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Feeding Students in a Pandemic: Celebrate and Learn From School Nutrition Heroes

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Thursday August 13, 2020

School nutrition professionals across the country have been incredibly innovative and shown a commitment to go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that children across the country continued to be fed, even when schools closed suddenly in the spring due to the pandemic. In this session, the speakers will highlight the efforts of districts across the country. In particular, they will present examples of innovation, out-of-the-box solutions, and accomplishments with the goal of celebrating what was done and sharing critical learnings that can be carried forward. They will include best practices and practical tips that attendees may incorporate into their own plans for the unusual circumstances school nutrition staff now face.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Assess your own school district’s potential for innovative approaches to meal delivery during a pandemic.
2. Utilize best practices to provide meals to students in the school building and off-site during a pandemic.

EARNING CEUs
SNA CEUs: 1.0
Key Area 2000: Operations
Key Topic 2020: Serving Food

CPEUs for RDNs and NDTRs
Activity Number:  157345

Suggested Performance Indicators:
  • 13.1.1 Conducts a needs assessment in collaboration with staff to determine overall department needs.
  • 14.1.2 Develops goals and outcomes to measure and enhance productivity.
  • 14.1.5 Leads and participates in department and organization goal setting in order to align departments goals with organizations strategic plan.

Suggested Learning Need Codes
  • 8110: School foodservice
CPEUs:1.00
CPE Level: 1
SNA CDR Provider Number: AM007



Please note that you have the option to submit an evaluation of the quality of this conference directly to the Commission of Dietetic Registration. Email contact: cdr@eatright.org SNA CEUs and CPEUs are awarded after the successful completion of the post-webinar quiz.

Contributors

  • Sherry Coleman Collins, RDN, LD, MS

    Sherry Coleman Collins is a registered dietitian nutritionist, licensed in Georgia and based in metro-Atlanta. Sherry serves as a consultant for National Peanut Board as a bona fide peanut evangelist! Her areas of practice include nutrition communications, food allergies, digestive wellness, and culinary nutrition. With a particular interest and expertise in food allergies & digestive health, her professional accomplishments include developing the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Certificate of Training in Food Allergies and authoring the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Practice Paper, The Role of the RDN in Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management.

    Sherry is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians in Business and Communications DPG, and International Network for Diet and Nutrition in Allergy (INDANA). She is an award-winning dietitian, having received the Distinguished Service in Media (2016), Outstanding Dietitian of the Year (2012), and Outstanding Dietetic Student of the Year (2004) for Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

  • Kern Halls

    Chief Innovator
    Ingenious Culinary Concepts 
    Orlando, FL

  • Donna S. Martin, EdS, RDN, LD, SNS, FAND

    Director
    Burke County School Nutrition Program
    Augusta, GA

August 13, 2020
Thu 3:00 PM EDT

Duration 1H 15M

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