Jonathan “Jon” Dickl, MBA, SNSDirectorSchool NutritionKnox County Public Schools

District ProfileDISTRICT NAME Knox County School District

STATE  Knoxville, TennesseeENROLLMENT  58,500, 85 serving sites

% OF ATTENDENCE TO ENROLLMENT  94.5%

% OF FREE/REDUCED  52.3%

% OF PARTICIPATION 62% Lunch, 26% Breakfast$26.7M Revenue, $15M NSLP, $4.5 M SBP, $3.6M AC

TYPE OF DISTRICT 

Urban Suburban Rural Combined (Rural, Urban and Suburban)

TYPE OF PROGRAM On-Site Preparation with Distribution to

Other Schools On-Site Preparation without Distribution to

Other Schools

PROGRAM INCLUDES  Breakfast (All Schools Traditional, 2nd

Breakfast, and 18 BIC) Lunch (Traditional and Some Vending) After School Snacks and FFV Program Evening Supper (7 Sites)

Budgetary ImpactKnox County

Schools

No local tax dollars go to support school nutrition and pays for all expenses including salaries, benefits, and food purchases

School Nutrition pays back to district for utilities, trash removal, and some support positions

School Nutrition has grown operating income from $23.1M in 2010 to $26.7M in 2013 while devoting more resources to infrastructure investment, food quality, and quality of work life for staff (including training and compensation)

Equipment & Infrastructure

Tenure began August 2010 (SY 2011) Visited all 84 Sites in first 56 Days on Job No colors except… 1964-2014

Dish machines Refrigerators Serving Lines

Presentation Points of Access

Catering at Gresham MS Satellites

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Changes in Program 2005 Reauthorization

Wellness Policy HACCP

2009 (2010) Fruits Vegetables (Required) Legumes Whole Grains Farm to School Sodium

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All underlined items have direct impact on equipment needs

Brand Name Recognition

Develop House Brands

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Equipment & Infrastructure School Year 2009

Replacement - $247,184 Repairs - $459,480 Total - $706,664

School Year 2010 Replacement - $287,390* Repairs - $527,865 Total - $815,255

School Year 2011 Replacement -$207,249 Repairs - $464,541 Total - $671,790

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Equipment & Infrastructure School Year 2012

Replacement - $990,349 Repairs - $719,629 Total - $1,709,978

School Year 2013 Replacement - $736,529 Repairs - $758,645 Total - $1,495,174

YTD November School Year 2014 Replacement -$1,052,339 (trend?) Repairs - $308,749 (trending at $771,872) Total - $1,361,088

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Equipment & Infrastructure Small wares Investment

Dish Machines Leasing ROI $20,000 investment versus lease

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Equipment & Infrastructure Warming Cabinets

94 cabinets in one year

Refrigeration Reach-ins Walk-ins

Steamers

Ovens Convection Combis Water Spraying

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Equipment & InfrastructureTables

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Equipment & Infrastructure Serving Lines - Remodeling

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Equipment & Infrastructure Serving Lines - Remodeling

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Cost: $165,000

Equipment & Infrastructure Serving Lines – Cost Savings Measures -

Used

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Cost: $4,999

Equipment & Infrastructure Serving Lines –Cost Savings- Renovate

Older Lines

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Cost: $800

Benefits of E&I Investment

Improved Food Safety Scores Average has risen from 93.1 in SY 11 to 95.27 in SY

14

Improved Breakfast and Lunch Revenue despite national downturn

Employee Morale!!!

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Future Needs More of the same!!!

Ovens, Combis, Steamers, Serving Lines and Holding Cabinets

Technology InfrastructureTransport CabinetsFleet Replacement

Replacement Plan for next 7 years $22,500 per year next 5 years $55,000-$60,000 per year in years 6 and 7

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How Do you Make it Work Spending at this rate is not sustainable!

SY 2009 = 3.1% of total revenueSY 2013 = 5.6% of total revenue

$2.8M last 3 years = to 40% of modernizing equipment infrastructure. An additional $7M is needed. Grant provides $285 per school in TN, allocated to about $500 based on EN

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How Do you Make it Work Look Strongly at Repair vs. Replacement

Grade inventory 25% of purchase price good guide

Look at ROI vs. Leasing Grant opportunities

BICEquipment Grants

PEWManufacturersProduce AssociationDairy Council

FFV National Purchasing Groups

NJPA, Tips/Taps

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How Do you Make it Work GovDeals.comRebates / Purchasing Rewards ProgramsLook at other cost savings measures including

food costs and labor formula Food – Consolidating product lines, cross-product

utilization, manufacturing economies of scale Creating own value-added items

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SsLzyiBd5M&feature=youtu.be

How Do you Make it WorkEquipment Academies

Georgia SNA has an outstanding equipment academy

Allows for comparison across product linesVendor Shows

Great way to get hands on training (demos!)Manufacturer Tours

Get to know more intimatelyFind Champions – True Business Partners!

Just Another Vendor…PMR and Alice StipeDuke Manufacturing

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