WCIA News 3 Springfield covers the success of Breakfast in the Classroom at Memorial Elementary in Taylorville, Il. With the help of a Rise & Shine Illinois grant, Memorial was able to implement the model in Fall of 2014.
Teachers were initially leery of the program, fearful of messes in the classroom and rowdiness, but quite the opposite has taken place. In addition to nearly doubling breakfast participation in this high-need school, Breakfast in the Classroom has helped teachers and students alike – filling students bellies and calming them down before lessons start while allowing teachers to get organized and start the day off quicker with a classroom full of attentive, satisfied students.