Strategic Planning Survey: Students and Parents

Thank you for participating in the following survey to support OFNS as it plans for the future. This 6 question survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete, and all feedback shared will be kept anonymous. Thank you for your input!

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students	OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Strongly Agree	OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Agree	OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Neutral	OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Disagree	OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Strongly Disagree	OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods	OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Strongly Agree	OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Agree	OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Neutral	OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Disagree	OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Strongly Disagree	OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS does a good job at recycling	OFNS does a good job at recycling Strongly Agree	OFNS does a good job at recycling Agree	OFNS does a good job at recycling Neutral	OFNS does a good job at recycling Disagree	OFNS does a good job at recycling Strongly Disagree	OFNS does a good job at recycling Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS does a good job at composting	OFNS does a good job at composting Strongly Agree	OFNS does a good job at composting Agree	OFNS does a good job at composting Neutral	OFNS does a good job at composting Disagree	OFNS does a good job at composting Strongly Disagree	OFNS does a good job at composting Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS does not waste food	OFNS does not waste food Strongly Agree	OFNS does not waste food Agree	OFNS does not waste food Neutral	OFNS does not waste food Disagree	OFNS does not waste food Strongly Disagree	OFNS does not waste food Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition	OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Strongly Agree	OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Agree	OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Neutral	OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Disagree	OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Strongly Disagree	OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Don't Know or Not Applicable
Students have enough time to eat	Students have enough time to eat Strongly Agree	Students have enough time to eat Agree	Students have enough time to eat Neutral	Students have enough time to eat Disagree	Students have enough time to eat Strongly Disagree	Students have enough time to eat Don't Know or Not Applicable
The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat	The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Strongly Agree	The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Agree	The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Neutral	The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Disagree	The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Strongly Disagree	The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Don't Know or Not Applicable
OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with	OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Strongly Agree	OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Agree	OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Neutral	OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Disagree	OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Strongly Disagree	OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Don't Know or Not Applicable

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Strongly Agree

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Agree

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Neutral

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Disagree

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Strongly Disagree

OFNS provides a positive meal experience for all students Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Strongly Agree

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Agree

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Neutral

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Disagree

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Strongly Disagree

OFNS offers students culturally relevant foods Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS does a good job at recycling

OFNS does a good job at recycling Strongly Agree

OFNS does a good job at recycling Agree

OFNS does a good job at recycling Neutral

OFNS does a good job at recycling Disagree

OFNS does a good job at recycling Strongly Disagree

OFNS does a good job at recycling Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS does a good job at composting

OFNS does a good job at composting Strongly Agree

OFNS does a good job at composting Agree

OFNS does a good job at composting Neutral

OFNS does a good job at composting Disagree

OFNS does a good job at composting Strongly Disagree

OFNS does a good job at composting Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS does not waste food

OFNS does not waste food Strongly Agree

OFNS does not waste food Agree

OFNS does not waste food Neutral

OFNS does not waste food Disagree

OFNS does not waste food Strongly Disagree

OFNS does not waste food Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Strongly Agree

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Agree

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Neutral

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Disagree

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Strongly Disagree

OFNS does a good job educating students and families on nutrition Don't Know or Not Applicable

Students have enough time to eat

Students have enough time to eat Strongly Agree

Students have enough time to eat Agree

Students have enough time to eat Neutral

Students have enough time to eat Disagree

Students have enough time to eat Strongly Disagree

Students have enough time to eat Don't Know or Not Applicable

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Strongly Agree

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Agree

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Neutral

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Disagree

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Strongly Disagree

The cafeteria is a welcoming and enjoyable place to eat Don't Know or Not Applicable

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Strongly Agree

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Agree

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Neutral

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Disagree

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Strongly Disagree

OFNS staff are professional and positive to interact with Don't Know or Not Applicable

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Somewhat Unimportant	Very Unimportant
Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.)	Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Very Important	Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Somewhat Important	Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Neutral	Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Somewhat Unimportant	Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Very Unimportant
Expand nutrition education to students at school	Expand nutrition education to students at school Very Important	Expand nutrition education to students at school Somewhat Important	Expand nutrition education to students at school Neutral	Expand nutrition education to students at school Somewhat Unimportant	Expand nutrition education to students at school Very Unimportant
Expand nutrition education to families at home	Expand nutrition education to families at home Very Important	Expand nutrition education to families at home Somewhat Important	Expand nutrition education to families at home Neutral	Expand nutrition education to families at home Somewhat Unimportant	Expand nutrition education to families at home Very Unimportant
Offer students more taste testing opportunities	Offer students more taste testing opportunities Very Important	Offer students more taste testing opportunities Somewhat Important	Offer students more taste testing opportunities Neutral	Offer students more taste testing opportunities Somewhat Unimportant	Offer students more taste testing opportunities Very Unimportant
Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas	Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Very Important	Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Somewhat Important	Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Neutral	Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Somewhat Unimportant	Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Very Unimportant
Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias	Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Very Important	Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Somewhat Important	Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Neutral	Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Somewhat Unimportant	Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Very Unimportant
Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu	Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Very Important	Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Somewhat Important	Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Neutral	Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Somewhat Unimportant	Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Very Unimportant

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Neutral

Somewhat Unimportant

Very Unimportant

Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.)

Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Very Important

Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Somewhat Important

Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Neutral

Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Somewhat Unimportant

Expand scratch cooking (less prepackaged food, etc.) Very Unimportant

Expand nutrition education to students at school

Expand nutrition education to students at school Very Important

Expand nutrition education to students at school Somewhat Important

Expand nutrition education to students at school Neutral

Expand nutrition education to students at school Somewhat Unimportant

Expand nutrition education to students at school Very Unimportant

Expand nutrition education to families at home

Expand nutrition education to families at home Very Important

Expand nutrition education to families at home Somewhat Important

Expand nutrition education to families at home Neutral

Expand nutrition education to families at home Somewhat Unimportant

Expand nutrition education to families at home Very Unimportant

Offer students more taste testing opportunities

Offer students more taste testing opportunities Very Important

Offer students more taste testing opportunities Somewhat Important

Offer students more taste testing opportunities Neutral

Offer students more taste testing opportunities Somewhat Unimportant

Offer students more taste testing opportunities Very Unimportant

Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas

Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Very Important

Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Somewhat Important

Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Neutral

Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Somewhat Unimportant

Create more enjoyable seating/eating areas Very Unimportant

Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias

Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Very Important

Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Somewhat Important

Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Neutral

Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Somewhat Unimportant

Expand collaboration between school gardens and cafeterias Very Unimportant

Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu

Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Very Important

Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Somewhat Important

Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Neutral

Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Somewhat Unimportant

Offer more plant based & vegan entrees on the menu Very Unimportant

	Great	Good	Neutral	Fair	Poor	Not Applicable
Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff)	Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Great	Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Good	Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Neutral	Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Fair	Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Poor	Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Not Applicable
Interacting with Cooks in charge	Interacting with Cooks in charge Great	Interacting with Cooks in charge Good	Interacting with Cooks in charge Neutral	Interacting with Cooks in charge Fair	Interacting with Cooks in charge Poor	Interacting with Cooks in charge Not Applicable

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Good

Neutral

Fair

Poor

Not Applicable

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff)

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Great

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Good

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Neutral

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Fair

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Poor

Interacting with School Lunch Helpers and/or Senior School Lunch Helpers (i.e. kitchen staff) Not Applicable

Interacting with Cooks in charge

Interacting with Cooks in charge Great

Interacting with Cooks in charge Good

Interacting with Cooks in charge Neutral

Interacting with Cooks in charge Fair

Interacting with Cooks in charge Poor

Interacting with Cooks in charge Not Applicable

Strategic Planning Survey: Students and Parents

New York City Department of Education Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS)

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* 1. I am a (please select one):

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* 2. What grade are you (or is your child) in? If you are a parent/guardian and have more than one child, please select the grade of each child.

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* 3. How much do you agree with the following statements?

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* 4. How can OFNS improve the experience of students eating at school?

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* 5. Please describe the quality of your interactions with each of the following:

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* 6. Optional: Please share any additional feedback you have that might support OFNS as it creates its new strategic plan and charts its course.