Farm to School Compass
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Connecticut Department of Education
Farm to School Program
This document contains a complete preview of all assessment questions across all sections:
- Local and Regional Procurement
- Spending
- Cafeteria & Procurement
- Classroom (Elementary, Middle, High School)
- Community
- Coordination
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Local and Regional Procurement
We are now going to ask you questions about how frequently you serve local foods in your meal programs. Recommended respondent: school food service director/menu planner/procurement specialist.
NSLP, SBP, or FFVP in 2024-2025
CACFP in 2024-2025
Summer Programs


Spending
This section asks about the amount of money your LEA spent on milk and minimally processed food (that you noted in the Local and Regional Procurement Section) from local and regional sources. This section does not refer to the vendor but rather where the product is grown/produced. Please provide this information for the 2024-2025 school year and the summer of 2025. Recommended respondent: school food service director/menu planner/procurement specialist.
Connecticut Sourced
Connecticut sourced means produce and other farm products that have a traceable point of origin within Connecticut that are grown or produced at, or sold by, a local farm and includes, but is not limited to, value-added dairy, fish, pork, beef, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables and minimally processed foods.
Note: There is currently only one CT dairy working with CT schools. Please only select CT if you are working with Mountain Dairy in Mansfield.
Regionally Sourced
Regionally sourced means produce and other farm products that have a traceable point of origin within New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine that are grown or produced at, or sold by, a regional farm and includes, but is not limited to, value-added dairy, fish, pork, beef, poultry, eggs, fruits, vegetables and minimally processed foods.
Programs included in spending:
School Year Months: NSLP, SBP, NSLP Afterschool Snack Program, FFVP, Child and Adult Care Food Program At-Risk Afterschool, snacks and/or supper for youth participating in afterschool care programs.
Cafeteria & Procurement
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Classroom (Elementary School)
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
For these questions, please answer the questions about “elementary schools” while thinking of students from kindergarten to grade 5; “middle schools” while thinking of students in grades 6 through 8; and “high schools” while thinking of students in grades 9 through 12. For a list of recommended respondents, please see the “Who should respond and which documents do I need to complete the Compass?” in the Navigation page. Please answer these questions thinking about all schools in your district.
Classroom (Middle School)
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
For these questions, please answer the questions about “elementary schools” while thinking of students from kindergarten to grade 5; “middle schools” while thinking of students in grades 6 through 8; and “high schools” while thinking of students in grades 9 through 12. For a list of recommended respondents, please see the “Who should respond and which documents do I need to complete the Compass?” in the Navigation page. Please answer these questions thinking about all schools in your district.
Classroom (High School)
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
For these questions, please answer the questions about “elementary schools” while thinking of students from kindergarten to grade 5; “middle schools” while thinking of students in grades 6 through 8; and “high schools” while thinking of students in grades 9 through 12. For a list of recommended respondents, please see the “Who should respond and which documents do I need to complete the Compass?” in the Navigation page. Please answer these questions thinking about all schools in your district.
Community
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Coordination
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
Best Practices and Needs Assessment
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