SN Plus: From “Help Wanted” to “Talent Found”

When it comes to filling vacant positions in your school nutrition program it’s important to explore all avenues for recruiting new talented members to your team. And there’s one highly effective recruitment method you may not have used to its full potential: social media.

SN Plus: Step Into the New Year With Intention

The new year is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the achievements you made, hurdles you overcame and what you learned over the past 12 months—and to set new intentions and goals for the months ahead.

SN Plus: Collaborate to Innovate

In the school nutrition field, teamwork is vital. Implementing the Seven Norms of Collaboration helps cultivate an environment that encourages effective collaboration and allows innovative ideas to flow.

SN Plus: Managing the Problem of Meal Debt

Learn how to tackle the problem of meal debt with proven strategies you can implement this school year.

SN Plus: Heavy Metal

Keeping your kitchen’s equipment up to date is important for efficiency and introducing new preparation methods like scratch or speed-scratch cooking. “Heavy Metal” previews the upcoming revision of the 2009 Facility…

SN Plus: Connecting the Dots

Personal and Professional development opportunities are great ways to give hard-working school nutrition staff the recognition and appreciation they deserve, and they can help staff feel more connected to each…

SN Plus: Empathy and Empowerment

The United States is facing a mental health crisis, particularly when it comes to youth mental health. Suicide rates are rising, and one in six young adults, teens and children…

SN Plus: A Stake in the State

SNA and its allies have advocated for increased financial support for school meal programs at the federal level for years—but advocacy efforts don’t stop there. State-level advocacy is just as…

SN Plus: A Tale of Two Innovations

School nutrition professionals know there’s always room for innovation—from coming up with new menu items to developing strategies to improve processes for staff members, innovation is likely a part of…

SN Plus: Plan a Great “Trip”

Nothing gets students quite as excited as a field trip, but for school nutrition professionals field trips can be a source of unnecessary headaches. This SN Plus explores some of the…