Requests for Upcoming Trainings

Let the Arizona Department of Education know what would be helpful for you and your district to successfully operate the National School Lunch Program.

* 1. Meal Service, more detail in:

Creating a menu

Using my USDA Foods

Ordering proper whole grains

Crediting grains

Production Records

Standardized Recipes

Required Documentation- CN Labels, Product Formulation Statements

Offer vs. Serve

Food Buying Guide

Choosing the correct serving size/serving utensil (when to use a spoodle vs. ladle)

Salad Bars - production records, before or after POS

Nutrient Analysis (with and without software)

POS- Recognizing a reimbursable meal

Contracts with Caterers

Contracts with Food Service Management Companies

Other (please specify)

* 2. Verification, more detail in:

Calculating Sample Size

Understanding Administrative Relief

Completing the Verification Report

Conducting Direct Verification

Verifying case number applications

Verifying income applications

Other (please specify)

* 3. Household Applications, more in detail:

Where to locate new income eligibility guidelines

When applications are able to be sent to out

Creating a BID (Benefit Issuance Document)

Certifying the application as Free, Reduced, Paid

Understanding if the application is incomplete

Regulations for Migrant, Runaway or Foster applications

Running Direct Certification (CNP Web program)

Organization of different applications types (Free, Direct Certification, Case Number, Reduced, Paid, Withdrawn)

Calculating income and deciding when annual conversion is neccessary

Other (please specify)

* 4. I wish ADE would create Web-Based module(s) on:

None, I prefer in-class training only.

Paid Lunch Equity, with step by step screen shots on how to complete the excel Paid Lunch Equity tool.

Annual Financial Report

Verification

Direct Certification

Online Claiming

Special Assistance- Reviews benefits to program, how to apply, differences between Provision 2 and Provision 3

Other (please specify)

* 5. I wish ADE would provide Professional Development training(s) on:

How to use Excel

How to navigate CNPWeb

NutriKids- Nutrient Analysis Software

Financial Management/Budgeting

Cooking for Kids/Kid recipes

Local Wellness Policy

Healthier US School Challenge

Coordination School Health Model for your school

Farm to School Outreach/Farm Tours

Other (please specify)

* 6. Would it be useful for ADE to provide trainings on newly released memos as a Live-Webinar explaining the HNS memos to help SFAs stay up to date on new guidance and allow SFAs to ask questions?

Yes

* 7. The biggest challenge(s) attending training(s) are:

No challenges.

Location, the venue chosen is 2-3 hours away

Location, the venue chosen is 4+ hours away

Length of training is too long and forces travel in the early mornings and late nights

One-day trainings have too much information in them, should be a 2 day training

Two-day trainings are difficult to attend due to absent from work for 2 days

Dates trainings are scheduled are during school session, this makes it difficult to leave work

Dates trainings are scheduled when school is NOT in session, this makes it difficult to attend

Employer/District will not fund travel to training

Do NOT receive training updates via email

Online registration is not user friendly

Other (please specify)

Let the Arizona Department of Education know what would be helpful for you and your district to successfully operate the National School Lunch Program.

* 1. Meal Service, more detail in:

* 2. Verification, more detail in:

* 3. Household Applications, more in detail:

* 4. I wish ADE would create Web-Based module(s) on:

* 5. I wish ADE would provide Professional Development training(s) on:

* 6. Would it be useful for ADE to provide trainings on newly released memos as a Live-Webinar explaining the HNS memos to help SFAs stay up to date on new guidance and allow SFAs to ask questions?

* 7. The biggest challenge(s) attending training(s) are:

* 8. Still have something on your mind? Please share with us other training ideas or topics you wish to see in upcoming training schedules.