ISNA/IDOE School Nutrition Certificate Program 

The Indiana School Nutrition Association and the Indiana Department of Education have joined forces to create a program that will add value to the School Nutrition Profession in the state of Indiana. Further information about the program will be forthcoming and the ISNA and IDOE will begin marketing and promoting this valuable program to district Superintendents, School Business Officials, Human Resources departments, and others as an important recognition of Food Service Directors' knowledge and professional development. 

Registration now open for...

ISNA/IDOE School Nutrition Certificate Courses!!!

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Morning Course

1. How to effectively deal with Food Quality and Safety situations
2. Customer questions on quality and safety of the food
3. Food recalls – processes and responsibilities
4. Understand and prepare for school safety and security situations
5. Lock downs
6. Fire drills
7. Tornado drills
8. Access to the kitchen and the equipment
9. Is your cafeteria designed with school safety in mind?
10. Understand how to develop a plan for when the utilities fail
11. Communicating with the public and parents for each type of emergency.
12. Determining the best way to communicate (ie social media, robocalls, texts, print)
13. Know ahead of time your district's communication policies and how to make sure your department is covered

Afternoon Course 

Goal:  General concepts about basic forecasting for the procurement of foods in Child Nutrition Programs are covered during this session. This training does not discuss federal regulations pertaining to the procurement system.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review stakeholders’ responsibilities and expectations.
2. Discuss how the menu determines the goods and services that must be competitively procured.
3. Review basic concepts of inventory management, product movement, and cost management.
4. Summarize the types of items that are associated with a specific product category.
5. Create a sample product screening evaluation tool.
6. Practice writing a mock product specification.
7. Examine the features of a Child Nutrition Label.
8. Discuss the importance of accurately forecasting products.

*NOTE:  Registration for the above courses is separate from conference registration and you do not have to be registered for the annual conference in order to take advantage of this opportunity.