Principal Breakfast Survey

Thank you for participating in this survey. The following questions will ask you about your experiences and perceptions as an administrator. As you go through the survey, if you do not have an answer, just skip the question and move on. We appreciate your time and input.


  1. School name:


  1. How important do you think breakfast is to academic achievement?
    Extremely important
    Very important
    Somewhat important
    Not important


  1. Rate the following problem at your school: Children arriving hungry because they are not getting enough to eat at home.
    Not a problem
    Minor problem
    Moderate problem
    Serious problem


  1. Has food(snacks) for students (granola bars, breakfast bars, juice boxes, etc.) been offered at your school during the school day? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Has food (snacks) in the classrooms been provided at your school? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Have parents been asked to send in food/snacks for the classrooms? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Have students and their families been referred to school resources (school social worker, school psychologist, school nurse, school counselor) for food insecurity? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Have students and their families been referred to resources outside of the school (211, social services, homeless shelters, etc.) for food insecurity? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Have parents of students been contacted because their students come to school hungry? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Have students and their families been given assistance to sign up for free or reduced-priced school meals? If so, was it successful?
    Not tried
    Very successful
    Successful
    Somewhat successful
    Not successful


  1. Have you offered any additional options to help your students who come to school hungry?
    Yes
    No


  1. If you answered "Yes" to question 11, please describe:


  1. How easy or difficult would it be to ensure every student in your school had a healthy breakfast before class begins?
    Very easy
    Somewhat easy
    Somewhat difficult
    Very difficult


  1. What is easy or difficult about ensuring every student at your school eats a healthy breakfast before class begins?


  1. Where do students eat school-provided breakfasts at your school? (select all that apply)
    Cafeteria
    Classrooms
    On their way to class
    Don't know
    Somewhere else


  1. If you answered "Somewhere else" for question 17, please describe:


  1. Please indicate your support for an "in-classroom" breakfast program, where breakfast is served to all students at the beginning of the school day:
    Strongly support
    Somewhat support
    Neutral
    Somewhat oppose
    Strongly Oppose


  1. Please indicate your support for handing out "grab and go" breakfast bags with easy to eat items so students do not need to get to school early and go into the cafeteria.
    Strongly support
    Somewhat support
    Neutral
    Somewhat oppose
    Strongly Oppose


  1. Please indicate your support for increasing communication with parents about school meal programs especially universal breakfast.
    Strongly support
    Somewhat support
    Neutral
    Somewhat oppose
    Strongly Oppose


  1. Which of the following activities could effectively be accomplished while students are eating breakfast in the classroom? (select all that apply)
    Take attendance
    Read or listen to classroom announcements
    Quiet study time
    Collect homework assignments
    Begin teaching a lesson
    Nothing - no other activities take place while students eat breakfast
    Something else


  1. If you answered "Something else" for question 21, please describe:


  1. What concerns/issues/barriers would you anticipate with breakfast service in the classroom? (select all that apply)
    Takes time away from instruction
    Creates a mess
    Difficult to balance with teachers' other responsibilities
    Disruptive, loud or distracting
    Students don't like the food
    Contributes to overeating/obesity among students
    It's not needed in my school
    The amount of food it wastes
    Teacher buy-in
    Don't know
    Something else


  1. If you answered something else to question 23, please describe:


  1. Additional comments:





FOOD & Nutrition Services
Broward County Public Schools
Sunrise, FL