Trainings
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Procurement Review Webinars: Tuesday, Oct. 11 and Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 from 2 p.m. - 3:00 p.m
- Verification Online Training
- If no one from your SFA attended a regional verification training this summer, at least one staff member from each SFA is required to take the online training by Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016.
- Two hours of continuing education
- Training registration is not required
- Completion certificates are awarded for 80% or higher on the training quiz
- Certificates are required to be emailed to Rachael Burnham or faxed to 303-866-6133
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The following trainings have been completed for the current year:
Upcoming Webinars
Team Up for School Nutrition Success
CSNA Summer Conference
- CSNA Summer Conference - Office of School Nutrition Presentations
- Presentations and handouts from OSN staff presentations
Training courses and registrations
- Access on CNXPress! You will need a User or Sponsor ID to view and register for trainings.
- Click on the Training Registration link, under the green Log On button; you do not need to logon to register for trainings.
- Registration Instructions
- Sponsor ID List
Online Trainings and Resources
- Accommodating Special Dietary Needs
- Civil Rights
- Crediting Food Components
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and Online Claims 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)
- Special Milk Program (SMP) online training
Webinars
- Afterschool Care Snack Care Training (PowerPoint)
- Implementation Guidance for All Foods Sold in Schools and Competitive Foods
- School Breakfast and Lunch
- Summer Food Service Program 2015 Training (PowerPoint)
- Summer Food Service Program 2015 Webinar Training (3/4/2015, 3/5/2015)
- USDA NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants - Webinar (10/8/2014)
Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals Resources
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established minimum professional standards requirements for school nutrition professionals who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.The standards are another key provision of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and aim to institute minimum education standards for new state and local school nutrition directors, as well as annual training standards for all school nutrition professionals. Click on the link above to learn more and access resources available to you and your school district.
Learn more about Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals
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)
Resource Lending Library
- Email nutrition@cde.state.co.us for more information on the resource lending library.
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 nutrition@cde.state.co.us
For additional information, email nutrition@cde.state.co.us
