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5SITKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
FISH TO SCHOOLS
SITKA, ALASKA
How it all began?
• Fish to Schools program emerged out of the Community Health Summit in Sitka in 2010
• In partnership with the Sitka Conservation Society(SCS), SCS received funding from the Crossett Fund to improve the overall health and well being of children in Sitka, AK, as well as educate students about the connection between their food and the surrounding natural environment.
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PARTNERSHIPS
• Sitka Conservations Society• Sitka School District• Mt.Edgecumbe High School• Seer School• Private School Participant• Nana Management Services – SSD• Premiere Services – MEHS• Sitka Sound Seafoods• Seafood Producers
• Cooperative Fishing Trade Organizations• Sitka Media• SEARHC
• Tribal Health Consortium
• Health Promotion Division
Over the years….
School Name/School Yr. 2009-2010
2010-2011 pilot
2011-2012
1213 13-14 14-15
Blatchely Middle Keet Gooshi Heen Element. Pacific High School Mt. Edgecumbe High Sitka High School Baranof Elementary SEER School Head Start
Pacific High School
• PHS is our alternative high school
• Students help prepare their school lunch.
• They have been recognized nationally in the USA Today for their fish to schools meal, the article of “What School Meals Really Look Like”
Where are we going???
• Nutritional Alaska Foods in Schools Grant has not been renewed for next year
• Sitka School District currently has received $27,000 in the extra funds that were not spent in 2012-2013, 2013-2014. we will also receive some more funding for the current school year.
• The 2015-2016 school year, we will run our coho donation and subsidized with the NAFS extra funds.
