[Laughter] by a show of hands how many of you would
by a show of hands how many of you would
by a show of hands how many of you would say that a large portion of your work
say that a large portion of your work
say that a large portion of your work involves group projects or team work Wow
involves group projects or team work Wow
involves group projects or team work Wow I was gonna say majority if that looks
I was gonna say majority if that looks
I was gonna say majority if that looks like everybody well according to a
like everybody well according to a
like everybody well according to a recent Bryant grads capstone project on
recent Bryant grads capstone project on
recent Bryant grads capstone project on group dynamics she determined that
group dynamics she determined that
group dynamics she determined that upwards of 80% of her grades were
upwards of 80% of her grades were
upwards of 80% of her grades were influenced by others in the form of
influenced by others in the form of
influenced by others in the form of teamwork and group projects not always
teamwork and group projects not always
teamwork and group projects not always good sometimes bad so imagine in your
good sometimes bad so imagine in your
good sometimes bad so imagine in your next project or assignment you don’t get
next project or assignment you don’t get
next project or assignment you don’t get all the key people you need what if
all the key people you need what if
all the key people you need what if you’re missing the numbers guy or the
you’re missing the numbers guy or the
you’re missing the numbers guy or the perfect presenter I’m gonna suggest it
perfect presenter I’m gonna suggest it
perfect presenter I’m gonna suggest it would have a negative impact on your
would have a negative impact on your
would have a negative impact on your project now imagining this is actually
project now imagining this is actually
project now imagining this is actually not isolated to just school projects in
not isolated to just school projects in
not isolated to just school projects in the business world right now business
the business world right now business
the business world right now business leaders in Rhode Island are saying one
leaders in Rhode Island are saying one
leaders in Rhode Island are saying one of their biggest challenges is not
of their biggest challenges is not
of their biggest challenges is not having access to a workforce educated
having access to a workforce educated
having access to a workforce educated employee base I think we’d all agree
employee base I think we’d all agree
employee base I think we’d all agree that students that don’t learn don’t
that students that don’t learn don’t
that students that don’t learn don’t graduate high school now the step excuse
graduate high school now the step excuse
graduate high school now the step excuse me
me
me students that don’t graduate high school
students that don’t graduate high school
students that don’t graduate high school let’s go to the step next so just don’t
let’s go to the step next so just don’t
let’s go to the step next so just don’t graduate high school won’t have access
graduate high school won’t have access
graduate high school won’t have access to all the benefits of higher education
to all the benefits of higher education
to all the benefits of higher education and better jobs that can provide now
and better jobs that can provide now
and better jobs that can provide now let’s go step backwards students that
let’s go step backwards students that
let’s go step backwards students that don’t learn don’t graduate high school
don’t learn don’t graduate high school
don’t learn don’t graduate high school most importantly at least in my world
most importantly at least in my world
most importantly at least in my world students that are hungry don’t learn now
students that are hungry don’t learn now
students that are hungry don’t learn now unfortunately in Rhode Island one in
unfortunately in Rhode Island one in
unfortunately in Rhode Island one in seven residents is considered food and
seven residents is considered food and
seven residents is considered food and secure what does that mean simply put it
secure what does that mean simply put it
secure what does that mean simply put it means they lack access to safe and
means they lack access to safe and
means they lack access to safe and nutritious food
nutritious food
nutritious food what if our group of about a hundred or
what if our group of about a hundred or
what if our group of about a hundred or so represented Rhode Island
so represented Rhode Island
so represented Rhode Island that would mean up to fourteen of us
that would mean up to fourteen of us
that would mean up to fourteen of us would be food insecure lacking access to
would be food insecure lacking access to
would be food insecure lacking access to safe and nutritious food also we might
safe and nutritious food also we might
safe and nutritious food also we might not know where our next meal is coming
not know where our next meal is coming
not know where our next meal is coming from
from
from now I’m hopeful this doesn’t affect you
now I’m hopeful this doesn’t affect you
now I’m hopeful this doesn’t affect you now it didn’t impact you growing up but
now it didn’t impact you growing up but
now it didn’t impact you growing up but I can assure you it does impact
I can assure you it does impact
I can assure you it does impact thousands of our students every day in
thousands of our students every day in
thousands of our students every day in Rhode Island today according to a
Rhode Island today according to a
Rhode Island today according to a group called feeding America National
group called feeding America National
group called feeding America National anti-hunger organization they’ve done
anti-hunger organization they’ve done
anti-hunger organization they’ve done some research they’ve determined that
some research they’ve determined that
some research they’ve determined that child hunger is a health problem and
child hunger is a health problem and
child hunger is a health problem and it’s an education problem but they’ve
it’s an education problem but they’ve
it’s an education problem but they’ve also determined that it’s a workforce
also determined that it’s a workforce
also determined that it’s a workforce and job readiness problem but there’s
and job readiness problem but there’s
and job readiness problem but there’s good news the good news is we have a
good news the good news is we have a
good news the good news is we have a solution to this problem and the even
solution to this problem and the even
solution to this problem and the even better news is the solution has funding
better news is the solution has funding
better news is the solution has funding there’s resources to support it I
there’s resources to support it I
there’s resources to support it I propose that we increase access and
propose that we increase access and
propose that we increase access and participation in the USDA child
participation in the USDA child
participation in the USDA child nutrition programs I’ve been in the
nutrition programs I’ve been in the
nutrition programs I’ve been in the industry for almost 23 years and I can
industry for almost 23 years and I can
industry for almost 23 years and I can say the group that I manage serves a
say the group that I manage serves a
say the group that I manage serves a large portion of our 140,000 K through
large portion of our 140,000 K through
large portion of our 140,000 K through 12 students in Rhode Island the amazing
12 students in Rhode Island the amazing
12 students in Rhode Island the amazing team that I work with prepares and
team that I work with prepares and
team that I work with prepares and serves upwards of 35,000 meals a day
serves upwards of 35,000 meals a day
serves upwards of 35,000 meals a day now these meals are vitally important to
now these meals are vitally important to
now these meals are vitally important to a lot of our students these meals are
a lot of our students these meals are
a lot of our students these meals are locally produced locally sourced they’re
locally produced locally sourced they’re
locally produced locally sourced they’re healthy and they’re affordable these
healthy and they’re affordable these
healthy and they’re affordable these programs are in the form of breakfast
programs are in the form of breakfast
programs are in the form of breakfast lunch sometimes snack programs but they
lunch sometimes snack programs but they
lunch sometimes snack programs but they don’t really only benefit the students
don’t really only benefit the students
don’t really only benefit the students that are in the schools these programs
that are in the schools these programs
that are in the schools these programs through the reimbursements that are
through the reimbursements that are
through the reimbursements that are provided with them also benefit the
provided with them also benefit the
provided with them also benefit the schools these resources come in to help
schools these resources come in to help
schools these resources come in to help support the programs which allows our
support the programs which allows our
support the programs which allows our schools and school districts to use
schools and school districts to use
schools and school districts to use their financial resources for other
their financial resources for other
their financial resources for other things like education like for teachers
things like education like for teachers
things like education like for teachers for books now in Rhode Island one of our
for books now in Rhode Island one of our
for books now in Rhode Island one of our biggest areas of opportunity is actually
biggest areas of opportunity is actually
biggest areas of opportunity is actually in the area of school breakfast
in the area of school breakfast
in the area of school breakfast last year school district cross the
last year school district cross the
last year school district cross the state serve millions of meals brought in
state serve millions of meals brought in
state serve millions of meals brought in over ten million dollars in positive
over ten million dollars in positive
over ten million dollars in positive economic impact in the form of federal
economic impact in the form of federal
economic impact in the form of federal and state reimbursements unfortunately
and state reimbursements unfortunately
and state reimbursements unfortunately fewer than half of the students that
fewer than half of the students that
fewer than half of the students that qualify for these free and reduced-price
qualify for these free and reduced-price
qualify for these free and reduced-price meals participated in the breakfast
meals participated in the breakfast
meals participated in the breakfast programs I’d like to see us move that
programs I’d like to see us move that
programs I’d like to see us move that needle I’d like to see us increase the
needle I’d like to see us increase the
needle I’d like to see us increase the access and the participation think about
access and the participation think about
access and the participation think about that what that could do if we could
that what that could do if we could
that what that could do if we could increase the participation closer to one
increase the participation closer to one
increase the participation closer to one percent generating upwards of twenty
percent generating upwards of twenty
percent generating upwards of twenty million dollars of positive economic
million dollars of positive economic
million dollars of positive economic impact for our state now you might be
impact for our state now you might be
impact for our state now you might be wondering what does this have to do with
wondering what does this have to do with
wondering what does this have to do with innovation the theme for today well
innovation the theme for today well
innovation the theme for today well believe it or not Rhode Island is
believe it or not Rhode Island is
believe it or not Rhode Island is actually an innovative leader when it
actually an innovative leader when it
actually an innovative leader when it comes to child nutrition we’ve led the
comes to child nutrition we’ve led the
comes to child nutrition we’ve led the country for over a decade about the
country for over a decade about the
country for over a decade about the country for over a decade with some of
country for over a decade with some of
country for over a decade with some of the strictest nutrition standards in the
the strictest nutrition standards in the
the strictest nutrition standards in the country
country
country we’re also and this is an interesting
we’re also and this is an interesting
we’re also and this is an interesting one we’re also the only state in the
one we’re also the only state in the
one we’re also the only state in the Union with a governor appointed director
Union with a governor appointed director
Union with a governor appointed director of food strategy now she’s tasked with
of food strategy now she’s tasked with
of food strategy now she’s tasked with amongst many other things helping to
amongst many other things helping to
amongst many other things helping to reduce child hunger and food insecurity
so one of the areas that I said was
so one of the areas that I said was school breakfast and the areas that I
school breakfast and the areas that I
school breakfast and the areas that I think we can improve upon that would be
think we can improve upon that would be
think we can improve upon that would be working with our educational leaders we
working with our educational leaders we
working with our educational leaders we have some amazing educational leaders
have some amazing educational leaders
have some amazing educational leaders out there who are innovative and are
out there who are innovative and are
out there who are innovative and are creative and are open-minded different
creative and are open-minded different
creative and are open-minded different ideas and in school breakfast one of the
ideas and in school breakfast one of the
ideas and in school breakfast one of the things that we’re focused on right now
things that we’re focused on right now
things that we’re focused on right now is something called alternate
is something called alternate
is something called alternate alternative breakfast service simply put
alternative breakfast service simply put
alternative breakfast service simply put it just means we’re looking for ways to
it just means we’re looking for ways to
it just means we’re looking for ways to serve our students outside of the
serve our students outside of the
serve our students outside of the cafeteria serving students breakfast in
cafeteria serving students breakfast in
cafeteria serving students breakfast in the morning in schools is is a challenge
the morning in schools is is a challenge
the morning in schools is is a challenge it could be because of busing issues it
it could be because of busing issues it
it could be because of busing issues it could be because of teacher schedules it
could be because of teacher schedules it
could be because of teacher schedules it could be because our cafeterias weren’t
could be because our cafeterias weren’t
could be because our cafeterias weren’t built big enough to to seat all of our
built big enough to to seat all of our
built big enough to to seat all of our students so what we’ve done in some
students so what we’ve done in some
students so what we’ve done in some schools is looked at alternative methods
schools is looked at alternative methods
schools is looked at alternative methods one that’s very very successful is
one that’s very very successful is
one that’s very very successful is something called breakfast in the
something called breakfast in the
something called breakfast in the classroom and it just as it sounds
classroom and it just as it sounds
classroom and it just as it sounds students come in go right to their
students come in go right to their
students come in go right to their classroom are served a healthy breakfast
classroom are served a healthy breakfast
classroom are served a healthy breakfast to their desk and start their
to their desk and start their
to their desk and start their educational day another one is something
educational day another one is something
educational day another one is something called a grab-and-go or after the bell
called a grab-and-go or after the bell
called a grab-and-go or after the bell program students can once again get
program students can once again get
program students can once again get access to a healthy breakfast get to
access to a healthy breakfast get to
access to a healthy breakfast get to their classroom start their educational
their classroom start their educational
their classroom start their educational day one that has a bit of a
day one that has a bit of a
day one that has a bit of a technological twist is a cashless
technological twist is a cashless
technological twist is a cashless refrigerated vending machine students
refrigerated vending machine students
refrigerated vending machine students can use their student ID into a secure
can use their student ID into a secure
can use their student ID into a secure PIN pad get a healthy breakfast once
PIN pad get a healthy breakfast once
PIN pad get a healthy breakfast once again get to their class
again get to their class
again get to their class for what therefore therefore for
for what therefore therefore for
for what therefore therefore for education now one of my favorites is
education now one of my favorites is
education now one of my favorites is something called a blender bike it’s
something called a blender bike it’s
something called a blender bike it’s just as it appears students can pedal
just as it appears students can pedal
just as it appears students can pedal the bike which then turns the blender we
the bike which then turns the blender we
the bike which then turns the blender we pour in some fresh fruit some yogurt
pour in some fresh fruit some yogurt
pour in some fresh fruit some yogurt low-fat yogurt of course how cool is
low-fat yogurt of course how cool is
low-fat yogurt of course how cool is that to start your day with a fresh
that to start your day with a fresh
that to start your day with a fresh yogurt smoothie now these are just a few
yogurt smoothie now these are just a few
yogurt smoothie now these are just a few of the ideas but they are helping
of the ideas but they are helping
of the ideas but they are helping they’re helping to improve access
they’re helping to improve access
they’re helping to improve access getting kids out of the cafeteria if
getting kids out of the cafeteria if
getting kids out of the cafeteria if it’s too tight they’re helping to
it’s too tight they’re helping to
it’s too tight they’re helping to improve participation because they’re
improve participation because they’re
improve participation because they’re new and innovative ways that kids can
new and innovative ways that kids can
new and innovative ways that kids can can react to but I’m hopeful with with
can react to but I’m hopeful with with
can react to but I’m hopeful with with your extra input with your creative
your extra input with your creative
your extra input with your creative ideas with your innovation and almost
ideas with your innovation and almost
ideas with your innovation and almost more importantly with your willingness
more importantly with your willingness
more importantly with your willingness to share this information with our
to share this information with our
to share this information with our educational leaders with our influencers
educational leaders with our influencers
educational leaders with our influencers so we can improve the access and
so we can improve the access and
so we can improve the access and participation across our state
participation across our state
participation across our state benefiting all of us in the form of a
benefiting all of us in the form of a
benefiting all of us in the form of a better educated employee base now once
better educated employee base now once
better educated employee base now once again final note we’ve hopefully learned
again final note we’ve hopefully learned
again final note we’ve hopefully learned that students that are hungry don’t
that students that are hungry don’t
that students that are hungry don’t learn and then from there if they don’t
learn and then from there if they don’t
learn and then from there if they don’t learn they won’t graduate and then
learn they won’t graduate and then
learn they won’t graduate and then finally most importantly for for the
finally most importantly for for the
finally most importantly for for the next step is if they don’t graduate they
next step is if they don’t graduate they
next step is if they don’t graduate they won’t have access to higher education
won’t have access to higher education
won’t have access to higher education better jobs and all the vaca provide and
better jobs and all the vaca provide and
better jobs and all the vaca provide and all the benefits that there are that our
all the benefits that there are that our
all the benefits that there are that our state would would reap from it thank you
state would would reap from it thank you
state would would reap from it thank you for your support
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