FFVP CFD Pilot - Private

Evaluation of the Canned, Frozen, or Dried Fruits and Vegetables Pilot Project in the FFVP

Appendix C.5b. Survey – Classroom Teacher

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Teacher Survey

Your elementary school provides free fruits & vegetables to students as snacks—separate from the school meal (breakfast or lunch). Below are statements or questions about the free fruit and vegetable snack program (FFVP).

Thinking about this school year and the students in your classroom, please mark one answer () for each question or statement below, unless indicated otherwise.

xpiration date: XX/XX/XXXX

	Agree Strongly	Agree Somewhat	Disagree Somewhat	Disagree Strongly	Don’t Know or Not Applicable
1. Students like the FFVP fruits	1	2	3	4	5
2. Students like the FFVP vegetables	1	2	3	4	5
3. I wish more students took the FFVP fruits	1	2	3	4	5
4. I wish more students took the FFVP vegetables	1	2	3	4	5
5. Students eat more fruits and vegetables at school offered on FFVP days	1	2	3	4	5
6. If not offered daily, the FFVP should be offered more days during the week	1	2	3	4	5
7. The FFVP should be offered more times a day	1	2	3	4	5
8. I wish the FFVP fruits were better quality	1	2	3	4	5
9 I wish the FFVP vegetables were better quality	1	2	3	4	5
10. I think the variety of FFVP fruits is good	1	2	3	4	5
11. I think the variety of FFVP vegetables is good	1	2	3	4	5

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	Agree Strongly	Agree Somewhat	Disagree Somewhat	Disagree Strongly	Don’t Know or Not applicable
12. I think students benefit from the FFVP	1	2	3	4	5
13. I think the FFVP is NOT worth the effort it takes	1	2	3	4	5
14. My overall opinion of FFVP is favorable	1	2	3	4	5
15. I would like FFVP to continue in my school	1	2	3	4	5
16 I verbally encourage the students to eat the FFVP snacks	1	2	3	4	5
17. If I could change one thing about the free fruit and vegetable snack program it would be: (Please specify)

	All or most (>75%)		Much (50-75%)		Some (25-49%)		Little or none (<25%)		Don’t know or not applicable
18a. How much of the fruit provided in the FFVP do students usually eat?	1		2		3		4		5
18b.How much of the vegetables provided in the FFVP do students usually eat?	1		2		3		4		5
19. How many days per week or per month do you provide nutrition education or food-related activities in your classroom? |___|___| DAYS PER WEEK 2 PER MONTH
20. Which of the following factors is a challenge of the FFVP?
		Major Challenge		Minor Challenge		Not a Challenge		Don’t Know
a) Students don’t like fruits and vegetables		1		2		3		4
b) Students waste too much		1		2		3		4
c) Messy to distribute and clean up		1		2		3		4
d) Inadequate teacher training or information		1		2		3		4
e) Inadequate teacher time		1		2		3		4
f) Class time interrupted or taken away from student learning		1		2		3		4
g) Students don’t like to try new fruits & vegetables		1		2		3		4
h) Inadequate quality of FFVP produce		1		2		3		4
i) Inadequate variety of FFVP produce		1		2		3		4
j) Inadequate amounts of FFVP produce		1		2		3		4
21. Which of the following factors is a benefit of the FFVP?
		Major Benefit		Minor Benefit		Not a Benefit		Don’t Know
a) Students eat more fruits and vegetables		1		2		3		4
b) Students are more willing to try new fruits and vegetables		1		2		3		4
c) Students learn about healthy foods		1		2		3		4
d) Students eat fewer unhealthy foods		1		2		3		4
e) Improved student behavior		1		2		3		4

[SPRING ONLY]

	Agree Strongly	Agree Somewhat	Disagree Somewhat	Disagree Strongly	Don’t Know
22. I wish the FFVP offered fresh fruits and vegetables only.	1	2	3	4	5
23. Students generally like fresh fruit and vegetable snacks rather than those that are canned, frozen, or dried.	1	2	3	4	5
24. Students generally like canned fruit and vegetable snacks rather than those that are fresh, frozen or dried.	1	2	3	4	5
25. Students generally like a mix of fresh, canned, frozen and dried fruit and vegetable snacks.	1	2	3	4	5
26. I would like the changes made this Spring in the FFVP to continue in my school.	1	2	3	4	5

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

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