Understanding USDA Foods Entitlement

Gain a better understanding of USDA Foods entitlement with an overview of topics such as entitlement calculation, planned assistance level and state and school food authority roles and responsibilities including management of inventories and practices such as “sweeps.”

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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore…Floods, Hurricanes, Threats, and Tornadoes, Oh My!

Learn how an effective emergency preparedness plan is necessary and will ready the program to ensure the safe storage, production and service of food during uncertain situations, and explore how to develop your own plan and learn from other experts.

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Membership Report | September 2023

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Efficiency in a Commercial Kitchen: Proper Cooking Processes 101

Learn the proper processes of convection, steam, combi mode and holding, and discover how efficiency equals more time and improved quality, and in turn helps you increase your participation with an empowered, confident staff.

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Small Fish in a Big Pond: Setting Up Young and New SNP’s for Success

Learn what obstacles young and new school nutrition professionals face when starting out in the field and discover tangible solutions directors can implement.

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Tips and Tricks for Menu Planning Success

Learn how to use USDA’s menu planning tools to help reinvigorate your school menu and discover new techniques from seasoned directors on effective, innovative menu planning tips and tricks they have incorporated.

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SNA 2023 Legislative Update

Learn more about SNA’s 2023 advocacy efforts and how child nutrition programs fit into the current landscape and potential impacts on your school meal programs.

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The Velvet Rope Workplace: Where Every Employee Feels Like a V.I.P and No One Wants to Leave!

Learn how to create a work culture that attracts high quality people to your program with Fred Schafer’s “Velvet Rope Workplace” formula.

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Unlocking Operational Effectiveness through Quality KPIs

Discover how you can use KPIs to garner insights to drive financially sound school nutrition programs and how identifying and using KPIs allows school nutrition directors and school districts to make thoughtful, data-driven decisions to continue operating school nutrition programs effectively.

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Expanding the Mobile Breakfast Culture: How a K-12 CEP District Launched Breakfast After the Bell for All Students

Hear from school nutrition operators with Redlands (Calif.) USD—and how they achieved their goal (for SY2021-22) to provide breakfast after the bell to ALL students.

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