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70 CHAPTER 04: PRIORITY OUTCOMES, INDICATORS AND MEASURES• Measure 5.3: Food heritage explores the origins offood that include native plants, culture, seasonalityand rationality of food.• Measures 5.4–5.7: These measures help studentsand adults apply their knowledge of food-relatedskills.• Measures 5.7–5.8: Students and adults understandwhat “buying local” means; this measure bridgeswith community economic development andenvironmental quality sector outcomes.It should be noted that numerous other outcomes inthe educational sector are possible. The outcomesprioritized above are the most direct and addressshort-term impacts of farm to school educationalactivities, when aligned to core content standards.Additional research is needed to understand how farmto school activities can influence student classroombehaviors, attendance and academic performance.Student referrals were not listed due to limitedexisting associations between farm to school activitiesand classroom behavior.Long-term indicators and measures in the educationsector needing further research are listed belowin Table 20. Several contributing factors mayinfluence these indicators and measures, and henceextensive resources will be required to undertake acomprehensive study on them.Table 20Education: Long-Term Outcomes Needing Further ResearchIndicator 1: Student classroom behaviorMeasure 1.1: Student classroom referrals by age level compared to the implementation and expansion of farm to schoolactivities over timeIndicator 2: Student attendanceMeasure 2.1: Average daily attendance in schools implementing different levels of farm to school activitiesMeasure 2.2: Chronic absenteeism (missing 10 percent or more school days in an academic year) in schools implementingdifferent levels of farm to school activitiesIndicator 3: Student academic performanceMeasure 3.1: Overall grade point average in schools with different levels of farm to school activitiesMeasure 3.2: State academic achievement test scores in schools implementing different levels of farm to schoolactivitiesEVALUATION FOR TRANSFORMATION