Membership Section Meetings

These special “professional learning communities” are meetings that allow peers from districts and schools all over the country to come together to discuss challenges and solutions. Take a look at the 2021 line-up and be sure to join your section.

District Directors/Supervisors Section Meeting

Tuesday July 13, 11:00 am–12:00 pm

S.L.A.Y. Your Way Back After COVID!

Speaker(s): Kantrell Brown; Audrey Hamilton; Kokeeta Wilder, Alyssia Wright EdS

Has your program taken a financial loss as a result of COVID-19? Did you find yourself in unfamiliar territory having to explain your program’s fund balance? Are you seeking strategies to restore your program financially? Back by popular demand, four Georgia directors, “The Quartet Slayers,” will share their technique—Successful, Logical, Accurate, Yielding Positive Results. (S.L.A.Y.)—to guide your program back to pre-pandemic financial stability.

Employee/Manager Section Meeting

Wednesday July 14, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm

The Stress Club: Take Your Power Back!

Speaker(s): Tami West, PhD

Life in a pandemic: One minute, students are in school. The next, they’re at home. Then, some students are back at school, while others are at home. You might be encountering challenges like sending meals home, job security or ordering disruptions…just to name a few. Who knows what to expect beyond COVID. STRESSED!? Maybe you’ve even tried stress-management advice, but it’s not helping. That’s likely because of pressures you don’t realize may affect you. The Stress Club will open your eyes to these unforeseen pressures and teach you how to disconnect from stress in a fresh, new way. This session, based upon Tami’s research, is guaranteed to make you laugh and forever change the way you think about stress!

State Agency Section Meeting/USDA Workshop

Tuesday July 13, 3:00 pm–5:00 pm

USDA Update for State Agencies
Speaker(s): USDA Representatives
This session is a must-attend for all state agency staff looking for the most up-to-date information on USDA’s recent activities and upcoming areas of interest.

Major City Directors/Supervisors Section Meeting

Thursday July 15, 11:00 am–12:15 pm

Creating the Optimum Procurement Model for School Nutrition

Speaker(s): Moderator: Jill Kidd MS, RD, SNS; Panelists: Brian Hofmeier; Sean Lear; Mallory Reeves; Michael Rosenberger, MBA

Join your peers for this membership section meeting that focuses on the procurement process. Through a moderated panel discussion, learn how your decisions contribute to the overall cost of food and supplies. From the first step of compiling cost factors to the arrival of the properly procured products, you will be introduced to key factors to optimize current procurement decision making processes to ensure maximum efficiency and savings. The presentation will support visual learning with a Q&A session so you can gain further insights into this important topic.

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