2016 Nuts & Bolts of School Nutrition Programs

Dates: August 2, 3, 4, 2016
7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The McCarthy Center Forum
at Framingham State University

A three-day program designed for Massachusetts school nutrition directors to strengthen their knowledge of school nutrition program requirements. Education specialists from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office for Food and Nutrition Programs provided essential training on meal benefit issuance, resource management and food service operations.

August 2 - Meal Benefit Issuance

• Direct Certification Process
• Meal Benefit Application Process
• Verification Process — Direct Verification & Paper Process

August 3 - Resource Management

• Meal Counting and Claiming
• Financial Procedures, Reports and Recordkeeping
• Procurement
• Application Renewal

August 4 - Food Service Operations Agenda

• An Introduction to USDA Foods
• School Lunch Meal Pattern
• Using Grains in School Nutrition Programs
• School Breakfast Meal Pattern

Click here to view the agenda and handouts from 2016's Nuts and Bolts conference.

2016 - 2017 Nuts & Bolts of School Nutrition Programs
Continuation Series

This training series provided participants with the vital information and skills to improve program operations. Opportunities throughout the year included both in-person and online sessions. Those who completed the entire series received recognition at the Healthy Kids, Healthy Programs Summit in May and a letter of recognition was sent to their school leadership.

Schedule:

• September 21, 2016
  Focus on Direct Verification, 742 & 742 A — In-Person
  This in-person and hands-on session reviewed how to complete the verification process including direct verification, paper verification, verification data collection reports (742 and 742A).

  Handouts available for download:

  • Verification Overview [PDF] [IE Users: This PDF file does not open correctly on Internet Explorer. Please view with another browser, or download and view with the Adobe Acrobat viewer.]
  • Verification Report [PDF]
  • Handout 1 of 2 [PDF]
  • Handout 2 of 2 [PDF]

• October 19, 2016
  HACCP & Food Safety in Schools — In-Person
  This in-person session went over the food safety and HACCP Basics for school food service. The session included HACCP principles, examples and activities to assisted in feeling more confident implement food safety plans and creating a culture of food safety in school.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Food Safety Ambassador Program [PDF]
  • HACCP and Food Recall Essentials [PDF]
  • State Administrative Review [PDF]
  • Consumer Complaint Monitoring System [PDF]

• November 16, 2016
  USDA Foods & Inventory Management — In-Person
  This in-person session provided an in-depth understanding of USDA foods such as DoD Fresh, monthly offer sheets, diversion survey, and making the most of entitlement dollars.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Presentation [PDF]
  • Best Practices [PDF]
  • Apple Information [PDF]
  • 2016/2017 Approved Codes [XLSX]
  • Approved Distributor Codes [XLSX]
  • Cheese ConAgra [XLSX]
  • Cheese Schwan's [XLSX]

• December 14, 2016
  Local Wellness Policies — Online
  This online session reviewed requirements for developing a strong local wellness policy and provide examples and strategies for developing a meaningful policy.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Wellness Policy Presentation [PDF]
  • Wellness Policy Summary [PDF]
  • Whole Community Graphic [DOCX]

• January 19, 2017
  Afterschool Snack, At-Risk Snack, & Extended Day Snack — Online
  This online session reviewed other programs associated with school nutrition programs such as Afterschool snack, At-Risk Snack, and Extended Day snack.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Afterschool Snack, At-Risk Snack, and Extended Day Snack Presentation [PDF]
  • After School Snack Chart [PDF]

• February 15, 2017
  Special Dietary Needs — Online
  This online session reviewed the Special Dietary Needs Manual and how to incorporate the information into programs. Additionally, participants left with a greater understanding of how to meet the nutritional needs of students with special dietary considerations.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Presentation: Nutritional Needs of Children with Special Dietary Requests [PDF]

• March 22, 2017
  Production Records, Recipes, CN Labels, & Product Formulation Statements — In-Person
  This in-person session reviewed production records, standardized recipes, using and finding CN labels, and Product Formulation Statements. Participants left the training with the necessary strategies and information to incorporate these topics into operation.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Child Nutrition Labels, Product Formulation Statements and Standardized Recipes [pdf]
  • Food Production Record Basics [pdf]
  • Blank Production Record [docx]
  • Completion Production Record [docx]
  • Sample Lunch Menu for Production Record Activity [docx]

• April 12, 2017
  Outreach and community engagement — Online
  This online session provided participants with tips and strategies for engaging the community and building successful partnerships with stakeholders in order to improve program outreach and success.

  Handouts available for download:

  • Community Outreach and Engagement [pdf]

• May 2017
  Celebration/Recognition at the Healthy Kids, Healthy Programs Summit.
  Additional registration and cost required.

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with the John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition and the School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts.