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Professional Standards Documentation
A certificate is not required to document completion of a training or webinar recording. Records that list the employee name, school building, training title, topic/objective, training source, date, and total training hours are appropriate to demonstrate training completion. The following resources can assist with documentation:
Webinars/Trainings
Webinars marked with asterisks (**) were part of the News to Know monthly webinar series.
Civil Rights
- Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs Webpage
- Webcast for Staff with Non-Administrative Duties (15 minutes)
- Civil Rights Training and Interactive Game - Located in IowaCNP Download Forms
Finance and Program Information
- Foodservice Inventory Basics - January 2020
- School Meal Debt - Regulation and Policy Requirements - October 2018**
- Using the Financial Report in IowaCNP - April 2017**
- Reporting Nonprogram Food Costs - Food Cost Calculator 2019
- FY20 Program Year Memo and FY19 Financial Report for Nonpublic Schools and RCCIs - May 2019**
Food Safety
- Annual Review of HACCP Plan - May 2017**
- Food Service Food Safety Training Videos (ISU Extension and Outreach)
- Produce Safety Training Videos (Institute of Child Nutrition)
Income Eligibility and Verification
- Part 1 - 2023-24 Iowa Meal Application Approval and Direct Certification Training
- Part 2 - 2023-24 Iowa Meal Application Approval and Direct Certification Training
- Iowa Public & Non-Public Schools Verification - October 2022
- Iowa RCCIs Verification Report Webinar - October 2022
Meal Program Claims
Menu Planning and Recipes
- Preschool Meal Pattern**
- Offer vs. Serve Video - LaCrosse Schools (6 minutes)
- Build a Healthy Lunch Webcast (13 minutes)
- Sodium in School Meals Webcast (11 minutes)
- Practical Skills in School Meals Webcast (13 minutes)
- Food Production Records Webcast (11 minutes)
New Manager Resources
- Professional Standards
- Documentation of Compliance
- Meal Pattern Review
- What’s My Job Description?
- Menus and Food Production
- Serving Success
Procurement
- It's Time to Prepare for Next Year's Procurement Cycle - February 2020
- What to Know Before Contracting with a Food Service Management Company
- Management and Oversight of FSMC Contracts - February 2018
Professional Standards
School Breakfast Program
- Build a Healthy Breakfast Webcast (14 minutes)
- Success with School Breakfast
- Rise and Shine! It’s Breakfast Time!
School Nutrition Training Modules
School Nutrition Training Modules are available on Iowa Learning Online Professional Development.
A certificate of completion will be issued when all assessment requirements are met. The topics and number of professional standards hours include:
- Civil Rights (0.5)
- Culinary (1.0)
- Food Bars (0.5)
- Food Labels (0.5)
- Food Production Records (0.5)
- Food Safety (2.0)
- Introduction to Procurement (2.0)
- Meal Counting (1.0)
- Meal Pattern (1.5)
- Offer Versus Serve (1.5)
- Preschool Meal Pattern (1.5)
- School Wellness Policy (1.0)
- Standardized Recipes (1.0)
- Smart Snacks in School (1.0)