Learning Tools - Schools

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.  

• Professional Standards Documentation Template
• Training Tracker Resources 

Webinars/Trainings

Webinars marked with asterisks (**) were part of the News to Know monthly webinar series.

Civil Rights

• Civil Rights Training for Child Nutrition Programs Webpage
• Webcast for Staff with Non-Adminstrative 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

• Application Approval and Direct Certification Webinar 
  • Part 1 - Beginning the Process 
  • Part 2 - Household Size and Income 
  • Part 3 - Categorical Eligibility, RCCIs, Recordkeeping, Verification, etc. 
• Preparing To Do Verification SY2021 - Part 1
• Preparing To Do Verification SY2021 - Part 2 
• Verification Reporting SY 2019-2020 for Public and Non-Public Schools - October 2019
• Verification Reporting SY 2018-2019 for Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs) - October 2018
  • For 2019-2020 please view the 2018-2019 version of the webinar as the content did not change except for the date.

Menu Planning and Recipes

• Preschool Meal Pattern**
• Managing Special Diet Needs 
• 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

• Professional Standards and Tracking**

School Breakfast Program

• ​Build a Healthy Breakfast Webcast (14 minutes)
• Success with School Breakfast 
• Rise and Shine! It’s Breakfast Time! 

School Wellness and Smart Snacks

• School Wellness Triennial Assessment Webinar 
• School Wellness and Smart Snacks Webcast (10 minutes)
• Smart Snacks in School Webinar 
• Cafeteria Coaching Webcast (9 minutes) 
• Pleasant and Positive Mealtimes at School Webcast (10 minutes)

Other Resources

Iowa School Meal Programs Web-based Tutorials - Overview of School Meal Programs, Determining Eligibility, Food Bars, Food Buying Guide, Food Labels, Food Production Records, Food Safety, Verifying Eligibility, Food Service Management Company Contracting, Iowa USDA Foods, Meal Counting. Meal Pattern, Offer Versus Serve, School Wellness Policy, Smart Snacks in School, Standardized Recipes, and Team Nutrition.