Gwinnett County Public Schools

摘要

GWINNETT COUNTY, in the Atlanta metro region, has one of the country's largest public school districts, with an enrollment of some 178,000. Like any endeavor with such a large scattering of onsite points of service, fast-growing Gwinnett—the districtcurrently adds 3,000 to 4,000 students annually to its enrollment—is challenged with remaining both efficient and responsive across its 133 points of service, which (with one exception) all operate their own meal production in their own onsite kitchens.One creative strategy the district recently developed is a concept called the IDEA (Innovation/Development/Excellence/Achievement) Centers, which are functioning Gwinnett school meal sites of varying sizes across all grade levels that have been tasked with serving as test kitchens to develop best practices in specific areas or for specific products.