Meals during the MESS

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Meals during the MESS !!

• SNA Annual National Conference
• Baltimore, Maryland
• July 19, 2005

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Linda Bass WileyM.Ed., R.D., L.D.,
S.F.N.S.Food Service DirectorPrinceton City
School DistrictCincinnati, OhioPhone
513.552.5604
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MAKING THE MESS

• The Good News
• Princeton School District approved a plan to
  replace an old undersized, under equipped
  central kitchen from 1928 with a new state of
  the art central cooking kitchen and serving area.
• The Bad News
• Princeton Food Staff would continue serving 6000
  students and staff daily during demolition,
  construction and equipping of a new production
  and service area.

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TACKLING OUR ISSUES

• Maintaining Board of Health Compliance
• Contractor Errors
• Employee Confusion

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PLAN AHEAD

• 1980New FSD for Princeton Schools.
• 1982added convection ovens to 2 schools.
• 1984-- submitted first proposal to consolidate to
  a central kitchen.
• 1985--converted 1 cooking kitchen to satellite.
• 1988-- converted 2nd cooking kitchen to
  satellite.
• 1989converted 3rd cooking kitchen to satellite
• 1991started requesting central kitchen every
  year on capitol improvement requests.
• 1997converted 4th cooking kitchen to satellite.

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PLAN AHEAD, continued

• 1998participated in district-wide facilities
  review project (20 meetings)
• 2002participated in district-wide facilities
  review project. (Yes, AGAIN)
• Spring 2003campaigned for bond levy passage,
  passed May 2003.
• Fall 2003proposed central kitchen project to
  Administration.
• Winter 2003BOE approved central kitchen project.

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PLAN AHEAD, continued

• January 2004planned new central kitchen and
  serving area.
• March 2004planned demolition of old facilities
  and transition into new areas.
• October 2004planned kitchens for 5 new
  elementary schools with 3 architects and 3
  designers.
• December 2004missed deadline to move Into new
  facilities.
• March 2005finally moved into new kitchen.

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THE POWER OF PLANNING

• Plan AHEAD
• Plan AGAIN and AGAIN
• Plan REALISTICALLY
• Plan PROACTIVELY
• Plan for TODAY
• Plan for TOMORROW
• Plan POSITIVELY
• Plan for the PROBLEMS
• Plan for the PEOPLE
• Plan for the CUSTOMERS
• Plan to ENJOY your ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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PLAN AGAIN and AGAIN

• Revised plans due to
• Cost restrictions.
• Building Health codes.
• Mistakes and/or omissions.
• Contractor schedules.
• What is working.
• Unforeseen issues.
• Delays.
• Excuses.
• Contractor errors.
• Malfunctions.
• Staffing needs.
• Customer preferences.
• Unresolved issues.
• New issues.

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SUCCESSFUL PLANNING IMPLEMENTATIONincludes

• Researching
• Scheduling
• Implementing
• Checking and Rechecking
• Communicating
• Being Proactive
• Finding the Humor
• Being Polite
• Persevering

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WAS IT WORTH IT?YESYESYES