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It is time to recharge your batteries and give your Personal and Professional Best to your Food Service Operation and yourself this school year.
New Meal Patterns, Six Cent Performance Applications, Virtual Gateway, and all our other special projects are behind us. Join me in focusing on some other special skills that we need in our jobs. These skills are Public Speaking, Dressing for success, Understanding the importance of serving breakfast, a new way to plan menus and so much more. All of these topics will be included at the School Nutrition Association Fall Conference on October 29th and 30th. You can refresh your public speaking with Dale Carnegie Professionals and Dressing for success with your own co-workers. Bring yourself and your managers as we empower ourselves to be our Professional Best. Registration is now available on line by going to www.schoolnutrition.info.
Plan now to attend your local chapter and director meetings in your neighboring districts. These meetings are especially designed to meet your professional development for you and your staff. Meetings this year will include; Customer Service at its best, Menu Planning and making proper substitutions for those bright green and orange veggies. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be out to your chapter to review how to use your USDA commodity foods, how to divert them and use them for your menus. Another fantastic session is “How to write a survey” and you
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will not want to miss that. Check our website (www.schoolnutrition.info) and make sure your chapter delegate has your email address to receive all of the invitations and reminders.
The prize at the end of this school year is that our National School Nutrition Association will hold its conference, the Annual National Conference (ANC) in our own backyard, Boston, Mass. July 13 through 16th, 2014 and will host 10,000 of your fellow food service workers from all over the country. Your fellow co-workers are waiting and excited to visit our beloved Boston. The School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts has set aside money for chapters to send 125 line staff, managers, and directors to this conference. You can apply for this grant and receive up to $210 off your registration. We also have the opportunity to give you half off your registration if you agree to volunteer at the conference for eight hours. You are welcome to apply for both of these two grants. Grant information will be explained in detail at your chapter meetings and also by clicking on the tab ANC at www.schoolnutrition.info.
I am so excited to see you at the Fall Conference, your chapter meetings and in our beloved City of Boston. What a year we are going to have. Get ready for your best
year in your profession. Celebrate Your Professional Best and Our Professional Best! N
In This IssueProfessional Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Chapter Happenings. . . . . . . . . . . 2Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Annual Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Save the Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Conference Update . . . . . . . . . . . 6Eat Real . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Super Lunch Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Jane McLucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Your Professional Best, Our Professional Bestby Judy White, SNA of Mass. President
Judy White, SNA of Mass. President
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This year, the School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts (SNA of Mass.) has a jam-packed agenda for all of our Members! Below, you can find both a list of your Delegate and Delegate-Elect (your area representatives, who serve on the SNA of Mass. Board of Directors, and provide your local sessions) and also our educational opportunities.
Director’s Meetings
1) Let’s Talk about it with the ESE Find out what’s hot in child nutrition programs through this interactive workshop presented by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Nutrition Health and Safety. So many new things happening in child nutrition…let’s talk about it!
• Performance Based Funding• New Meal Pattern• Virtual Gateway• Accuclaim• Verification Summary Report• New Review Process
• USDA Foods• Upcoming Trainings
2) Surveys How do I create and use surveys to gain insight into my customers and my business. Work with Mary DeLai, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administration and MASBO President-Elect, to learn about developing questions that will not only gain you needed information but also inform the survey taker. Begin to discuss the analysis of the survey results to make informed decisions. We will have 3 available classes. One class in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 & 3 will combine for one class and Chapter 4 & 5 will also have a combined class.
Chapter Meetings
Directors…don’t plan on missing these great Chapter Meetings. We need you and your leadership as these are interactive and the breakout
groups will need some mentors to help facilitate the discussions. Contact your area delegate or delegate-elect to find more information.
1) Substitution Solutions Work with our partner, the John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition at Framingham State University (JSI), on an interactive training on making proper menu substitutions while meeting the meal pattern requirements. These classes will start in October of 2013.
2) Meals in the Morning School nutrition teams, led by directors, are invited to learn how to become advocates for school nutrition. This communications training, focused on school breakfast, will equip you and your staff with the skills needed to make a compelling case for your school meal program. Training will include audience specific messaging and attendees will receive tips and resources to help start or expand breakfast and increase participation. Speak with your area specialist from our Platinum Patron sponsor and partner, New England Dairy and Food Council to help you with all of your planning.
3) Finding the Fun @ Work with FISH Come back to us, and JSI, in the winter and get ready for some FUN. Learn how to create great customer relationships, encourage innovation, teamwork and fun at work using the FISH! Philosophy. This workshop is based upon the documentary film about Pike’s Place Fish Market in Seattle, Washington. Learn how the workers at Pike’s have turned work that many would consider to be grueling, into a fun and engaging workplace and how you can incorporate the FISH! Philosophy into yours!
We are excited to see you this fall and are hopeful that these sessions will meet your educational needs. Let us know of any other topics that are on your must have list and we will work to provide those at future sessions! N
Chapter Happeningsby Kristin Morello, President-elect
Chapter 1
Ann Marie Beaupre (Delegate) [email protected]
Susan Pretola (Delegate-Elect) [email protected]
Chapter 2
Jeanne Sheridan, SNS (Delegate) [email protected]
Thomas Houle (Delegate-Elect) [email protected]
Chapter 3
April Laskey, SNS (Delegate) [email protected]
DebraLee Mugford, SNS (Delegate-Elect) [email protected]
Chapter 4
Ed Gilbert (Delegate) [email protected]
Maura Crowley (Delegate-Elect) [email protected]
Chapter 5
Michelle Selman (Delegate) [email protected]
Kimberly Smyth (Delegate-Elect) [email protected]
Representatives
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Each year thousands of school nutrition professionals from across the country descend upon Washington to attend the Association’s annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC). For some it’s a chance to walk in the midst of historic national monuments and in the halls where our nation’s decisions are made. For others it’s the opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues and hear from Washington insiders. But most important, for the last 41 years it’s been a chance for all involved in school nutrition to be part of something big. It’s a chance to put a stamp on the future of the federal school nutrition programs.
The School Nutrition of Association of Massachusetts is counting on you to bring your expertise, your passion and your stories to Washington, D.C., to attract attention to school nutrition
programs and children’s health. This year’s event will take place March 2-5th, 2014, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in the heart of the nation’s capital.
To help you do that, The School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts is pleased to offer a full grant for an individual to attend our annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC). This is an unbelievable grant opportunity especially for first time attendees. Involvement in the legislative process of our association brings amazing professional and personal growth and satisfaction. It allows us the opportunity to implement change at the highest possible level, mobilizing the House and Senate to take action and care for the nation’s most precious commodity; our children!
At LAC 2014, you will gain firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of
the democratic process as you learn about the legislative and regulatory issues facing school nutrition programs both locally and nationally. You also will have the chance to visit Capitol Hill where you can let the elected lawmakers of the U.S. Congress know your priorities as a child nutrition expert. Plus you will hear valuable updates from representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), as well as political insights from keynote speakers.
The deadline for LAC grant applications is December 7th, 2013! Check our website: www.schoolnutrition.info under Grants for an application or keep an eye out for an email blast from us with a link to the application.
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Please Come to Washington!by April Liles, Legislative Chair
SNA of Mass. Annual Meeting 2013
Delegates and Delegates-elect (left to right) – Chapter 2: Jeanne Sheridan, Tom Houle; Chapter 1: Anne Marie Beaupre, Susan Petrola; Chapter 3: Deb Mugford, April Laskey; Chapter 4: Maura Crowley; Chapter 5: Michelle Selman; Not present: Ed Gilbert (4), Kim Smyth (5)
Executive Committee (left to right) – Judy White, president; Kristin Morello, president-elect; Sylvana Bryan, vice president; Catherine Donovan, Treasurer
Committee Chairs (left to right) – Mary Palen, exhibits; April Liles, legislative; Lucinda Ward, professional development; Janice Watt, membership; Maria Hall, nutrition; Melody Gustafson, public relations; Katie Millet, ESE Advisor; Not present: David Nichols, Industry Council
Jane Mclucas, Past President; Judy White, President
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With the start of the 2013-2014 School Year (SY) in full swing, we continue to focus on the implementation deadlines of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA). Signed into law in 2010 by President Obama, the Act is designed to not only improve the nutritional quality of school meals, but to improve the entire nutritional environment in schools.1 In the last school year, School Food Authorities (SFAs) were required to implement the new food-based meal pattern for lunch. This school year, SFAs participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) are required to follow the new SBP food-based meal pattern which is scheduled to be phased-in over multiple years.
Studies have consistently shown the benefits of a healthy breakfast. Students who eat breakfast benefit nutritionally and educationally. Starting the day with breakfast has been associated with improved academic performance, improved classroom behavior and attentiveness, and fewer visits to the nurse.2 Below is an overview of the SBP requirements for the 2013-2014 SY.
Breakfast Meal Pattern in SY 2013-20143
Definitions
A food component is one of three food groups that comprise reimbursable
breakfasts. These are grains (with optional meat/meat alternate allowed); fruit/vegetable; and milk.
A food item is a specific food offered within the three food components. For the purposes of Offer Versus Serve (OVS), a school must offer at least four food items and students must select at least three food items.
General Requirements
• All schools must use a food-based menu planning approach for breakfast.
• Schools must implement the three age-grade groups (K-5, 6-8 and 9-12).
• Schools must plan breakfast meals that meet the calorie ranges, on average, over the course of the week.
• Foods offered must contain zero grams of trans fat per portion.
Grains
• For all grade groups, schools must offer at least 1 ounce equivalent (oz eq.) of grains each day.
• The minimum weekly offering varies by age-grade group: 7 oz eq. for grades K-5; 8 oz eq. for grades 6-8; and 9 oz eq. for grades 9-12.
• Half of grains offered must be whole grain-rich in SY 2013-1014.
Optional Meat/Meat Alternate
• There is no separate requirement to offer meat/meat alternates in the new SBP meal pattern.
• Schools may offer a meat/meat alternate in place of part of the grains component after the minimum daily grains requirement is offered in the menu or planned breakfast. A serving 1 oz eq. of meat/meat alternate may credit as 1 oz eq. of grains.
• Alternatively, a school may offer a meat/meat alternate as an additional food and not credit it toward any component.
Juice/Fruit/Vegetable
• In SY 2013-2014, there is no change to the existing Juice/Fruit/Vegetable component.
• Schools must offer at least ½ cup of fruits and/or vegetables to all age-grade groups.
• Vegetables and fruits may be offered interchangeably; there are no substitution requirements and no vegetable subgroup requirements.
• There are no limitations on juice in SY 2013-2014.
• Students are not required to take fruit under OVS in SY 2013-2014.
Fluid Milk
• Schools must offer only fat-free (unflavored or flavored) or low-fat (unflavored) milk.
• For all age-grade groups, schools must offer at least 1 cup of milk daily.
• A variety of milk, at least two options, must be offered.
Offer vs. Serve (OVS)
Under OVS, for SY 2013-2014, a student must be offered at least four
What’s for Breakfast?by Linda Fischer, RD, LDN, SNA of Mass. Nutrition Committee member
SNA of Mass. 62nd Annual Fall conference and food show October 29–30, 2013 DCU Center Worcester, MA
SNA USDA Foods Conference and Exhibits December 13, 2013 Holiday Inn Boxborough, MA
Save the DateSNA Legislative Action Conference (LAC) March 2–5, 2014 JW Marriott Washington DC
SNA Annual Conference 2014 (ANC) July 13–16, 2014 Boston, MA
Check our website www.schoolnutrition.info for dates and details for our chapter meetings across the state!
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food items and must select at least three food items. The food items selected may be from any of the required components and must be offered in at least the minimum daily portion.
As noted above, for the SBP in SY 2013-2014, students are not required to take a minimum ½ cup of fruit or vegetables for OVS.
There are a variety of ways to serve breakfast at school. The model that works best for a particular school will depend on a number of considerations, including the percentage of children at the school that is eligible for free or reduced price school meals, the availability of cafeteria space and staff, the school’s start time, and the
morning bus schedule and drop off time.4 If your school does not currently participate in the breakfast program, resources are available to get a program started. For more information, contact the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Child Nutrition Outreach Program (CNOP) at http://meals4kids.org/ and the Massachusetts School Breakfast Challenge at http://www.maschoolbreakfast.org/.
Resources
1) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/cnr_2010.htm
We are very proud of our 2013 award winners: Director of the Year: Janice King, RD, SNS, M.Ed., Quaboag Regional Schools; Louise Sublette Award: Stephanie Barstow, Uxbridge High School; and Heart of the Program Award: Shelley Aubuchon, Chicopee Academy. These very deserving women are an inspiration and a fine example of going the extra mile for the students we serve, as well as their continuous work of seeking excellence for themselves through professional development. Congratulations and thank you, Janice, Stephanie and Shelley!
Every school district has at least one “star” employee working in their school nutrition program. We all know that school nutrition employees are the unsung heroes of the school, and don’t often get recognized. We are a special breed of dedicated, hard-working individuals who do this work because we’re passionate about what we do…it’s certainly not for the money!
Our unique position of interacting with the majority of students, every single day,
certainly makes us an integral part of a school community.
SNA offers awards in each category: Director of the Year, Louise Sublette Award for managers/lead cooks, and Heart of the Program Award, for line staff. For all awards, the nominees must be a member of the School Nutrition Association of
Massachusetts and must also be certified through the SNA.
The Director of the Year Award requires that the person be employed as a school food service director for at least 10 years. Preference is given to those directors credentialed as School Nutrition Specialists, but those who are certified through SNA are certainly eligible. The areas which
Congratulations to Our 2013 Award Winners!the award considers are program enhancement, staff development, and how the individual is involved in the school, community and the School Nutrition Association.
The award for kitchen managers is named after the dedicated food service worker, Louise Sublette, of Tennessee, who was an employee of school food service for 43 years. Sublette believed that the success of the school nutrition program depends on those professionals who work in school nutrition programs. This award encourages managers to come up with a special idea to help the school’s nutrition program grow.
The Heart of the Program Award is designed for non-management food service employees. It is intended for that special general kitchen employee who has influenced the quality of your program by giving good customer service, showing interest in young people, cooperation, work attendance, creativity, participation in professional growth and training and their willingness to “Go the Extra Mile”. N
2) USDA – Energize Your Day! Eat School Breakfast http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/toolkit_intro.pdf
3) USDA Policy Memo SP 28-2013 (v.2) – Questions & Answers on the School Breakfast Program, June 13, 2013. http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Policy-Memos/2013/SP28-2013v2os.pdf
4) Child Nutrition Outreach Program (CNOP) http://meals4kids.org/national-school-breakfast-program N
These very deserving women are an inspiration and a fine example of going the extra mile for the students we serve, as well as their continuous work of seeking excellence for themselves through professional development.
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Mark your calendars for two very exciting conferences:
62nd Annual Conference October 29–30, 2013 DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Do you interact with Administrators, School Committee Members, Parents, Staff, Students, or the Community? Nervous about meeting and talking with people? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you should come hear what the presenters from Dale Carnegie have to say about making great impressions that last. Not sure what to wear? Juanita Ecker has you covered on that topic too. This two day conference is all about raising professionalism in our school nutrition programs. Love food? Well there will be plenty of that at the food show. Come see what new and exciting products our vendors have in store for you to make your menus dazzle…
Featured Sessions:
• Dale Carnegie Trainers Presenting: Communication Skills; How to Have a Conversation with Anyone and Building: Trust and Credibility and Respect
• Standardized Recipes Made Easy: Learn about a new recipe tool developed by the John Stalker Institute.
• Nutrition Promotions: Find easy affordable ways to link classroom and cafeteria nutrition promotion.
• Get The Scoop on Business Etiquette and Dress from Juanita Ecker: Employees’ appearance, attitude and behavior are direct reflections of your School Nutrition Program.
• Breakfast Challenge How to Increase Participation: Right in time for the USDA Breakfast Challenge get great tips from local Nutrition Directors.
• JSI Cycle Menu Tool Kit: Learn all about the 4-Week Cycle Menu developed by JSI using results of the Statewide Student Meal Preference Survey.
To see the full conference brochure and/or register online visit the SNA website at www.schoolnutrition.info.
USDA Food Conference and Exhibits December 13, 2013 Boxborough Holiday Inn
Anyone who has a school located in New England and/or has ever lost power, experienced flooding, or is deemed a disaster shelter when the treacherous weather strikes should attend this conference. This one day conference will not only provide you with updates from Katie Millett and Marion Browning from DESE but will give you
the tools that you need to know when a disaster strikes. Learn firsthand from representatives of MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, USDA, American Red Cross, MA Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and from directors who have lived through it.
Don’t miss the exhibit show of the USDA Food Processors as you prepare for the 2014-15 surveys.
Save the date for the SNA Annual National Conference; July 13-16, 2014 being held in our very own Boston, MA! N
Conference Updateby Lucinda Ward, RD, SNS, Professional Development Chair
SNA of Mass. Board Retreat, May 2013, Boston, MA
Last fall, over 200 schools in more than 50 Massachusetts school districts participated in the statewide Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (ESE) Food Day Challenge to “Eat Real!” on October 24, 2012 – more schools than any other state! Students from Codman Academy’s Nutrition Action Club and the Lilla Frederick Douglas Middle School celebrated Food Day in their schools and prepared locally sourced pizzas with Governor Patrick at the Haley
House in Roxbury.In 2013 ESE is challenging school
districts to “Eat Real” for school lunch and for school breakfast for Food Day on October 24, 2013.
We encourage school nutrition directors to collaborate with their fellow school Wellness Committee members (school administration, parents, health, nutrition and physical education professionals) to develop your schools Food Day celebration to promote healthy and sustainable food
ESE Challenges Massachusetts Schools to “Eat Real” on Food Day, October 24, 2013!
choices, nutrition education, and celebrate Massachusetts’ strong local food system.
To sign up for the Food Day Challenge, contact the Office of Nutrition, Health and Safety 781-338-6462 or email [email protected]. Visit www.foodday.org to download their Guide for School Organizers and/or listen to the food Day in Schools webinar that was held on May 29th and featured a Massachusetts ESE presenter. N
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I don’t know about you, but I get really, really tired of seeing kid’s TV programs depicting the “lunch lady” as a miserable, mean old woman with a prominent wart on her face, serving slop. It’s a stereotype that is as unfair as the one that’s out there about police officers always frequenting donut shops! So, when SNA national announced the Super Lunch Hero Day as being May 3, I was thrilled! I thought that this is the perfect opportunity to highlight the many wonderful people we have in Massachusetts serving our children.
We decided to keep it really easy and simply asked for essays describing special school food nutrition employees. Every day the essays came in, either by fax, US mail or email, I had to get the tissues out when I read the poignant stories. Essays came from principals, students, food service directors and teachers, all passionately describing
their special lunch hero. It was a truly difficult task to select one winner, because in our eyes, all of these individuals were winners!
The Member Services Committee came up with a list of qualities that we thought “Super Lunch Heroes” would possess. Here are a few: kindness,
caring, hard-working, funny, creative, to name just a few. In the end, we selected Linda Vienneau from the Sweet Sir School in Merrimac as our first state winner, and runner- up Jo Ann Cavanaugh, from the Henry Warren Elementary School in Ashland.
Let me tell you a little about Linda
Vienneau. This petite dynamo of a lady works in a kitchen with only one other staff person, yet finds the time to bake whole wheat bread for the kids, dress up in theme costumes, and find creative ways to encourage healthy eating, among other things. What sealed the deal for us is that Linda had received many letters from her students (before this contest was ever announced) about how she “fills their bucket” during kindness week at their school. The students had a choice to write about anyone who was special to them: they chose Linda Vienneau. That told the story perfectly!
We had fun presenting the Super Lunch Hero Award to Linda Vienneau. The principal arranged a full school assembly, complete with her family, townspeople and the press. SNA of Massachusetts President Jane McLucas, during this surprise celebration, presented her with a trophy, super hero apron, a
complete signed set of Jarrett Krosoczka’s Super Lunch Hero books, and a certificate for registration to the SNA of Massachusetts’ Fall Conference. It was an honor to meet this special person, and she is most certainly an inspiration to everyone in school nutrition. The ecstatic mood at Linda’s school was infectious and simply joyful, and she was as proud as a peacock!
We will be recognizing Linda Vienneau at the 2013 Fall Conference’s Award Dinner, but SNA of Massachusetts also wants to honor all of the nominees, because they are special in so many ways. There will be a page on the SNA website www.schoolnutrition.info featuring all of the nomination essays and photos of these special people. Please be sure to check out the website soon to read about these inspirational people who are making a difference in kids lives every day. N
Let’s Celebrate Our Super Lunch Heroes!by Janice Watt, Membership Chair
Linda Vienneau, Lunch Super Hero and Jarrett Krosoczka, Super Lunch Hero book author
I thought that this is the perfect
opportunity to highlight the many
wonderful people we have in
Massachusetts serving our children.
Save the Date:
SNA of Mass. 62nd Annual Fall Conference and Food ShowOctober 29–30, 2013
DCU Center, Worcester
258 Harvard St., PMB 283Brookline, MA 02446
The national School Nutrition Association (SNA) awarded Jane McLucas, President of SNA of Mass. and the School Nutrition Director of Norwood Schools, the SNA President’s Award of Excellence at the 67th Annual National Conference (ANC), in Kansas City, MO.
The President’s Award of Excellence recognizes three state presidents each year who demonstrate extraordinary leadership during their year as president and are awarded with a Gold Medallion to wear during ANC. These states and their leaders have made the extra effort to achieve excellence in five key areas:
• Membership development and retention • Professional development • Legislation and regulation • Communication • Outstanding state initiative
Jane McLucas won for the 501-1000 member division after demonstrating such achievements as an increased number of new members by at least
4%, achieving a retention rate of 85% or higher, and demonstrating at least one successful, original initiative completed by the state that results in enhancement of school foodservice and nutrition programs or advances the state association. N
Jane McLucas Recognized for Extraordinary Achievement at ANC 13
Presidents: Sandra Ford - SNA national, Jane McLucas - Mass. Jeanne Pierce - NH
