regional

6. Innovative Modification using RFPWholesale DistributorsGrowersPackers/ShippersProcessorsSpecialized DistributorsBroadlinersBuyerProductsRequest for Proposal: Locally Grown Fresh Fruits & Raw Vegetables (200 mile radius from St Paul, including Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota) Pepin HeightsOrchardApplesCentral KitchenTransparency to farm gateabcCre8itFresh LOCALProduceedfBerginFresh ProduceUpper Lakes FoodsFood Processor?Fresh & Processed Producefamily owned Minnesota BroadlinerUS FoodsFood Processor?Fresh& ProcessedProduceUSDACommoditiesCanned & Frozen ProduceBrown Box via Truckload= Local/Regional

7. Saint Paul Public Schools: Most Common Routes for Produce PurchasesAfter Involvement with the Learning Lab (2008/2009)Wholesale DistributorsGrowersPackers/ShippersProcessorsSpecialized DistributorsBroadlinersBuyerProducts% of totalProduce Purchases (2009/2010)Pepin HeightsOrchardApples??__%?Central Kitchen??????Cre8itFresh &LOCALProduceabc__%edfBerginFresh Produce??__%?Upper Lakes FoodsFood Processor?Fresh & Processed Produce__%family owned Minnesota BroadlinerUSFoodsFood Processor?Fresh & Processed Produce__%USDACommoditiesCanned & FrozenProduce__%Brown Box via truck load= Local/Regional

8. ProcessParticipatory (eval advisory committee)Interim/ Final40 interviews (leadership, school food service, community partners, nat’l and policy partners)30 interviews (engaged, peripheral, leaders, USDA)

9. Process Organizational impactsProgrammatic impactsSchool food learning labEducation and OutreachPolicyFuture directionOther

10. Process: What worksOrganizing data Trying out NVivoEval team: Triangulate resultsIncorporating quotesKeep report short and directStart with strengths; move on to areas needing attnProvide concrete recommendations