Step 3: Meet with the staff members responsible for each venue regarding how to proceed with making these changes now
Call a meeting to review the Alliance School Beverage Guidelines and discuss the steps necessary to align district policies and contracts to them. Meeting participants should include the various owners identified during the second step, as well as the district business officer(s), principals, food service managers and any other staff or faculty required to change the mix of beverages provided at the various venues. It is very important that all groups that have a stake in the revenue generated by these sales are involved in discussions concerning this policy in order to obtain support and successful implementation.
Set a goal date to amend existing vendor contracts and current policies and agreements, establish a plan to make the necessary changes, and determine an implementation strategy, when to engage with each vendor, including changing the behaviors of venue owners who may order or purchase beverages from a warehouse club for resale to students in school. You should consider and discuss the following when having these discussions:
