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Sunday, July 16
Commodities
Basic Commodity Processing
Familiarize yourself with the general terminology and concepts associated with
commodity processing. USDA will share its plans to automate ordering processed
end items online through ECOS. (May be of special
interest to industry members)
The Life Cycle of a Commodity Delivery Order
If you receive commodities directly from USDA vendors, or if you have a district
warehouse, you won’t want to miss this session. Learn the difference between
planned orders and real delivery. Also, find out how to track USDA direct
commodity deliveries and use ECOS to follow orders.
(May be of special interest to industry members)
Leadership
Become the Leader People Want to Follow
Cecil Kemp, master teacher and inspirational speaker, will engage participants
of this session in a profound learning experience. Using instructive stories and
powerful quotes, Kemp will persuade participants to consider an unorthodox
leadership paradigm to achieve success. (Repeated Monday)
What is Your Leadership Style? Attributes of Highly
Effective Managers and Directors
Learn about the three basic styles of leadership, as well as important theories
for employee motivation.
Managing
Resources
Create Your Own District of Excellence
Get out your pens and take notes on what you can do to create a culture of
excellence. You will hear how the two District of Excellence Awards winners
achieved their success.
Disaster Planning
Join a panel of Directors, former Directors, and District Administrators as
they share lessons learned during real disasters. Forest fires, hurricanes
and floods are just a few of the natural disasters that can wreak havoc in a
community. Learn how to prepare for disasters and be proactive instead of
reactive. (May be of special interest to industry
members)
Farm to School: Improving Child Nutrition Through
Collaboration
Everything you need to know about farm to school at the local, state and
national levels will be covered in this comprehensive session. Topics will
include discussion of how to partner with others to expand from a pilot program
to a district-wide operation.
Keys to Excellence
Keys to Excellence is a streamlined, online self-assessment tool for child
nutrition programs. This training session explains how district directors and
supervisors can use Keys. Participants will walk away with a written plan to
implement Keys in their district and begin the benchmarking process.
Money for College—An SNA Member Benefit
This session will enlighten members about SNA’s Child Nutrition Foundation
academic scholarships, which are available to eligible members every year. Come
see if you qualify to apply, receive helpful tips for submitting a winning
application packet and ask questions of past winners.
New Dietary Guidance: Where Are We Now?
In light of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid for
Kids, spreading effective nutrition messages is of critical importance. Come get
acquainted with International Food Information Council Foundation’s Leader’s
Guide and Kidnetic.com in this interactive forum. These resources will improve
your communication of such messages when dealing with both parents and students.
Prime Purchasing Practices: Using a New Training Course for
Managers and Directors
Get the hang of purchasing with Prime Purchasing Practices, an interactive
approach to learning available through SNA’s Child Nutrition U. This session
targets the educational needs of managers and directors in small districts to
reinforce the relationship between the formal procurement process and several
aspects of purchasing on a day-to-day basis.
Marketing
Panel Discussion: Building Healthier Student Bodies Through
Improved A La Carte & Vending Programs
Join a group of notable experts from school nutrition, vending and regulatory
affairs, as they discuss proven strategies for turning your school’s a la carte
and vending programs into hubs of good nutrition and profit. Discussion will
focus on how milk can be used as a secret weapon in improving students’ overall
diets, and you will hear testimonials from schools that have built successful
milk programs. (May be of special interest to industry
members)
Selling Nutrition, Teaching Lunch: Marketing Good Nutrition
in the Classroom—and the Lunchroom
Tackle two of the toughest sales challenges facing school foodservice today:
promoting your programs as a school-wide resource for nutrition education and
getting your customers to accept and ask for healthier foods. You will learn to
identify communication strategies for integrating nutrition education into the
classroom—and for getting kids to avidly eat your words!
Summer Food Service Program: Outreach and Marketing
Strategies that Work
Creating an appealing Summer Food Service Program requires planning, training,
marketing and collaboration with district and community leaders. Come pick up
helpful tips from the West Contra Costa Unified School District team, which has
successfully operated a summer feeding program for the past 17 years and still
is going strong.
Turning Your Competitor’s Trends into School Foodservice
Success
The secrets and appeal of quick-service restaurants will be examined in this
session. School foodservice expert Dayle Hayes and chef Kristen Reisinger will
identify current hot menu trends using real-time food demonstrations. You will
walk away with fantastic ideas on how to make these same menu trends successful
in your own operation.
Safety and
Security
Front Line Food Defense—Do What You Can to Develop Your
Plan
It’s time to think proactively about the safety of the food you serve. In this
lifesaving session you will learn who, how and why people might intentionally
target your food supplies, how to assess your risk and how to prevent these
intentional attacks. Arm yourself with knowledge!
Implementing Food Safety Plans in Texas Schools
This session will present experiences from various types of districts
implementing HACCP-based food safety plans, including the lessons learned by
districts throughout the state of Texas. Attendees will be encouraged to share
their own experiences.
Time to Train Onsite or Off-Site
A panel will converse about the multiple approaches for ongoing training and
verification and will reveal the many CEU-credit approved resources available in
relation to sanitation, HACCP and work safety.
Wellness
Constructing Local School Wellness Policies
Dr. Lew Finch will lead an interactive
and educational session designed to help provide direction for schools to
develop appropriate policy health and wellness guidelines. Through group and
individual interactions, attendees will leave the session understanding how to
develop, implement and sustain district policy centered on promoting student
wellness.
Soy 101
Discover the joys of soy from a chef/dietitian/food technologist/cookbook
author. Participants will taste, smell, feel and brainstorm about soy products,
learning how they can be incorporated into school menus.
Taking Action for Healthy School Environments: Promising
Practices in Secondary Schools
This presentation will
highlight strategies for promoting improved student nutrition, including
practices implemented successfully in California middle and high schools. Also,
learn about the successes, challenges and evaluation results of the Linking
Education, Activity, and Food (LEAF) grantees and other secondary schools that
established local school wellness policies.
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