Yes, ICN will provide travel reimbursement according to ICN’s travel reimbursement policies for all attendees participating in the face-to-face workshops. Specific details will be provided to attendees. If selected to attend, ICN will reach out with travel details. Please do not make purchases or reservations without ICN’s approval. Please contact Darcy Rhynes at dacolley@olemiss.edu [Read More]
Managers/site-level supervisors selected for the STAR program will be required to develop an action plan, follow through with the goals in their action plans, conduct trainings to front-line staff utilizing ICN’s Manager’s Corner curriculum series, participate in the 3, 6, and 12-month follow up with their mentors, and participate in and/or view the virtual instructor-led [Read More]
Participants will spend time on the first day working in small groups of peers to demonstrate their training and facilitation skills by teaching the Managers’ Corner curriculum amongst each other. The goal of this concept is to have them apply the techniques of their training and facilitation skills while receiving feedback from peers and the [Read More]
Following each training topic, the ICN consultant/mentor will facilitate breakout sessions to discuss the topic area in more detail. The ICN mentor will work with the participants to help them to identify their challenges within the topic area, set goals to address their specific challenges, and develop action plans. The mentors will follow-up with the [Read More]
ICN developed a new training curriculum specifically designed for managers/site-level supervisors on the following topics: Meal Preparation and Service; Procurement and Inventory Management and Nutrition; Menu Management.
Yes, selected attendees will be required to take two online courses as workshop prerequisites: 1) Effective Facilitation Techniques which will provide tools and tips for how to effectively facilitate trainings and 2) Effective Goal Setting which will provide guidance on how to develop goals and strategies for an effective action plan. ICN feels these two [Read More]
ICN will work with experienced or recently retired school nutrition directors and will ensure they are thoroughly trained in all aspects of STAR. Consultants/mentors’ post workshop responsibilities include providing ongoing support and guidance and checking in with their assigned participants at least three times throughout the year (three-, six-, and twelve-month) to ensure they are [Read More]
The face-to-face workshop will last 2 ½ days.
To meet the unique training, technical assistance, and professional development needs of site-based school nutrition managers/supervisors, the School Nutrition STAR initiative has been prepared to help schools develop goals and best practices to improve program administration and operations. STAR is an innovative and comprehensive approach to providing education, training, and ongoing professional development opportunities specific [Read More]