School Nutrition Training Needs

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1 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act--Section 306 School Nutrition Association ANC July 2013 Jan Barrett, MS, MBA, RD Senior Nutritionist, Child Nutrition Division Food and Nutrition Service, USDA Janelle Peterson, M.Ed. Food Service Supervisor Rapid City, SD

2 What are they? Why do we need them? A roadmap through Section 306 How are the regulations determined? Current Issues Implementation Plan

4 Training requirements will build skills School nutrition programs are complexon-going training is necessary just to keep up Enhance the image of school nutrition employees Training of food handlers is crucial for the health of our students

5 No. of Illnesses No. of Confirmed Outbreaks Green line = Illnesses Orange bars = Confirmed Outbreaks Year 0

6 Opportunity 机会 Threat 危机

7 What do YOU think?

9 Establishes professional standards for: State Agency Directors School District Child Nutrition Directors School Managers and Other Staff

10 USDA will establish criteria and standards for States to use in the selection of State agency directors Criteria and standards are for new hires Current employees grandfathered

11 What percent of State Agency Directors have a graduate degree as their highest level of education? A. 41% B. 63% C. 74%

12 USDA will establish: Education, training and certification requirements Training criteria to maintain certification

13 USDA will determine required training for all individuals working in school nutrition Certification requirements Annual continuing education requirements

14 USDA will work with other organizations, universities and professional associations To establish and manage the program Develop in-person and on-line training

15 Nutrition Administration Operations, including Food Safety Communications and Marketing

16 State Agency Director School Nutrition Directors-District level School Nutrition Personnel: Managers & Other Staff Criteria and Standards for selection Minimum requirement for education Training requirements Training requirements & training to maintain certification Training requirements Certification requirements Certification requirements

18 Looked at current research Considered existing programs and recommendations Sought input

19 Members (65) included: State Agency Staff Child Nutrition Directors from various size school systems Local Child Nutrition Manager School Superintendant Food Industry Unions Associations Government

20 Highest level of Education Directors of Districts with less than 2,500 students Directors of Districts with 2,500-9,999 students Less than high school Less than 1% High School 27% Some college, no degree Associate s degree Bachelor s degree Graduate degree 36% 11% 11% 12% 0 8% 22% 18% 33% 18%

21 Nationwide 57% of school districts require a newly hired district child nutrition director to have at least a high school diploma or GED 11% required an undergraduate degree in nutrition or related field 4% required a graduate degree CDC SHIPPS (School Health Policies and Programs Study) 2006

22 Managers: SNA certified* or SNS credential within first year High school diploma or GED One year of foodservice experience *SNA certification requires at least 6 hours of continuing education credits per year

23 A state or school district director must have a bachelor s degree in nutrition, foodservice management, or a related field and Within 3 yrs. of employment have specialized state certification, Level 3 certification from SNA, SNS credential and/or RD credential Districts with fewer than X students may collaborate with other districts to share a child nutrition director

24 Areas of Responsibility for School Nutrition Employees Training Needs Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of Effective School Nutrition Managers

26 Follow up conference calls with task force members Presentations at professional conferences Meetings with representatives of associations Follow up calls and meetings with additional stakeholders

27 Seek input Draft a Proposed Rule Comments and possible revisions Draft Final Rule Implementation and compliance

28 Determine training/certification needs for various positions Determine continuing education requirements What qualifies as acceptable training? Who can train? Establish partners for training Enter into contracts for development of training Develop and test training What training already exists? Where are there gaps? Establish and implement tracking system Should the tracking be web-based, a spreadsheet, paper copies, or something else? Communicate and market to key stakeholders Determine who the key groups are and how to best communicate with them

29 Questions?

All West Virginia School Nutrition Association (WVSNA) members

TO: FROM: SUBJECT: All West Virginia School Nutrition Association (WVSNA) members WVSNA Executive Board Faith Gravenmier Scholarships DATE: September 19, 2013 The West Virginia School Nutrition Association