SNA’s Keys to Excellence: Standards of Practice for Nutrition Integrity is an initiative designed to assist schools achieve nutrition integrity goals at the administrative, management, and operational levels. This document -through its standards of practice and indicators – defines national standards for quality programs and provides a framework for continuous program review, evaluation, and improvement.

The Keys to Excellence was extensively field-tested in schools within 52 districts during the 1994-1995 school year. The information they provided was the basis for making numerous revisions in this completed document. The latest revision was completed in Spring of 2023 by SNA’s Nutrition and Research Committee with updated references and links.

Questions? Email education@schoolnutrition.org or call (703) 824-3000.

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