Students at 42 schools will have better access to breakfast after a total of $142,519 in grants were awarded to programs across the state, the Kansas State Department of Education announced Tuesday, Nov. 13.

The funding boosts innovative breakfast delivery models, sometimes called breakfast after the bell, to help bring breakfast out of the cafeteria and into the classroom.

KSDE received the funding from Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign and Midwest Dairy Council to support the breakfast initiative.

Research shows that eating breakfast at school improves student performance in the classroom and promotes healthy habits. Innovative breakfast delivery models – like breakfast in the classroom, grab-and-go breakfast and second-chance breakfast – can significantly boost school breakfast participation. These models bring breakfast to students, ensuring that more children start the day with the fuel they need to learn, grow and thrive.

The following Kansas schools received an Innovative Breakfast Delivery Grant from KSDE:

·       Baldwin High School, Baldwin USD 348, $2,500.

·       Erie High School, Erie USD 101, $1,560.

·       Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School, Oberlin USD 294, $4,372.

·       Derby High School, Derby USD 260, $4,925.

·       Douglass High School, Douglass USD 396, $2,445.

·       Horace J. Good Middle School, Garden City USD 457, $5,000.

·       Washington Elementary School, Geary County USD 475, $1,200.

·       Great Bend High School, Great Bend USD 428, $5,000.

·       Holy Savior Catholic Academy, Wichita, $3,183.

·       Hugoton High School, Hugoton USD 210, $4,727.

·       St. Marys Junior/Senior High School, Kaw Valley USD 321, $5,000.

·       Labette County High School, Labette County USD 506, $850.

·       Louisburg High School, Louisburg USD 416, $3,700.

·       Lyndon Elementary/Middle School, Lyndon USD 421, $2,800.

·       Council Grove High School, Morris County USD 417, $4,180.

·       Sabetha High School, Prairie Hills USD 113, $4,084.

·       Axtell Elementary School, Prairie Hills USD 113, $3,677.

·       Sabetha Middle School, Prairie Hills USD 113, $2,802.

·       Andale High School, Renwick USD 267, $5,000.

·       Smoky Valley Middle School, Smoky Valley USD 400, $2,310.

·       Smoky Valley High School, Smoky Valley USD 400, $2,310.

·       Olpe Junior-Senior High School, Southern Lyon County USD 252, $1,455.

·       Hartford Junior-Senior High School, Southern Lyon County USD 252, $1,455.

·       Stockton Elementary School, Stockton USD 271, $4,200.

·       Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet, Topeka USD 501, $2,080.

·       Tescott Elementary School, Twin Valley USD 240, $4,200.

·       Deerfield High School, Deerfield USD 216, $2,650.

·       Clifton-Clyde Middle School, Clifton-Clyde USD 224, $2,500.

·       Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, Clifton-Clyde USD 224, $2,500.

·       Gardner Edgerton High School, Gardner Edgerton USD 231, $5,000.

·       St. John Junior-Senior High School, St. John-Hudson USD 350, $3,500

·       Holcomb High School, Holcomb USD 363, $4,270.

·       Montezuma Elementary school, South Gray USD 371, $1,500.

·       Dodge City High School, Dodge City USD 443, $5,000.

·       Little River High School, Little River-Windom USD 444, $5,000.

·       Seymour Rogers Middle School, Liberal USD 480, $2,542.

·       Eisenhower Middle School, Liberal USD 480, $2,542.

·       Wabaunsee Senior High school, Wabaunsee USD 329, $3,000.

·       West Elk High School, West Elk USD 282, $4,138.

·       North High School, Wichita USD 259, $5,000.

·       Winfield Middle School, Winfield USD 465, $4,912.

·       Winfield High School, Winfield USD 465, $3,450.