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Get Schools Cooking (GSC) is an intensive 3-year assessment and strategic planning program from the Chef Ann Foundation that provides schools with the operational knowledge to transition from a heat-and-serve operation to scratch cooking. GSC Offers Selected Districts:
- Individualized technical support to assist in sustainably moving from a highly processed to cook from scratch operation.
- Assessment of barriers and identification of actions in five key areas of school food service: Food, Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, and Marketing.
- Support for districts in developing action plans that create a structured framework to achieve their strategic objectives.
- System improvement grants that support the implementation of recommended actions and next steps.
Open to: K-12 school districts that run a self-operated meal program and participate in the National School Lunch Program. Districts must also demonstrate support from district leadership and be committed to working towards a scratch-cook meal program.
