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Title: Evaluation of the Team Nutrition E-STAR Training Program. Final Report
Language: English
Authors: Kelly Patlan, Beth Boulay, Meaghan Glenn, Kelly Lack, Lauren Frey, Zachary Epstein, Anna Robinson, Eleanor Elmudesi, Georgia Rawhouser-Mylet, Gabriela Antonova, Lauren Olsho, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA), Abt Global
Source: US Department of Agriculture. 2024.
Availability: US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 180
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Grants, Nutrition Instruction, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Food, Administrators, Program Implementation, Training, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Administrator Attitudes
Geographic Terms: Michigan
Abstract: A program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Team Nutrition Training Grants have two objectives: to develop the knowledge and skills of School Nutrition Managers such that they are able (1) to assist students participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program in making healthy food choices, and (2) to improve the nutritional content of meals and snacks served by programs receiving Child and Adult Care Food Program funding. In 2019, FNS awarded a Team Nutrition Training Grant to a single State agency (the Michigan Department of Education, or MDE) to implement the Enhanced Strategies, Training, Action Plans, and Resources (E-STAR) program. This process evaluation of the E-STAR program centered around understanding the extent to which Managers were actively engaged in the program, the extent to which the key program components were implemented as intended, and facilitators of and barriers to both engagement and implementation. This final report summarizes evaluation findings, describing the program as implemented by the grantee, and participants' experience of the program, focusing on what made the program work, the barriers encountered, and suggestions for improvement. Implementation of the E-STAR program included a mix of successes and challenges that are highlighted throughout this report. This evaluation reported on to whom and how the E-STAR program was delivered and, at a high level, what the training content was. Future research is needed, however, to assess school-level implementation of the program's school-based interventions on a deeper level.
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