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Strong, Dawn Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study analyzed the required inclusion of school test scores in the yearly evaluation of school principals within the current school reform and standards and accountability movements of both the federal and state departments of education. Extant data from a single school district in Oregon was used for this study, and included: (a)…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Predictor Variables
Ponza, Michael; Gleason, Philip; Hulsey, Lara; Moore, Quinn – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
Although the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) help ensure that many low-income children have enough nutritious food to eat, some studies have suggested that the programs could be more efficient and cost-effective. In particular, concerns have been raised about erroneous payments that reimburse schools for…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition, Certification
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Castillo, Alexandra; Carr, Deborah; Nettles, Mary Frances – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2010
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this research project was to identify goals and establish best practices for school nutrition (SN) programs that serve students with special food and/or nutrition needs based on the four practice categories identified in previous National Food Service Management Institute, Applied Research Division (NFSMI, ARD)…
Descriptors: Child Health, Food Service, School Nurses, Nutrition
US Government Accountability Office, 2009
The federal government spends about $10 billion each year to provide meals to over 30 million students through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. However, a 2007 study estimated that of this amount, $860 million (8.6 percent) in school year 2005-2006 was paid improperly because of errors in the number of meals counted and claimed…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Food Service, Breakfast Programs, Lunch Programs
Brown, Kay – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
In fiscal year 2008, about 31 million children participated in the National School Lunch Program and more than 10 million children participated in the School Breakfast Program each school day. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) spent $11.7 billion on the school meal programs in that year. The majority of…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Research Reports, Accountability