Director’s Meeting Dates

 School Nutrition Directors Of Minnesota
President Barb Schank 
bschank@waconia.k12.mn.us
Vice President, Bernie Reinke
bernie.reinke@hutch.k12.mn.us

 Team Nutrition Newsletters
The Team Nutrition E-Newsletter is published periodically to share Team Nutrition resources developed by USDA and/or by State agencies (with Team Nutrition grant funding), and to share ideas for promoting healthy eating and physical activity through Team Nutrition at the State and local levels.


 

Minnesota Meal Pattern Survey Results – CNIC Panel

 January 3, 2013

CNIC Meal Pattern Survey Results MN

 

Three approved webinar training’s listed on the MDE website:

1.  “Food Service Basics” training intended for charter schools and small sponsors.  This is a “crash course” in administration and operation of a school food service program intended for new sponsors or new employees.  3 hour webinar

2. “School Meals Certification for Additional 6 Cent Reimbursement.”  This 2-hour webinar session introduces the menu certification process necessary to receive the additional 6 cent per lunch meal additional reimbursement, and the Excel templates that must be utilized. This is an introductory overview of the certification tools and menu certification process.

3. “6 Cent Menu Certification Process.”  This is 1-hour webinar that provides training on how to start entering data on the required USDA menu certification Excel documents in order for sponsors to receive the additional 6 cent lunch meal reimbursement.

Great Trays:list of recommended skills for Minnesota school nutrition professionals, organized by SNA Key Area, along with local and national resources that address those skills.
Great Trays Skills for Excellence

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*WEATHER RELATED CANCELLATION INFORMATION

Given the possibility of hazardous weather, this is a reminder that notification of a Director’s Group meeting cancellation will be broadcast on the locations below. A decision to cancel will be made by 6:00 AM on the day of the meeting, so notification would air prior to 6:30 AM. The meeting may be classified as either “Cancelled” or “Closed” and our group’s name will appear or be read as noted below.

WCCO Television (Channel 4) “School FS Directors or MN”
WCCO Radio (830 AM)
http://wcco.com/schoolclosings

KARE Television (Channel 11) “Foodservice Dir. of MN”
http://kare11.com/weather/schoolalert/current_closings.aspx