Manager’s Corner (Formerly No Time to Train)

Available in both English and Spanish, Manager’s Corner (formerly known as No Time to Train) is a series of resources designed to give managers/directors short lesson plans, which can be used to train staff on a variety of topics. Each lesson requires about 15 minutes and contains the following parts:

• Learning objective
• Importance of the topic
• Materials needed
• Instructions on how to present the information
• Questions to ask staff
• Additional resources to strengthen or refresh the manager’s and/or director’s knowledge

Lessons in the series are grouped by USDA Key Areas.

• Nutrition
• Operations
• Communications/Marketing

Disponible tanto en inglés como en español, Recursos del Gerente (anteriormente conocido como Sin Tiempo para Capacitar) es una serie de recursos diseñados para brindar a los gerentes/directores planes de lecciones breves, que se pueden utilizar para entrenar al personal en una variedad de temas.  Cada lección requiere unos 15 minutos y contiene las siguientes partes: 

• Objetivo de aprendizaje 
• Importancia del tema 
• Materiales necesitados 
• Instrucciones sobre como presentar la información 
• Preguntas para hacerle al personal 
• Recursos adicionales para fortalecer o actualizar el conocimiento del gerente y / o director 

 Las lecciones de la serie están agrupadas por áreas claves del USDA 

• Nutrición  
• Operaciones 
• Comunicaciones / mercadeo 

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• *HealthierUS School Challenge: Smarter Lunchrooms
• *Nutrition 101: A Taste of Food and Fitness - 4th Edition
• *Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom
• *Orientation to School Nutrition Management
• *Basic Culinary Math for School Nutrition Professionals
• *Financial Management: A Course for School Nutrition Directors 2nd Edition
• *Financial Management: A Course for School Nutrition Managers
• *Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs
• *Inventory Management and Tracking
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• **Ready, Set, Go! Creating and Maintaining a Wellness Environment in Child Care Centers Participating in the CACFP
• **Secondary Analysis of the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Data Base A Two Part Study
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• **Serving the Nutritional Needs of Pre-Kindergarten Children in the Public School Setting Best Practices
• **Practices and Perceptions of School Nutrition Professionals Toward Obtaining the HealthierUS School Challenge Award
• **Overcoming Barriers to Participation in the Summer Food Service Program - An Identification of Best Practice Solutions 
• **Nutrition Information at Point of Selection in High Schools Does it Affect Entree Choices?
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• **NFSMI Research Agenda Conference 2013 Linking Research to Practice
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• **Marketing the School Nutrition Program Resource Guide for School Nutrition Professionals
• **Determining the Job Functions of Child Care Providers in CACFP Operations
• **Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of Effective School Nutrition Assistants/Technicians
• **Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Managers
• **Determining the Job Functions of Child Care Providers in CACFP Operations
• **Procurement Practices Influencing Programs Operating Within the Guidelines of the Child and Adult Care Food Program: A Review of Literature 
• **Training and Educational Resource Needs of Child Care Professionals Participating in the CACFP
• **Management Issues Impacting Family Day Care Homes Operating Within the Child and Adult Care Food Program Guidelines- A Review of Literature
• **Job Functions/Duties, Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of Sponsor Monitors Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
• **Identification of Available Training Resources Appropriate for Family Day Care Home Providers
• **Knowledge and Skills Needed for State Agency Child Nutrition professionals in the 21st Century
• **Afterschool Care Program NSLP Snack Service
• **Unpublished Dissertations and Theses in Child Nutrition Programs and School Aged Children
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• **Development of Middle/Jr. High School Student Surveys to Measure Factors that Impact Participation in and Satisfaction with the National School Lunch Program 
• **Farm to School Identifying Applied Research and Operational Resource Needs and Issues of Farm to School Programs
• **Exploring the Uniqueness of Child Nutrition Programs in Large School Districts
• **Exploring the Impact of Productions and Equipment Decisions on the Operation of School Nutrition Programs
• **Exploring Standard Child Nutrition Key Performance Indicators
• **Exploring School Nutrition Professionals Preferences of USDA Recipes and R4HK Competition Recipes for Meeting New USDA Meal Pattern Requirements
• **Exploring Nutrition Literacy and Knowledge Among School Nutrition Managers
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• **Financial Management Benchmarks for School Nutrition
• **Determining the Perceptions, Practices, and the Perceived Barriers Associated with School Professionals Serving the Nutritional Needs of the Pre-K Child in the Public School Setting 
• **Determining Factors Impacting the Decision of Middle/Junior High School Students to Participate in the National School Lunch Program
• **Wellness for Child and Adult Care Food Programs
• **Cost Variables Associated with Producing and Serving a Reimbursable National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Snack for Children in Afterschool Care Programs, 2006
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• **Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Managers - Phase II
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• **Job Functions and Training Needs of State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals
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• **Investigation of the Job Functions and Training Needs of State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals
• **Investigation of School Professionals' Perceptions and Practices Regarding Issues Influencing Recess Placement in Elementary Schools
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• **ICN Applied Research Division SNA ANC 2016 Poster Session 
• **Developing and Sustaining Green/Environmental Conservation Practices
• **Got Milk! Exploring How Student Preferences Impact Their Milk Selection in Schools
• **Going Green! A Case Study Approach Examining Green and Environmental Conservation Practices in School Nutrition Programs
• **Focus Group Discussions with Elementary School Foodservice Directors, Teachers, and Parents Regarding the School Breakfast Program
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• *Food Waste Resources and Tools
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• *Overview of USDA Child Nutrition Programs Online Course & Presentations
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• **Cuidado de niños (Child Care)
• ***Mini-Cartels generals (General Posters)
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• ***Mini-Cartels sobre seguridad de alimentos (Food Safety Posters)
• ***Capacitación (Trainings)
• ***Ficha técnica sobre seguridad de los alimentos (Food safety fact sheets)
• ***Mini-cartels generals (General Posters)
• **Mealtime Memos en Español (Mealtime Memos)
• ***2008 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• ***2009 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• ***2010 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• ***2011 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• ***2012 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• ***2016 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• ***2015 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish
• **Comidas escolares reembolsables
• **Centros de Cuidado Infantil - Guía de Seguridad Alimentaria
• *Training Culturally Diverse Groups
• *Weights and Measures
• *Emergency Readiness Plan: Guide and Forms for the School Foodservice Operation
• *Inventory Management and Tracking
• *ARD A-Z
• **Marketing for School Nutrition Programs
• **CQI for the School Nutrition Environment
• **Data Driven Decision Making
• **Developing and Sustaining Green Practices
• **Increasing Middle/Jr High Student participation
• **Checklist for Implementing or Assessing Recess
• **Sustaining and Strengthening Local Wellness Initiaives
• **School Nutrition Experiences for Dietetic
• **Environmental Scan and Formative Research of Student Engagement Practices in Support of School Meal Programs - Phase I
• **Exploratory Investigation of the Roles, Responsibilities, and Impact of Chefs Working in School Nutrition Programs
• **Evaluation of ICN Training Program: Nutrition 101 (Online Mode)
• **The Impact of ICN's Nutrition 101: Voices of Participants
• *Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Care Provers in CACFP
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• *Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals
• *Food Allergies Resources
• **Food Allergy Fact Sheets
• **Food Allergies for School Nutrition Managers and Staff
• **Food Allergies for School Nutrition Directors
• **Food Allergies Child Care Resources
• **Food Allergies for School Nutrition Directors - Managing Food Allergies
• **Food Allergies in School Nutrition
• *Food Allergies Post
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• *STAR Digital Binder
• **STAR Initiative Overview
• **Meal Preparation Module
• **Procurement and Inventory Module
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• **Manager's Corner Curriculum
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• **VILT
• *Procurement of Foods: Cooperative Purchasing Groups
• *Got Milk! How Student Preferences Impact Their Milk Selection in Schools
• *Foundations For Training Excellence 4 hour
• *E-STAR
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• *State Agency
• *Managing Personalities and Conflict
• *Essential Key Performance Indicators for School Nutrition Success
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• ***Comunicación_Mercadotecnia
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• *COVID-19 Resources
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• *School Nutrition Staff: You Are A Team
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• **Education and Training
• *Introduction to School Nutrition Leadership
• *RFPs
• *Focus on the Customer for Directors and Managers
• *Capacitacion del cajero: comidas escolares reembolsables
• *USDA OFS's COVID-19 Webinar Series Resources
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• *Training and Professional Development Needs Assessment for State Agency Child Nutrition Programs Who Work Primarily with School Nutrition Programs 
• *Key Performance Indicators Mini Series
• *Food Varieties Galore
• *CICN Spice Blend Posters
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• *Adult Day Stay Fact Sheets and Supplemental Resources
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• *Shaking it up landing page
• **Procuring Lower-Sodium Products and Ingredients
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• ***other resources
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• **Planning Lower-Sodium Meals
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• *Spanish Family Child Care Food Safety Kit
• *ICN's Leadership Academy
• *Food Safety Spotlight: Food Allergies
• *Reimbursable School Meals from Introduction to School Nutrition Leadership
• *Native American Advisory Committee Newsletter
• *Leaderhsip Academy
• *Child Nutrition Programs, Fall 2021: Challenges Faced and Solutions Found
• *Job Aid Series
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• *Menus of Flavor
• *Child Care Center Food Safety Guide
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• *2023 RFP #725
• *Assembling and Managing a Student Nutrition Advisory Council
• *Planning Reimbursable School Meals
• *Planning Reimbursable School Meals for Menu Planners: Micro-Trainings
• *Shaking it up landing page - Proof
• **Sodium Reduction in School Meals
• ***worksheets
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• ***Worksheets
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• ***Worksheets
• *Planning Reimbursable School Meals for Menu Planners
• *iLearn How To
• *2023 - State Agency Presentations/Files
• **12/04/2023 - Monday
• ***1.Opening General Session and USDA and ICN Updates
• ***8.Community Eligibility Provisions Work Session MidYear Implementation & Preparing for SY 2024-25
• ***2.Supporting FNS Programs Through Clear and Effective Messaging
• ***6.Physical Safety in Summer Meal Programs,
• ***7.FNS’s Approach to Grant Funding
• ***9.Summer EBT Panel with State Agencies
• ***4.Innovative Menu Planning for Summer Meals
• ***3.USDA Food 101
• ***5.Child Nutrition Schools are the Nutrition and Local Food Hub of the Community
• **12/05/2023 - Tuesday
• ***5.Procurement
• ***10.Integrity Rule Overview
• ***1.State Agency Funding
• ***9.Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative Spread the News
• ***6.Healthy School Meals for All Best Practices & Strategies
• ***2.Who’s Responsible Managing Sponsors with Unaffiliated Childcare
• ***4.Capital Expenditures
• ***7.Conducting Reviews in the CACFP 101
• ***8.Best Practices for Non-Congregate Summer Meals
• ***3.Data Visualization
• **12/06/2023 - Wednesday
• ***3.Making the Grade Best Practices for Co-Mingled Meal Service in School
• ***1.Serious Deficiency Guidance Best Practices
• ***2.How to Determine if an Entity is in Good Standing
• ***5.Streamlining Between Different Programs and Closing General Session
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• *ICN CACFP National Advisory Council
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• *Designing an Emergency Preparedness Plan Templates for Child Care
• *Applied Research Brief
• *ICN's Leadership Academy - Proof
• *Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of School Nutrition Assistants/Technicians
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