Vermont Agency of Education Child Nutrition Program Held

The Vermont Agency of Education Child Nutrition Program hosted more than 350 school food service directors, managers and staff, principals, administrative assistants, business managers, superintendents, farm-to-school coordinators, and nurses who work on child nutrition at the Child Nutrition Programs Summer Institute in Streeter Hall at St. Johnsbury Academy August 7-11, 2017, according to an official statement.

Courses Offered

Orientation for New Food Service Directors, cooking from scratch, menu planning, after school snack options, breakfast after the bell, cashier boot camp, and civil rights requirements in child nutrition programs are among the 40 courses offered during the five days, the statement pointed out.

Favourite Local Recipes

“Some of the more popular courses are taught by the school chefs, who demonstrate how to be creative with USDA Foods and local ingredients, and how to think outside the box to create favorite local recipes,” said Laurie Colgan, AOE director of child nutrition programs in a statement.

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Serving Food to Students

“The creativity of the chefs, administrators, and food service staff, and their collaborative effort to provide healthier and tasty meals benefits students, and their families, throughout the school year. Our schools serve in excess of 22,000 breakfasts and 42,500 lunches to students each day.” An estimated ten million meals are served in Vermont school each year, many prepared with locally-sourced, farm fresh produce, right from the fields of our Vermont farms, Colgan pointed out.

Minimum Professional Development Hours

Since 2015, school district food service staff, involved in the operation of school meals programs is required to meet minimum professional development hours. The courses offered at Summer Institute all count towards these required hours that benefit a diverse group that includes school nutrition experts, child nutrition program operators, day care program directors and staff, day care home providers, and summer meals program sponsors.

Child Nutrition Programs Summer Institute

This year the Institute is offering over 50 half-day, full-day and multi-day classes.  You may register for just one class, a whole day, or multiple days. As always, the Institute has classes and sessions for everyone – from the school side, it welcomes school food service directors, managers and staff, principals, administrative assistants, business managers, superintendents, farm-to-school coordinators, nurses, and others in the school community who work on child nutrition.  The Institute also offers classes for the other federal child nutrition program operators, including day care program directors and staff, day care home providers and summer meals program sponsors.

Professional Standards Compliance

Since 2015, school food authorities have been required to provide minimum professional development hours to all staff involved in the operation of school meals programs.  The classes offered at Summer Institute all count towards these required hours.