Orientation to School Nutrition Management (4.5- day training) This session provides an overview of the management components of school nutrition programs. The target audience includes school nutrition program staff with fewer than 5 years’ experience as a director or those who may aspire to be a director, as well as state agency staff, specialists, and trainers. Lesson topics:

• Program Accountability, Integrity and the Role of the School Nutrition Director
• Food Production and Operation Management USDA Foods
• Meal Pattern/HealthierUS School Challenge
• Special Needs
• Customer Service, Merchandising and Food Presentation
• Federal Regulations
• Farm to School: An Introduction for New School Food Service Directors
• Financial Management
• Procurement and Inventory Management
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing School Nutrition Programs
• Food Safety Essentials
• Work Place Safety and Emergency Preparedness

TARGET AUDIENCE – New and Aspiring Directors
KEY AREA: 1: Nutrition, 2: Operations, 3: Administration & 4: Communications and Marketing