Purpose:  

Our primary customers are the students we serve. It is important that we have a good rapport and open communication with our customers and an excellent means of doing that is the establishment of Y.A.C. (Youth Advisory Committee). The purpose of Y.A.C. is to:

• Promote good nutrition habits among our students.
• Simulate interest and support for the foodservice program by students, teachers and parents.
• Provide student assistance with foodservice promotions.
• Encourage careers in foodservice.
• Serve as a communication bridge between students, foodservice and school administration.
• Make the foodservice program the best it can be.
• Act as a sounding board for questions, praises and constructive criticism.

Y.A.C. committees are also a requirement set forth in the USDA program regulations.

Our goal is to have one Y.A.C. at the High School, Middle School, and Reed Intermediate School. Y.A.C. meeting consists of the student committee, teacher advisor, resident dietitian, foodservice director, and cafeteria manager of that particular school. In the past, the student council/government has served as the Y.A.C.

If you are a 5th-12th grade student in Newtown and are interested in being involved on the Y.A.C. committee, please contact us.