RFKM has School Representatives in 46 of the 202 schools in MCPS. The job of an RFKM school rep is to advocate for changes in their local school food environment. The first step is usually to create a wellness committee via the PTA or directly via the school of people interested in healthier food or related issues and then to take action through that group. Some of the things that other school reps have done or will do are:
-send RFKM messages to their school listserv to recruit other members
-present to their PTA about RFKM and changes they'd like to see on the local level
-do a school food survey
-meet with their Principal and Cafeteria Manager to advocate for changes
We will be hosting a training for our school reps this Saturday from 10-12 in Silver Spring if you would like to hear more about the job or just get some resources to take advocacy at your school. The training is open to anyone. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to realfoodMCPS@gmail.com.