Goal 1. The Charter School will make Adequate Yearly Progress as defined by Georgia state requirements and No Child Left Behind. Students in all Subgroups will demonstrate proficiency and improvement over prior years’ performance.
Goal 1. The Charter School will meet or exceed the following academic goals specific to charter schools that are college and career academies.
Goal 1. Increase the knowledge and awareness of New Jersey Consumers about the nutritional and community benefits of local food at home and in our schools. Activities completed to meet Goal #1 - Design, development and distribution of a brochure that describes to consumers the benefits of eating locally grown food and offers tips on how to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables for a more nutritious diet. - Design, development and distribution of a New Jersey seasonality chart 11” x 7” postcard that educates consumers and school food service professionals about the when the different fruits and vegetables are in season in New Jersey. - Development of a ‘Local Farms, Local Food’ page of the Farm Bureau website which includes links to nutrition and health resources at the USDA and Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences websites as well as links to resources that assist consumers in finding farm markets and places to purchase local produce near them. The webpage also has electronic versions of the nutrition brochure and the seasonality chart to further educate consumers. - Design, development and distribution of ten different produce price cards designed to educate consumers at the point of purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables about the nutritional benefits on the fruit or vegetable they are about to purchase. - Educated farmers about ways to market fruits and vegetables using nutritional information and other benefits of locally grown produce. Provided farmers with specialized promotional materials to assist them in marketing their produce. This method gives farmers the tools to better educate their customers. Measurable outcomes of Goal # 1 - The PublicMind polling data shows that New Jersey residents consistently to support locally grown fruits and vegetables and are willing to pay a premium for it. There is room for growth, however, in connecting more people with a farm to buy these fruits and vegetables. - Tracking the number of visits to the xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxxxx web page that was developed as a part of this grant shows that there is interest from people in learning more about locally grown fruits and vegetables, when produce is available in New Jersey and the nutritional benefits gained from increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables. - We were able to distribute at least 25,000 Local Farms Local Food brochures and 15,000 seasonality chart cards during the grant period. Goal # 2: Educate farmers on direct marketing opportunities and prov...
