goothis slide shows the comparin of which figures in dolla blue. it does not hit the 61% mark anywhere. good we come close. the actual consumption of meals by students is likely lower. there is a difference between official participation and actual consumption. this is one of the share tables. good consumption was 12 points lower than reported participation. items were generally consumed and appreciated by students. other data indicated as much as 53% of elementary school students throw away have for more than half of the meal they take. since it is not nutrition unless kids eat it, this is troubling. it means thousands of students are not eating what could be an important source of daily nutrition. the next thing we look that is financials. the question is how to fix it. one of the lessons we have learned is successful district operate with two key understandings. they adopt assess practice. but is always a direction they are headed. they understand school food is a game of henie's -- pennies. how many does that extra tomato add to the reameal. ho