Volume 41, Issue 2, Fall 2017 The Journal of Child Nutrition & ManagementA Publication of the School Nutrition AssociationTable of ContentsVolume 41, Issue 2, Fall 2017 Editor’s Note Recognition of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management Peer Reviewers RESEARCH IN ACTION Use of Point-Of-Service Systems in School Nutrition Programs: Types, Challenges, and Employee TrainingPurpose/ObjectivesThis study investigated the use of electronic and paper-based point-of-service (POS) systems in school nutrition programs (SNPs)... Yee Ming Lee, PhD, RD, CHE; Junehee Kwon, PhD, RD; Eunhye Park, MS; Yujia Wang, MS; Keith Rushing, PhD, RD National School Breakfast Programs With Implementation of Farm to School Have No Influence on Body Weight Among 3rd and 4th Grade StudentsPurpose/Objectives To examine the association between frequency of breakfast consumption and body mass index(BMI) among elementary students participating in a traditional School Breakfast Program (SBP)... Hannah Brzozowski, RD; Dana Ogan, MS, RD; Tim Englund, PhD; Nicole Stendell-Hollis, PhD, RD An Evaluation of the Mississippi Recipes for Success Program From the Perspective of Child Nutrition Directors Purpose/ObjectivesThe Mississippi Recipes for Success (MRS), a customizable selective menu system resource,was developed for child nutrition program (CNP) directors to comply with USDA nutritionregulations. Chelsea Bell, MS; Laurel Lambert, PhD, RDN, LD: Yunhee Chang, PhD; Teresa Carithers, PhD, RDN, LDPRACTICAL SOLUTIONS Essential KPIs for School Nutrition Program Success Purpose/ObjectivesThe purpose of the project was to develop a research based resource to support SN professionalsin effectively utilizing KPIs to manage their programs. Keith Rushing, PhD, RD The Purchasing Power of Collaboration Purpose/ObjectivesSchool Food Focus (Focus) developed the Focus Midwest project on the premise that schoolfood professionals (SFPs) could work together to minimize effort and maximize potential to findnew or improved products to serve. Amy Rosenthal, MA; Pamela Mavrolas, MS; Barbara Rusmore, MEd, PhD; Toni Liquori, EdD, MPH Evaluation of a Theory-Based Farm to School Pilot InterventionPurpose/Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate behaviors related to fruit and vegetable intake beforeand after implementation of a theory-based Farm to School pilot intervention in a rural school. Alicia S. Landry, PhD, RD, SNS; Rebecca Butz, MS, RD; Carol L. Connell, PhD, RD; Kathy Yadrick, PhD, RDCURRENT RESOURCES 2017 Child Nutrition Showcase Research Abstracts INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION RESEARCH UPDATE ICN Summary of ResearchPurpose/ObjectivesThis research was produced by the Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied Research Division (ICN,ARD), located at The University of Southern Mississippi with headquarters at The University of Mississippi. Keith Rushing, PhD, RD