Upcoming Live Events
Thu 2:00 PM EST
SNA Ideas Exchange: SN Magazine Live! Nov/Dec Edition - Cafeterias
Join SNA staff and magazine contributors to discuss topics from the latest issue of SN Magazine. Hosted in Zoom, this will be facilitated discussions and NOT like a...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Mythbusting: Marketing the Truth about School Meals - Watch Party
Join us for a special viewing party for one of our popular educational sessions from the SNA Video Conference Series. You are invited to watch a free webinar where we...
Past Live Events
Thu 1:00 PM EST
Day 3 Fall Boot Camp 2023 Access
Day 3 Topics: Breaking Down USDA Foods & Commodity Processing, Innovative School Nutrition Programs’ USDA Foods & Farm to School Initiatives , Legislative Update,...
Wed 1:00 PM EST
Day 2 Fall Boot Camp 2023 Access
Day 2 Topics: Navigating the Complexities of Government Procurement, The Importance of Buy American, Procurement Group Breakout...
Tue 1:00 PM EST
Day 1 Fall Boot Camp 2023 Access
Day 1 Topics: School Nutrition Program Overview, School Nutrition Program Trends, A Look at Innovative School Nutrition Programs, Meal Patterns – Breakfast and...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
What Everyone Ought to Know About Bid Cycles and Forecasts
In this discussion, we will share strategies regarding the timing of your commodity bid, how to properly forecast your upcoming use and discover how to navigate...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
The Role of Nutrition and Culinary Education in Driving Healthy Behaviors - In and Out of School
Join Dave Grotto and Chef Matt Jost who will discuss effective culinary and education concepts that are fun for students while engaging key stakeholders to support...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
SNA Ideas Exchange: SN Magazine Live! Train Smarter, Not Harder
Hosted on Zoom, this will be a facilitated discussion and NOT like a traditional webinar. Read, and then join our Ideas Exchange!
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Back to School: Keys to a Food-Safety Start to the School Year
Make sure your team is ready to start this year by participating in this essential Webinar Wednesday. This session will highlight the key topics every school nutrition...
Thu 6:00 PM EDT
LEAD to Succeed Online Training - How Are Your Listening Habits? (8/3/23 @ 6 PM EST)
Listening is a critical component to effective communication. This 1-hour training explores participants' listening habits and provides tools and techniques to help...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
LEAD to Succeed Online Training - How Are Your Listening Habits? (8/3/23 @ 3 PM EST)
Listening is a critical component to effective communication. This 1-hour training explores participants' listening habits and provides tools and techniques to help...
Tue 6:00 PM EDT
LEAD to Succeed Online Training - Conflict Style Inventory (8/1/23 @ 6 PM EST)
Conflict is common in the workplace and is something many of us look to avoid but having the proper tools to deal with conflict can make all the difference when it...
Tue 3:00 PM EDT
LEAD to Succeed Online Training - Conflict Style Inventory (8/1/23 @ 3 PM EST)
Conflict is common in the workplace and is something many of us look to avoid but having the proper tools to deal with conflict can make all the difference when it...
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Prep and Final Review
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
SNA Ideas Exchange: SN Magazine Live! Topic: Marketing
Join SNA’s Content Director, Kelsey Casselbury, Sea Level Social’s Liz Roesel and Tift County (Ga.) Schools’ Vanessa Hayes to discuss the latest issue of SN magazine....
Wed 1:00 PM EDT
Healthy School Meals for All: Successful State Strategies
Since federal waivers for meals at no cost have expired, many states have taken legislative and non-legislative measures to ensure children continue to benefit from...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Get Your CEP Questions Answered!
As your school or school district prepares for the upcoming school year, join the School Nutrition Association and the Food Research & Action Center for an interactive...
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Module 4: Menu and Nutrition Management Part 1 (17%)
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
How Potatoes Power Up Your School Day: Exploring the Nutritional Benefits of America's Favorite Vegetable
Chef RJ Harvey and Bonnie Johnson share their culinary and nutritional expertise with SNAs school foodservice professionals. These on-demand webinars will show how...
Thu 1:30 PM EDT
Supply Chain Bites: Vendors, Manufacturers, Distributors, Brokers -Who's who in SNS Food & Equipment
In this session we will look at diverse types of “vendors” that serve K-12 Child Nutrition Programs. We will explore how each is uniquely related yet functions...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Best of #SNIC23 - Collaborative Purchasing: A Panel Discussion
This session, featuring three different purchasing groups, will touch on the types of collaborative purchasing options available. Learn tips and tricks of a finely...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Let's Talk School Milk & Innovation!
During this session, you will hear innovative strategies school nutrition professionals are using across the country to help increase meal participation, increase...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
SNA Ideas Exchange: SN Magazine Live! Topic: Menu Ideation
Join SNA staff to discuss topics from the latest issue of SN Magazine in our "Virtual Magazine Club"! Hosted in Zoom, this will be facilitated discussions and NOT...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Best of #SNIC23 - USDA Foods: Its Role in Your Program's Finances
Working with USDA Foods is an important part of running a fiscally sound operation. Along with useful USDA reimbursement and entitlement information, your peers will...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Reimagining & Reshaping the Future of School Nutrition Professionals: A Design Thinking Approach
The purpose of this design thinking and creativity tools session is to give you an opportunity to expand your creative thinking and problem-solving ability. This...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Enhance your Professional Presence with LinkedIn
Join us to explore the benefits of using LinkedIn to establish a professional presence and how to build an effective LinkedIn profile. We’ll also discuss ways school...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
School Meal Advocacy in 2023
Join experienced school nutrition advocates to discuss the SNA 2023 Position Paper and gain insider tips for advocating on behalf of school meal programs at the 2023...
Thu 2:00 PM EST
SNA Ideas Exchange: SN Magazine Live! A Focus on Creative Problem-Solving
Join SNA staff to discuss topics from the latest issue of SN Magazine. For the first time, SNA will be holding a "Virtual Magazine Club" to discuss the latest issue!...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
#NSBW23 Innovations: Passport to Breakfast
Join us as we explore the dual power of “thinking globally” about school breakfast menus. With over 70% of K-12 parents interested in global flavors and the growing...
Thu 2:00 PM EST
SNA Ideas Exchange: SN Magazine Live! Topic - Catering
Join SNA staff to discuss topics from the latest issue of SN Magazine. For the first time, SNA will be holding a "Virtual Magazine Club" to discuss the latest issue!...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
The Financial Mindset Fix: How to Improve Your Mental and Financial Health
As a therapist, Joyce Marter noticed an extraordinary trend: as her clients improved their mental health, they also began receiving raises, getting promotions, finding...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Making USDA Entitlement Work for You
We will hear from school districts who will explain how they make the most efficient use of their USDA Foods options in their districts, and why they choose some...
Wed 1:30 PM EDT
Supply Chain Bites-Reframing the Conversation
Back by popular demand from ANC! Please join No Kid Hungry and nutrition expert as we build upon the big-picture discussion of the supply chain challenges. We will be...
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
USDA and SNA National School Lunch Week (NSLW) Celebration
USDA and SNA will cohost a National School Lunch Week (NSLW) celebration on October 13, from 2-3 pm ET.
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Smooth Operator: How to Safely Serve Peanut Butter at Your Schools
Peanuts are one of the top 9 commonly allergenic foods in the U.S. Schools can manage food allergies in a variety of ways and the CDC recommends using a comprehensive...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Best Practices for Developing Easy to Execute Nutritious and Delicious Menus
Join a panel of school nutrition chefs and professionals to hear their best practices for developing school menus and recipes. Also learn tips and tricks the chefs...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Teach me How to Cook! The Seven Skills of Fruitful Leadership.
Leadership and Cooking are very similar. Everyone has the ability to do it, but it is a skill that must be cultivated. In this interactive program, Frank Kitchen will...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Back to School: Directors' Idea Exchange & Breakout Discussion
This session is intended for SN Directors and Supervisors to network and share ideas, best practices, and think through challenges. Hosted in Zoom, this will be...
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
SNA Member Town Hall with Agriculture Secretary Vilsack
SNA members are invited to a live, virtual town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Thursday, June 30 at 11:00am Eastern.
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
SNA/USDA Webinar: Transitional standards for milk, whole grains, & sodium effective July 1, 2022
SNA’s Back to School webinar series: SNA is hosting a webinar with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), on the Final Rule: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Fun Summer Feeding with Potatoes
Potatoes USA’s Culinary Director, RJ Harvey, teams up with School Meals That Rock’s Dayle Hayes to showcase fresh and fun ways to enhance summer feeding programs –...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Powerful Partnerships: Advancing the Cultural Connection
Advance pathways to grow teams and partnerships to the next level by maximizing the cultural connection. Set a sustainable path forward to the future by deepening an...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Make CEP Work for You!
SNA’s Back to School webinar series: Come learn best practices from the experts, including strategies for grouping eligible schools, boosting direct certification and...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Maximize Your Menus and Minimize Labor Constraints with Potatoes
Potatoes USA’s Culinary Director, RJ Harvey teams up with School Meals That Rock’s Dayle Hayes to showcase on-trend, student-friendly menu innovations, solutions to...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Supply Chain Assistance Funds from USDA: An Overview for School Meal Program Operators
You are invited to attend an overview of the recently announced $1 billion in Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) funds, presented by Child Nutrition Program staff from the...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
School Meal Advocacy in 2022
Join experienced school nutrition advocates to discuss the SNA 2022 Position Paper and gain insider tips for advocating on behalf of school meal programs at the 2022...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
USDA Foods – How to Use Planning Tools to Get Your Best Value
Join us as we share some hands-on examples of how to use some of these tools, how to help you determine where to place your entitlement that works best for you, and...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Breakfast Trends That Will Help POWER UP Your Program!
Join Chef Matt Jost as he walks you through LIVE culinary demos to show you how you can add some excitement to your breakfast menu just in time for NSBW! Stefanie Dove...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
What in The World is GDSN? Supply Chain Challenges Made Simpler with Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)
Supply chain disruptions are prompting school districts to begin thinking differently, driving innovation to develop more efficient solutions. Attendees will acquire...
Thu 1:00 PM EST
SNA Winter Virtual State Leadership Summit
The Virtual State Leadership Summit is exclusively for our state leaders to learn best practices in association management, while networking with peers. This...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting Your School District
Join the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) to discuss supply chain disruptions schools are facing. Presenters...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
The Diversity Dilemma
This leadership workshop will challenge you to create true diversity and explore the myth that "difference automatically produces diversity." Attendees will analyze...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, join SNA leaders who have shaped the school nutrition profession and meet rising stars. Join us in October as we explore the...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Q&A with the USDA Team
Join SNA and the USDA team as they answer frequently asked questions to some of the key challenges operators are facing.
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Get WILD With Global Flavors
Join us for an exciting session where we will show you how you can easily incorporate global flavors in your menu while keeping your food costs down, utilizing USDA...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Bringing Nutritious, Affordable, and Delicious School Meals to Life while Managing Common Allergens
In this session, attendees will be inspired by creative ideas from a school chef to meet the needs of today's savvy students. A nutrition scientist and research...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Community Eligibility: Last Chance to Lock in Free Meals for Four Years
Community Eligibility adoption season is upon us! As the September 30th adoption deadline for the 2021-2022 school year approaches, community eligibility provides a...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Smoothie and Parfait Programs to Drive Participation
Summer is busy but it is also one of the best opportunities to explore new ideas! Join us during National Dairy Month and learn about dairy’s journey from farm to...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
A Guide to Reopen Schools: Best Practices in Food Safety and COVID-19 Prevention
In this session, speakers will provide an overview of CDC-recommended COVID-19 prevention strategies in K-12 schools, as well as the results of the CDC Foundation’s...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
School Nutrition, Food Allergies & Food Insecurity in the Pandemic
In this session, speakers will review the basics of food allergy management during the pandemic based on expert guidance; the intersection of food insecurity and food...
Thu 3:00 PM EST
Achieving School Community Success with School Nutrition Partners
What’s keeping school nutrition as part of the school conversation and planning? School Community Partnerships! The partnership and working operations for success in...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
#LAC21: Legislator Meeting Checklist
This presentation prepares participants to meet with Members of Congress and their staff. The webinar informs participants about how to research their legislators...
Thu 3:00 PM EST
Celebrate Black History Month with SNA
In celebration of Black History Month, join some of the SNA leaders who have shaped the school nutrition profession and meet rising stars. You’ll hear inspiring...
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Making the Most of USDA Foods
When it comes to USDA Foods, diverting what you will use and using what you divert has never been more important. Join ACDA and SNA representatives to learn how to...
Thu 3:00 PM EST
Marketing Ideas to Help You SCORE BIG for Breakfast
Join us for an exciting panel discussion with operators from across the country to discuss how they have overcome obstacles while still striving to promote school...
Tue 3:00 PM EST
Advocating for SNA’s 2021 Position Paper
Join SNA and the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) to hone messaging strategies and prepare you for a successful 2021 Legislative Action Conference (LAC) and...
Thu 3:00 PM EST
How to Become a More Inclusive Team Member
Everyone wants to work on a team where they feel welcome, respected and valued. During this webinar, learn how to create a more inclusive environment with guidance...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Growing as an Intentional Inclusionist®
Join us for the first webinar in SNA’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Series. Viewing diversity and inclusion as a leadership function is vital for teams. During...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Taking Care of Yourself and Your Students: Coping with Pandemic Crisis & Loss
This webinar, presented by the Director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement located at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, will provide practical...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Make School Nutrition an Integral Part of the Education Day, with any Academic Schedule
You've heard it all: hybrid, virtual, staggered education schedules. But how do you ensure that school nutrition is an integral part of the education day? Join this...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Feeding Students in a Pandemic: Celebrate and Learn From School Nutrition Heroes
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...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Dining Guide for School Meals in the Classroom
Will your cafeteria teams be expected to serve all or some meals in the classroom when the new school year begins? Even if students pick up meals in the cafeteria or...
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Building Resilience & Promoting Mental Health During Challenging Times
Renown psychotherapist and mental health expert, Joyce Marter, provides encouragement and practical tools for school nutrition professionals to better manage stress...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Motivating Yourself and Your Team When Change is Obvious: Tips to Inspire Success During Uncertain Times
Staying motivated can be difficult during the best of times and requires even more focus when unexpected events happen. As school nutrition professionals plan for...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Rewind & Repeat: Science-Based Basics to Food Safety: Q&A Session
Experts with the Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs at Kansas State University are back with a special edition Q & A webinar. They will be answering...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Produce in a Pandemic: Providing Children with Fresh Fruits and Vegetables During COVID-19 School Closures
Across the country school, nutrition professionals are doing incredible work to ensure children in their communities have access to meals during COVID-19 school...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
The Inclusion Breakthrough: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity and Leveraging Inclusion
Diversity is a reality in our society and workplaces today. Yet, even the most well-intentioned teams can often struggle with managing all types of diversity. New...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Rewind & Repeat: Science-Based Basics to Food Safety: Part II
Experts with the Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs at Kansas State University will reiterate the importance of food safety standards in schools. View...
Thu 3:00 PM EDT
Rewind & Repeat: Science-Based Basics to Food Safety, Part I
The importance of food safety in schools remains clear, but let’s rewind and refresh ourselves on the basics. Experts with the Center for Food Safety in Child...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Adjusting to Remote Work During COVID-19: Tools for Virtual Conferencing
Virtual conferencing has become the 'new normal' for school nutrition teams. Still, many of us had limited experience with these tools before COVID-19. Whether you're...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
COVID-19 Reality: Leading a Team in a Virtual World
While many school nutrition teams are actively feeding students during this global pandemic, how those meals are provided has changed. Likewise, how you manage your...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
SNA COVID-19 Wellness Series: Take Care of Yourself So You Can Take Care of Them During COVID-19
With widespread and long-term school closures that have gripped the nation during this global pandemic and the importance of ensuring hungry kids continue to receive...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
COVID-19 Series: Tips for Effective Communication with Your Community During COVID-19 School Closures
During these unprecedented times, experts recommend social distancing. However, there has never been a more important time to leverage social media and other...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
USDA’s Data Validation Service: A Cloud-Based Solution to Improved Verification Reporting
Join USDA for a live demo of the service and a discussion how it can improve the process of verification reporting for your State's SFAs.
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Adopting Top Food Trends & Managing Allergies at School Breakfast
School breakfast is an important part of the success of your program – and students. Learning to harness hot trends like plant-based eating, while managing common food...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
School Meals in Japan, Sweden and the US: Real-World Commonalities, Challenges and Successes
Social media posts of school meals from around the world generate millions of online hits – with very little understanding of real-world challenges of feeding millions...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Powering School Meals with U.S.-Grown Pulses
This webinar will showcase creative, kid-approved ways to serve pulses – chickpeas, dry peas, beans and lentils – in school meals.
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Community Eligibility Provision: Title I
SNA and FRAC have partnered together to bring you a webinar focused on community eligibility. It’s that time of year for school districts interested in the Community...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Best of #SNIC20: Creating a NextGen Customer Experience Strategy
As presented at #SNIC20, in this high-level strategy webinar, learn what it takes to build a culture that keeps students and customers at the center every day by...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Procurement Do's and Don'ts for Operators
With a growing emphasis on procurement in school nutrition, it’s important to make sure you do things right and, perhaps more importantly, that you don’t do things...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Top 10 Steps to Managing the Procurement Process (and Preventing a Bid Protest!)
Procurement is complex but there are fundamental steps districts should take to manage the process effectively. Come hear a top 10 list compiled by the experts!
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Best of #ANC19: Blast Off With Out-of-This-World Breakfast Strategies
Join our intergalactic panel of school breakfast experts who will share insights on cosmic trends designed to maximize participation during National School Breakfast...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Best of #ANC19: Self-Awareness: Knowing Yourself to Improve as a Leader
Embrace the power of self-awareness: the ability to recognize your personal characteristics, your strengths, your weaknesses, your motivations and your feelings. Learn...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
ANC Ideas@Work: Connecting the Cafeteria to the Classroom
Looking for innovative ways to engage your student customers and connect your school cafeteria to the classroom? As presented at #ANC19, discover how one district...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #ANC19: Simple Solutions for Handling Change
We will identify individual purpose and distinguish those things that are just not worth the fight.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #ANC19: News You Can Use - Recent Updates in USDA Research (and Why We Need It)
Wondering why USDA collects all that research data from you? And better yet what they do with it? As presented at #ANC19, join the USDA team as they walk you through...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #ANC19: Redesign Your Serving Line
Learn simple, easy and cost-effective ways to redesign your cafeteria line and create an inviting space for everyone that walks into the cafeteria!
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
ANC Ideas@Work: Small District? Make the Most of Your Resources
Calling all directors from small districts! As a small district, you know that you need to make the most of all available resources… especially human resources.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #ANC19: Social Media: Marketing Strategies to Build Your Following
Learn how to craft simple social media strategies to achieve your goals on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and discover advanced marketing ideas to accelerate your...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Host a Legislator Site Visit
Inviting your legislator for a behind-the-scenes look at your school nutrition program could make all the difference in preserving funding and flexibilities, and...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #ANC19: Farm to Table: A Small District Approach to Partnership in Nutrition
As presented at #ANC19, learn how one school district in rural Georgia increased their nutritional awareness, school meal participation and student and staff education...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #LAC19: Group Purchasing Cooperatives: Should You Buy In?
Cooperative purchasing agreements are an efficient method to procure goods and services but with so many variables it can be hard to know where to begin.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #NLC19: Tough Talking: Initiating and Managing Difficult Discussions
This presentation addresses practical skills, phrases, and techniques designed to make even the toughest communication easier.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #SNIC19: Environmental Hot Buttons—What’s Ahead for School Nutrition?”
As presented at #SNIC19, join this panel discussion about sustainable practices from across the country and learn what’s ahead for school nutrition.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Recording - Social Emotional Learning Begins with School Breakfast
Join this week's webinar where we will define social emotional learning and look at the connections between breakfast in the classroom.
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Non-Universal & Universal Breakfast in the Classroom: Data Driven Decisions and The Numbers Behind Breakfast in the Classroom
Recently, the School Nutrition Foundation and the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom hosted a Breakfast Summit. Hear from Houston County, a school district in...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Farm to School: Cafeteria, Classroom, Community
Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers through the core elements of farm to school - local food...
Wed 2:00 PM EDT
Best of #SNIC19: Creative Ways to Engage Your School Community
Everyone knows that school nutrition success hinges on integration throughout the school community. But there can be a wide gap between knowing this and making it happen!