Resource Roundup: Communicating with Families

Back to school season is upon us, and there's no better time to make a marketing and communications plan for the year!

Here is a selection of marketing, communication, and promotional resources for K-12 schools. Note that this list is not exhaustive. If you have any favorite resources to share, please let us know at schoolnutrition@illinois.edu!

General Mills School Division (no endorsement implied)

• Free social media graphics - https://tinyurl.com/yks65c2e
• Free food- and product-specific graphics - https://tinyurl.com/4uhczh5v
• Free menu templates - https://tinyurl.com/pfcd5b6z

School Nutrition Association

• Resources for National School Breakfast Week and National School Lunch Week - https://tinyurl.com/2u33amaf
• Resources for School Lunch Hero Day - https://tinyurl.com/x8e85j2v
• Made with School Lunch - https://tinyurl.com/3b6bm6ae

USDA/Team Nutrition

• Breakfast
  • National School Breakfast Week resources - https://tinyurl.com/tvzwz2fd
  • School breakfast video - https://tinyurl.com/4fjpm4mc
  • School breakfast marketing resources - https://tinyurl.com/yfkhbhkj
• Lunch
  • School lunch marketing resources - https://tinyurl.com/2t7vsrdn
• Team Nutrition graphics - https://tinyurl.com/5cfrhb9b

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

• School Nutrition Outreach Toolkit - https://tinyurl.com/bdzhd6pp