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Making CEP a Success
Get tips and best practices to improve direct certification, raise Identified Student Percentages, increase student participation and additional ways to make CEP work financially for your school foodservice operation.
Increasing Capacity for Scratch Cooking
Learn tried-and-true strategies for helping schools make meaningful changes to their school nutrition programs that have a BIG impact from chefs at Brigaid and Registered Dieticians at LunchAssist team.
School Meal Superpower: Transforming Policy into Amazing Meals
Review USDA’s Proposed Rule for Child Nutrition Programs Meal Pattern Revisions and get an overview of the policy making process and evidence showing the impact of healthy school meals.
The Power of the Production Record
Production records serve a different purpose for each member of the school nutrition team—learn why they are so much more than proof of program compliance.
Facilitating Productivity: Modified Meals in School Meal Programs
This education session focuses on various aspects of special diets, the benefits of standardized recipe development and modified meals taste testing with students.
#NSLW23 Coloring Sheets & Activity Guide
Get ready to help students power up their creativity during National School Lunch Week with these printable activity and coloring…
Bias Aware Language: Use and Promote Inclusive Communication
Learn how to use bias aware language to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in your program and create more inclusive environments.
Creative Recruiting Solutions
Discover unique ways to recruit applicants for your front-line positions, including alternative ways to market positions and identify free or reduced cost resources to advertise openings.
Making the Most of a Moment: Successful Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meals Programs in Summer 2023 and Beyond
Explore everything from planning to implementation for non-congregate models, including drive-thru and curbside pick-up, walk-up distribution, mobile route distribution, and direct home delivery.
New Hire Onboarding Training for Kitchen Staff in a Large School District
Learn how Orange County Public Schools utilizes a weeklong new hire onboarding process for their school foodservice kitchen staff that sets new employees up for success.