and understand what their options are, and we are working towards a more dedicated marketing plan. • We also heard from students that while they liked the taste test of plant-based items, they were not selecting those items on the lunch line. We hope to improve the visibility of these items during mealtimes and encourage additional taste tests. As our leadership team reflects on our opportunity for growth we will also be focusing on a few initiatives for SY25-26: • The pilot program we started
at Dunbar HS with Food Rescue DC will be expanding to other schools across the cluster for fall 25-26. • Theme months to celebrate our students and staff and bring joy and appreciation into our cafeteria spaces! • New partnerships with DC agencies and partners to build a strong labor pathway from our city’s rich and diverse culinary training programs into DCPS schools. The passion that drives this program will continue to move us forward, and we look forward to serving our students for another year!
share our menus, swag and speak to the heart of our work! • We piloted tons of new menus items this school year and had the opportunity to celebrate Capitol Region Day, a day where we have hyper local items on our menus, twice! We also heard from our students some important information that will drive some of our initiatives for SY25-26: • Students would like additional opportunities to review the school menu
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