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!!!

Morning Course

Learning Objectives:

• Understand what constitutes a Reimbursable School Meal
• Be able to identify each of the components necessary for a school lunch, breakfast and snack
• Understand Offer vs. Serve (OVS) for each meal part
• Learn tools to evaluate the menu

Details covered include; reimbursable school meals, fruit requirements for school meals, vegetable requirements for school meals, grains requirements for school meals, meat/meat Alternate (M/MA) requirements for school meals, milk requirements for school meals, reimbursable OVS lunch meals, reimbursable OVS breakfast meals

Afternoon Course 

• Describe how the principles of food production impact food quality
• List the principles of developing and using standardized recipes
• Describe the importance of accurate measurement in food production
• Identify procedures for documenting and evaluating the amount of food planned, prepared, and served
• State the importance of production scheduling to achieve operational goals
• List food quality standards that ensure quality food production

Friday, March 13, 2020

Morning Course

Goal: To gain an understanding of requirements and best practices that pertains to human resources in school nutrition management:

Learning Objectives:
1) Learn how to develop consequences when an employee breaches policies and procedures
2) Practice writing performance improvement plans, suspensions and terminations
3) Gain an understanding of the most applicable employment laws to the above processes
4) Understand the district’s rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act
5) Learn how having a union affects standard policies and procedures
6) Develop procedures for dealing with on the job injuries and HIPPA concerns
7) Learn about ADA accommodation
8) Identify bullying in the workplace
9) Understand retaliation
10) Develop an understanding of reporting arrests, failing background checks, and drug testing

Afternoon Course 

12:30pm - 3:30pm • Planning for the Next Crisis:  Keeping Your Staff and Space Safe 

Goal: To gain an understanding of the requirements and best practices in regards to safety for school nutrition staff and the spaces where they work

Learning Objectives:
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) Lockdowns
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 (i.e. social media, robocalls, texts, print)
13) Know ahead of time your district’s communication policies and how to make sure your department is covered.

ACCOMMODATIONS

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 Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Wednesday, June 10, 2020