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SFP-NY: SCHOOL FOOD PLUS PROGRAM,NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS, NEW YORKConclusions Farm to School and RecommendationsProgram ProfilesSchoolFoodPlus was a project of Food-Change. Market Ventures, Inc. in partnershipwith Karp Resources and the Centerfor Health & Public Service Research at NewYork University were retained to evaluate theSchoolFoodPlus Initiative.Th e logic model for the SchoolFoodPlus evaluationreflected the three pronged approach towardachieving the goals of improving children’s healthand academic performance while invigoratingthe state’s agricultural economy. These includedinstitutional change within the New York CityOffice of SchoolFood (OSF), school-based programming,and coalition building.Most of the school-based programming forSchoolFoodPlus took place at the elementaryschool level in three targeted neighborhoodsaround New York City. These were low incomeneighborhoods identified as catchment areas forintense focus – East and Central Harlem, the South Bronx and Central Brooklyn. Key questionsthe evaluation was designed to answer were:1. How have SchoolFood Plus recipes been utilized by OSF and participating schools?2. Has students’ consumption of SchoolFood Plus recipes increased in participating schoolsand why?3. Has SchoolFood Plus led to increases in the number of students eating school meals?4. How have students, teachers, administration, parents, and coalition partners respondedto SchoolFood Plus?5. Does participation in CookShopB Cafeteria or CookShopB Classroom lead to change inknowledge, attitude, and behavior about food, farming, cooking, and consumption comparedto non-participants?6. Have the three different combinations of SchoolFood Plus programming (cafeteria only,classroom only, or saturation intensive model) led to different outcomes in terms of studentknowledge, attitudes, behavior, and program satisfaction?7. How has procurement of locally grown fruits and vegetables changed as a result ofSchoolFood Plus and who are the participating farmers?8. How has participating in SchoolFood Plus affected local farmers, individually and in aggregate?9. What value have the various coalitions added to the SchoolFood Plus program?School Food Plus Evaluation, Interim Evaluation, Phase 2 Report, October 2005.New York City Schools(citywide data for 2005-06)Free / reduced mealeligibility: 73.7%Total schools: 1,456Enrollment: 10,71,630Demographics (2004-05 data):14.3 % White, 33.1 % African American,39% Hispanic, 13.5% Asian and othersLocal product used in:School mealsOther program components:Recipe development/ testing, reviewof nutrition standards, CookShop /other curricula, Cafeteria as a Classroomprogram, SPARK physical educationprogram, coalition building nutritioninterventions for parents/ communitySchool Food Plus Interim Evaluation Phase 3 Report, April 2007.80 Bearing Fruit: Farm to School Evaluation Resources and Recommendations