Dates: July 31, August 1, 2, 2018
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
New location:
Devens Common Center
31 Andrews Parkway
Devens, Massachusetts

A three-day program designed for Massachusetts school nutrition professionals 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 will provide essential training on meal benefit issuance, resource management and food service operations.

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July 31 - Meal Benefit Issuance

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

August 1 - Resource Management

• Meal Counting and Claiming
• Financial Procedures, Reports and Recordkeeping
• Procurement
• Maximizing your USDA Foods Entitlement

August 2 - Food Service Operations Agenda

• School Lunch Meal Pattern
• Using Grains in School Nutrition Programs
• Special Dietary Needs
• School Breakfast Meal Pattern

View the 2018-2019 Nuts & Bolts of School Nutrition Programs: Continuation Series

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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.