Training

• Summer Food Service Program - Preliminary sponsor training information is now available!
• Team Nutrition Training Grant - Regional Training information is now available!

• Training courses and registrations can now be accessed on CNXPress!  You'll need a Sponsor ID to view and register for trainings.
• Registration Instructions
• Sponsor ID's (pdf)

• Accommodating Special Dietary Needs
• Civil Rights
• Counting and Claiming (ppt)
• Crediting Food Components
• Direct Certification SY 2014-2015
• Free and Reduced Price Application Training
• Implementation Guidance for All Foods Sold in Schools and Competitive Foods
• Meal Pattern and Offer versus Serve Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
• Meal Pattern and Offer versus Serve Requirements for the School Breakfast Program

• Menu Production Records
• National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
• Child Nutrition Online Courses
• Financial Management 
• No Time to Train (NFSMI series)
• Short series of trainings for new kitchen staff
• Purchasing Using the Food Buying Guide
• School Meals Program 101 (ppt)
• Verification SY 2014-2015

Webinars

• Implementation Guidance for All Foods Sold in Schools and Competitive Foods
• School Breakfast and Lunch
• USDA NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants - Webinar (10/8/2014)

Request for Training

• The CDE OSN offers training and technical assistance outside of announced and regional trainings.  The office receives requests on a variety of subject matter, ranging from Special Dietary Needs to Menu Planning and Production Records.  Complete the word or PDF form, and the OSN will follow-up with your request.  (Word  |   PDF)

Additional Resources

• Colorado School Nutrition Association (CSNA)
• National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
• School Nutrition Association (SNA)
• Smarter Lunchrooms Movement
• Team Nutrition
• Resource Lending Library
  Contact Sara Silvernail at 303-866-5985 or silvernail_s@cde.state.co.us for information.

Conferences, Orientations, and Class Materials

• 2014 Directors' Conference Presentations
• Directors’ Conference is an annual gathering of Colorado Child Nutrition Program food service directors, hosted by the CDE Office of School Nutrition. It is a conference that provides informative sessions and the most up-to-date information related to the USDA Child Nutrition Programs.
• 2014 Directors' Conference (Colorado School Foodservice Superheroes Stories)