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Child Nutrition Summer Workshop

Join us for our Annual Child Nutrition Summer Workshop on June 13th and June 14th.  This year we are offering numerous sessions for participants to gain knowledge to assist them in the operations of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs over the two days.  These sessions will provide professional development hours to meet the Professional Standards for School Nutrition Program regulations for the 2022-2023 school year.

Please register for sessions for both Day One and Day Two, AM and PM sessions.



Child Nutrition Summer Workshop WELCOME (Required)
(Tuesday, June 13, 2023 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM)
Session ID: 96116
Child Nutrition Summer Conference
Seats Available: 136
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frederick E. Maples Jr. Conference Center

Important Breakout Information:
Child Nutrition Summer Conference (June 13-14, 2023)
DAY 1 - Session I
(Tuesday, June 13, 2023 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Session ID: 94484
Computer Skills - Excel
Seats Available: 1
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Cottonwood Lab

Important Breakout Information:
This workshop is designed to provide participants with essential computer skills needed to effectively and efficiently manage and operate Child Nutrition Programs in Texas. We will cover basic computer operations, file management, internet and email usage, data entry, and spreadsheet usage. Join us to take the first step towards improving your computer skills and enhancing your ability to serve your students and your colleagues.
Session ID: 94590
Counting and Claiming
Seats Available: 3
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kerr Room

Important Breakout Information:
Learn the importance of counting, collecting, and claiming procedures based on student eligibility, and how they relate to filing claims for reimbursement under the National School Lunch Program. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members. Traducida Al Espanol.
Session ID: 94591
Determining and Verifying Eligibility
Seats Available: 14
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kinney Room

Important Breakout Information:
In this session, participants will learn the principles used to determine and verify a household's eligibility status for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Professional Codes: 3000 Administration, 3100 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits, 3110 Eligibility TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94592
Discover Your Unique Talents and Strengths
Seats Available: 30
Fee: $30.00
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Hickory Room

Important Breakout Information:
Discover your strengths! Gallup’s StrengthsFinder will help you focus on understanding your unique top talents and strengths. By engaging in an online assessment, you will gain an insight report of your top 5 strengths. You will receive an Insight Report which features definitions of each of the talents specific and unique to YOU! You will discover what you naturally do best and how to develop your greatest talents into strengths. During our session, a Certified StrengthsFinder Coach will guide you as you use your personalized results and reports to maximize your potential in what you do every day. A Gallup Certified StrengthsFinder Coach will present this amazing three-hour session and provide you with a StrengthsFinder online assessment, a copy of your insight Guide, and a placard highlighting your strengths.
Session ID: 94593
Having a Growth Mindset
Seats Available: 30
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Real Room

Important Breakout Information:
Emotional Intelligence refers to the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. This class will address the skills associated with emotional intelligence: namely emotional awareness, or the ability to identify and name one’s own emotions; the ability to harness those emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problem solving; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same.
Session ID: 94594
Financial Management Tools: Key Performance Indicators
Seats Available: 25
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maverick Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session provides training on management of finances and other resources as the foundation for nutrition integrity and quality meals in school nutrition programs utilizing the Institute of Child Nutrition’s Key Performance Indicators. Professional Standards 33300 Financial Management, 3340 Financial Analysis TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94596
Food Production Records
Seats Available: 19
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, LaSalle Medina Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Maintaining accurate, compliant, and complete food production records is a requirement to claim a reimbursable meal under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. A review of the required information, obtaining accurate component contributions, forecasting and timeline for completion of the food production records will be covered. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members. Traducida Al Espanol.
Session ID: 94597
HACCP and Food Safety
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Atascosa Room

Important Breakout Information:
Gain a basic understanding of food safety, standard operating procedures and maintaining appropriate documentation. Professional Codes: 2000 Operations, 2600 Food Safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control point (HACCP), 2610 HACCP, 2620 Food Safety-General TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94608
How to Recognize a Reimbursable Meal
Seats Available: 5
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Laurel Room

Important Breakout Information:
Review USDA’s food-based meal pattern requirements. Learn how to recognize reimbursable meals at the point of service. Explore current offer versus serve guidelines to ensure accurate counting and claiming of reimbursable meals. Professional Standards 2220 Offer VS Serve, 2310 Reimbursable Meals TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94613
Applying Your True Colors: Focusing on Communication and Effective Teams
Seats Available: 24
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Uvalde Room

Important Breakout Information:
At work, it appears that our personalities (and those of our co-workers) sometimes get in the way of working collaboratively and we don’t quite understand why. The key is recognizing what makes each of us unique, different, and special. The first step is to understand who we are and how we are wired; through our TRUE COLORS. The better we know ourselves and appreciate our own uniqueness, the better we can understand our co-workers and the strengths and differences they bring to the mix of our working environment. During this session, we will focus on how to encourage productive communication and elevate our work teams through the understanding of our brightest colors.
Session ID: 94615
Lunch Meal Patterns & Culinary Demo
Seats Available: 3
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Oak Pecan Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Join us for a refresher on lunch meal patterns where you will learn how to create a creditable meal through the process of a cooking demo. Participants will walk away with new knife skills as well as a recipe for a chicken fajita burrito bowl.
Session ID: 94617
Breakfast Meal Patterns & Culinary Demo
Seats Available: 4
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maple Mesquite Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Spend your morning with Chef Beveylon reviewing breakfast meal patterns and honing your knife skills in during this breakfast culinary demo where you will walk away with a new recipe to take back to your site!
Session ID: 94618
Meal Patterns for Beginners
Seats Available: 19
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kendall Room

Important Breakout Information:
This class aims to teach operations of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program the basic meal pattern knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to run effective and compliant programs. This course will also review the legislative changes that affect the school meal standards. Professional Standards 1110 USDA Nutrition Requirements, 2150 CN Labeling/Crediting TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94621
School Nutrition Programs 101
Seats Available: 19
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frio Room

Important Breakout Information:
This training session will provide an overview of school nutrition programs, define the role and responsibilities of a director, and review the relationship between local policies and state/federal regulations. Target audience is new and aspiring School Nutrition Program (SNP) directors with five years or less experience. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94633
WBSCM Fundamentals
Seats Available: 18
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Bandera Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will provide an overview of entitlement provided through USDAs NSLP and SFSP programs, provide an overview of menu planning requirements necessary for forecasting with a focus on creating a Cycle Menu incorporating USDA Foods, and provide an overview of how to use forecasting strategies and tools to maximize entitlement for USDA Foods.
DAY 1 - Session II
(Tuesday, June 13, 2023 12:30 PM - 3:45 PM)
Session ID: 94625
Administrative Review: Ready all the Time
Seats Available: 9
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kinney Room

Important Breakout Information:
This course will give an overview of the areas that are reviewed as part of the Administrative Review for schools participating School Nutrition Programs. Whether you have an upcoming review or not, learn about what is required so you can organize your program to be “AR Ready” all of the time! Professional Codes: 3200 Program Management, 3260 Administrative Review TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94627
CACFP At Risk: Meal Pattern and Recipe Demo
Seats Available: 22
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maple Mesquite Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Need to spice up your cooking and knife skills? This three-hour session will provide hands-on knife and cooking demonstrations to streamline mealtime prep. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94629
FSMC Contract Management (monitoring, inventory reconciliation, menus, CE roles)
Seats Available: 37
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maverick Room

Important Breakout Information:
Schools are responsible for ensuring that a contract is compliant with all program regulations. By reviewing, the school’s roles and responsibilities in the monitoring of menus, program operations, and inventory reconciliation; this class will teach the fundamentals of contract management when a food service management company (FSMC) operates the program on its behalf. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94631
Procurement for the National School Lunch Program (Edgar vs USDA)
Seats Available: 62
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, LaSalle Medina Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Properly procuring goods and services is a necessary and crucial component of the School Nutrition Program operation. During this class, participants will learn how to appropriately procure goods and services based on USDA regulations. This class will discuss differences between micro-purchases, small purchase, invitations for bid, request for proposals, effective and ethical procurement procedures and more. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
DAY 1 - Session III
(Tuesday, June 13, 2023 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM)
Session ID: 94623
School Safety Initiative Updates
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Bandera Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will include current requirements and updates regarding school safety initiatives coming out of the 88th Legislative Session. Common areas of improvement being identified through safety and security audits will also be discussed to assist child nutrition staff in keeping their areas safe and secure.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94635
Culture Diversity in the Workplace
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Uvalde Room

Important Breakout Information:
Learn how to foster increased awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity in both professional and personal communities by turning the lens inward. Participants will engage in a variety of activities designed to help them examine their beliefs and perspectives about others and discuss ways to connect with colleagues and peers from all backgrounds.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94636
Financial Management for Business Officials
Seats Available: 11
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kerr Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will provide participants insight into best practices of managing the school nutrition program account, budgeting, object codes, sub-object codes, allowable and unallowable expenses.
Session ID: 94638
Healthy Eating on a Budget
Seats Available: 33
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Real Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will discuss ways participants can shop for the most economical products in the grocery store, plan meals based on in-season produce, and plan their meals according to the most thrifty methods to minimize meal cost. The session will include a cooking demonstration of a great tasting, economical recipe that they will be able to sample at the end of the class. Professional Standards 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94639
Kitchen Math
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Atascosa Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session provides participants with hands-on practice with math operations, fractions and decimals, units of measurement and equivalents, and math for meal patterns. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Codes: 2000 Operations, 2100 Food Production TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94640
Menu Planning
Seats Available: 8
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kendall Room

Important Breakout Information:
This class teaches menu planners of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program how to plan a basic menu, advanced techniques that increase student acceptance and support nutritional requirements and tools that support the menu plan. Professional Standards 1110 USDA Nutrition Requirements, 1120 Cycle Menus, 1150 Menu Analysis TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94641
Smart Snacks
Seats Available: 20
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frio Room

Important Breakout Information:
Revisit Smart Snacks standards to revitalize your non-program food offerings and assist your district in hosting compliant fundraisers. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94642
Special Diets
Seats Available: 25
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Magnolia Room

Important Breakout Information:
This course will provide guidance on meeting the requirements for addressing special diet requests in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Professional Codes: 1000 Nutrition, 1100 Menu Planning, 1160 Special Diets, Including Food Allergies; 2000 Operations, 2200 Serving Food, 2210 Portion Sizes/Special Diets
Session ID: 94643
Mindfulness
Seats Available: 14
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Hickory Room

Important Breakout Information:
This brief introduction to the practice of mindfulness will provide a discussion of how mindfulness can bring more effectiveness, engagement, and focus to the workplace. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in mindfulness exercises designed to reduce stress and develop communication skills that can be used in everyday life.
Session ID: 94645
Customer Service
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Laurel Room

Important Breakout Information:
Excellent customer service begins with you. Before we can take care of someone else, we have to take care of ourselves. In this short class, participants will discover the real meaning behind customer service with tricks to self-care and greeting clients with a calm mind. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Standards 4130 Customer Service
This session is full.
DAY 1 - Session IV
(Tuesday, June 13, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM)
Session ID: 94509
School Safety Initiative Updates
Seats Available: 17
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Bandera Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will include current requirements and updates regarding school safety initiatives coming out of the 88th Legislative Session. Common areas of improvement being identified through safety and security audits will also be discussed to assist child nutrition staff in keeping their areas safe and secure.
Session ID: 94747
Culture Diversity in the Workplace
Seats Available: 26
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Uvalde Room

Important Breakout Information:
Learn how to foster increased awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity in both professional and personal communities by turning the lens inward. Participants will engage in a variety of activities designed to help them examine their beliefs and perspectives about others and discuss ways to connect with colleagues and peers from all backgrounds.
Session ID: 94749
Financial Management for Business Officials
Seats Available: 24
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kerr Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will provide participants insight into best practices of managing the school nutrition program account, budgeting, object codes, sub-object codes, allowable and unallowable expenses.
Session ID: 94750
Healthy Eating on a Budget
Seats Available: 16
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Real Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will discuss ways participants can shop for the most economical products in the grocery store, plan meals based on in-season produce, and plan their meals according to the most thrifty methods to minimize meal cost. The session will include a cooking demonstration of a great tasting, economical recipe that they will be able to sample at the end of the class. Professional Standards 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94752
Kitchen Math
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Atascosa Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session provides participants with hands-on practice with math operations, fractions and decimals, units of measurement and equivalents, and math for meal patterns. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Standards: 2000 Operations, 2100 Food Production
This session is full.
Session ID: 94753
Menu Planning
Seats Available: 23
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kendall Room

Important Breakout Information:
This class teaches menu planners of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program how to plan a basic menu, advanced techniques that increase student acceptance and support nutritional requirements and tools that support the menu plan. Professional Standards 1110 USDA Nutrition Requirements, 1120 Cycle Menus, 1150 Menu Analysis TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94756
Smart Snacks
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frio Room

Important Breakout Information:
Revisit Smart Snacks standards to revitalize your non-program food offerings and assist your district in hosting compliant fundraisers. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94758
Special Diets
Seats Available: 23
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Magnolia Room

Important Breakout Information:
This course will provide guidance on meeting the requirements for addressing special diet requests in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Professional Codes: 1000 Nutrition, 1100 Menu Planning, 1160 Special Diets, Including Food Allergies; 2000 Operations, 2200 Serving Food, 2210 Portion Sizes/Special Diets
Session ID: 94762
Mindfulness
Seats Available: 34
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Hickory Room

Important Breakout Information:
This brief introduction to the practice of mindfulness will provide a discussion of how mindfulness can bring more effectiveness, engagement, and focus to the workplace. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in mindfulness exercises designed to reduce stress and develop communication skills that can be used in everyday life. Professional Codes: 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94765
Customer Service
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Laurel Room

Important Breakout Information:
Strong customer service engages all five senses. Learn how to enhance your overall customer service approach to build your customer base. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Standards 4130 Customer Service
This session is full.
DAY 2 - Session I
(Wednesday, June 14, 2023 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Session ID: 94496
Computer Skills- Excel
Seats Available: 6
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Cottonwood Lab

Important Breakout Information:
This workshop is designed to provide participants with essential computer skills needed to effectively and efficiently manage and operate Child Nutrition Programs in Texas. We will cover basic computer operations, file management, internet and email usage, data entry, and spreadsheet usage. Join us to take the first step towards improving your computer skills and enhancing your ability to serve your students and your colleagues.
Session ID: 94497
Counting and Claiming
Seats Available: 20
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kerr Room

Important Breakout Information:
Learn the importance of counting, collecting, and claiming procedures based on student eligibility, and how they relate to filing claims for reimbursement under the National School Lunch Program.
Session ID: 94498
Determining and Verifying Eligibility
Seats Available: 21
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kinney Room

Important Breakout Information:
In this session, participants will learn the principles used to determine and verify a household's eligibility status for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Professional Codes: 3000 Administration, 3100 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits, 3110 Eligibility TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94500
Discover Your Unique Talents and Strengths
Seats Available: 29
Fee: $30.00
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Hickory Room

Important Breakout Information:
Discover your strengths! Gallup’s StrengthsFinder will help you focus on understanding your unique top talents and strengths. By engaging in an online assessment, you will gain an insight report of your top 5 strengths. You will receive an Insight Report which features definitions of each of the talents specific and unique to YOU! You will discover what you naturally do best and how to develop your greatest talents into strengths. During our session, a Certified StrengthsFinder Coach will guide you as you use your personalized results and reports to maximize your potential in what you do every day. A Gallup Certified StrengthsFinder Coach will present this amazing three-hour session and provide you with a StrengthsFinder online assessment, a copy of your insight Guide, and a placard highlighting your strengths.
Session ID: 94502
Financial Management Tools: Key Performance Indicators
Seats Available: 31
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maverick Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session provides training on management of finances and other resources as the foundation for nutrition integrity and quality meals in school nutrition programs utilizing the Institute of Child Nutrition’s Key Performance Indicators. Professional Standards 33300 Financial Management, 3340 Financial Analysis TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94503
Food Production Records
Seats Available: 38
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, LaSalle Medina Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Maintaining accurate, compliant, and complete food production records is a requirement to claim a reimbursable meal under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. A review of the required information, obtaining accurate component contributions, forecasting and timeline for completion of the food production records will be covered. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94504
HACCP and Food Safety
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Atascosa Room

Important Breakout Information:
"Gain a basic understanding of food safety, standard operating procedures and maintaining appropriate documentation. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Codes: 2000 Operations, 2600 Food Safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control point (HACCP), 2610 HACCP, 2620 Food Safety-General TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94505
How to Recognize a Reimbursable Meal
Seats Available: 22
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Laurel Room

Important Breakout Information:
Review USDA’s food-based meal pattern requirements. Learn how to recognize reimbursable meals at the point of service. Explore current offer versus serve guidelines to ensure accurate counting and claiming of reimbursable meals. Professional Standards 2220 Offer VS Serve, 2310 Reimbursable Meals TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94506
Lunch Meal Patterns & Culinary Demo
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Oak Pecan Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Join us for a refresher on lunch meal patterns where you will learn how to create a creditable meal through the process of a cooking demo. Participants will walk away with new knife skills as well as a recipe for a chicken fajita burrito bowl.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94507
Breakfast Meal Patterns & Culinary Demo
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maple Mesquite Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Spend your morning with Chef Beveylon reviewing breakfast meal patterns and honing your knife skills in during this breakfast culinary demo where you will walk away with a new recipe to take back to your site!
This session is full.
Session ID: 94508
Meal Patterns for Beginners
Seats Available: 1
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kendall Room

Important Breakout Information:
This class aims to teach operations of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program the basic meal pattern knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to run effective and compliant programs. This course will also review the legislative changes that affect the school meal standards. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional standards 1110 USDA Nutrition Requirements, 2150 CN Labeling/Crediting
Session ID: 94510
Training Strategies
Seats Available: 8
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frio Room

Important Breakout Information:
Adult learners have very unique needs. What motivates an adult learner to participate and retain information? What barriers do you, as a trainer, need to break through? During this session you will learn how to use the characteristics of adult learners to stimulate their minds and engage them during your trainings. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94511
WBSCM Fundamentals
Seats Available: 15
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Bandera Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will provide an overview of entitlement provided through USDAs NSLP and SFSP programs, provide an overview of menu planning requirements necessary for forecasting with a focus on creating a Cycle Menu incorporating USDA Foods, and provide an overview of how to use forecasting strategies and tools to maximize entitlement for USDA Foods. Professional Standards 1170 USDA Foods
Session ID: 96004
Having a Growth Mindset
Seats Available: 22
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Real Room

Important Breakout Information:
Emotional Intelligence refers to the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. This class will address the skills associated with emotional intelligence: namely emotional awareness, or the ability to identify and name one’s own emotions; the ability to harness those emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problem solving; and the ability to manage emotions, which includes both regulating one’s own emotions when necessary and helping others to do the same.
DAY 2 - Session II
(Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:30 PM - 3:45 PM)
Session ID: 94512
Administrative Review: Ready all the Time
Seats Available: 19
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kinney Room

Important Breakout Information:
This course will give an overview of the areas that are reviewed as part of the Administrative Review for schools participating School Nutrition Programs. Whether you have an upcoming review or not, learn about what is required so you can organize your program to be “AR Ready” all of the time! Professional Codes: 3200 Program Management, 3260 Administrative Review TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94513
FSMC Contract Management
Seats Available: 35
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Maverick Room

Important Breakout Information:
Schools are responsible for ensuring that a contract is compliant with all program regulations. By reviewing, the school’s roles and responsibilities in the monitoring of menus, program operations, and inventory reconciliation; this class will teach the fundamentals of contract management when a food service management company (FSMC) operates the program on its behalf. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94514
Procurement for the National School Lunch Program (Edgar vs USDA)
Seats Available: 64
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, LaSalle Medina Rooms

Important Breakout Information:
Properly procuring goods and services is a necessary and crucial component of the School Nutrition Program operation. During this class, participants will learn how to appropriately procure goods and services based on USDA regulations. This class will discuss differences between micro-purchases, small purchase, invitations for bid, request for proposals, effective and ethical procurement procedures and more. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
DAY 2 - Session III
(Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM)
Session ID: 94515
Culture Diversity in the Workplace
Seats Available: 1
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Uvalde Room

Important Breakout Information:
Learn how to foster increased awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity in both professional and personal communities by turning the lens inward. Participants will engage in a variety of activities designed to help them examine their beliefs and perspectives about others and discuss ways to connect with colleagues and peers from all backgrounds. Traducida Al Espanol.
Session ID: 94516
Healthy Eating on a Budget
Seats Available: 21
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Real Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will discuss ways participants can shop for the most economical products in the grocery store, plan meals based on in-season produce, and plan their meals according to the most thrifty methods to minimize meal cost. The session will include a cooking demonstration of a great tasting, economical recipe that they will be able to sample at the end of the class. Professional Standards 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94517
Kitchen Math
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Atascosa Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session provides participants with hands-on practice with math operations, fractions and decimals, units of measurement and equivalents, and math for meal patterns. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Codes: 2000 Operations, 2100 Food Production TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94518
Menuing Fresh Produce
Seats Available: 1
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Bandera Room

Important Breakout Information:
Menuing Fresh Produce can be tough! But, the benefits far outweigh the headaches. By attending the Fresh Produce Storage and Handling session, you will gain a better understanding of how the produce industry works, specific challenges your suppliers may face on a regular basis when sourcing your items, what to look for when receiving your orders, and how to store them correctly to ensure they last as long as you need them to. Please come join us for this interesting look behind the scenes into the world of Fresh Produce. Professional Standards 1120 Cycle Menu, 2230 Maintaining Food Quality and Appearance
Session ID: 94519
Menu Planning
Seats Available: 12
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kendall Room

Important Breakout Information:
This class teaches menu planners of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program how to plan a basic menu, advanced techniques that increase student acceptance and support nutritional requirements and tools that support the menu plan. Professional Standards 1110 USDA Nutrition Requirements, 1120 Cycle Menus, 1150 Menu Analysis TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94520
Smart Snacks
Seats Available: 15
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frio Room

Important Breakout Information:
Revisit Smart Snacks standards to revitalize your non-program food offerings and assist your district in hosting compliant fundraisers. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94521
Special Diets
Seats Available: 14
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Magnolia Room

Important Breakout Information:
This course will provide guidance on meeting the requirements for addressing special diet requests in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Professional Codes: 1000 Nutrition, 1100 Menu Planning, 1160 Special Diets, Including Food Allergies; 2000 Operations, 2200 Serving Food, 2210 Portion Sizes/Special Diets
Session ID: 94522
Mindfulness
Seats Available: 21
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Hickory Room

Important Breakout Information:
This brief introduction to the practice of mindfulness will provide a discussion of how mindfulness can bring more effectiveness, engagement, and focus to the workplace. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in mindfulness exercises designed to reduce stress and develop communication skills that can be used in everyday life. Professional Codes: 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94527
Customer Service
Seats Available: 24
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Laurel Room

Important Breakout Information:
Strong customer service engages all five senses. Learn how to enhance your overall customer service approach to build your customer base. Professional Standards 4130 Customer Service TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
DAY 2 - Session IV
(Wednesday, June 14, 2023 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM)
Session ID: 94773
Culture Diversity in the Workplace
Seats Available: 24
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Uvalde Room

Important Breakout Information:
Learn how to foster increased awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity in both professional and personal communities by turning the lens inward. Participants will engage in a variety of activities designed to help them examine their beliefs and perspectives about others and discuss ways to connect with colleagues and peers from all backgrounds.
Session ID: 94774
Healthy Eating on a Budget
Seats Available: 35
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Real Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session will discuss ways participants can shop for the most economical products in the grocery store, plan meals based on in-season produce, and plan their meals according to the most thrifty methods to minimize meal cost. The session will include a cooking demonstration of a great tasting, economical recipe that they will be able to sample at the end of the class. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Standards 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94776
Kitchen Math
Seats Available: 0
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Atascosa Room

Important Breakout Information:
This session provides participants with hands-on practice with math operations, fractions and decimals, units of measurement and equivalents, and math for meal patterns. Professional Codes: 2000 Operations, 2100 Food Production TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
This session is full.
Session ID: 94779
Menuing Fresh Produce
Seats Available: 6
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Bandera Room

Important Breakout Information:
Menuing Fresh Produce can be tough! But, the benefits far outweigh the headaches. By attending the Fresh Produce Storage and Handling session, you will gain a better understanding of how the produce industry works, specific challenges your suppliers may face on a regular basis when sourcing your items, what to look for when receiving your orders, and how to store them correctly to ensure they last as long as you need them to. Please come join us for this interesting look behind the scenes into the world of Fresh Produce. Traducida Al Espanol. Professional Standards 1120 Cycle Menu, 2230 Maintaining Food Quality and Appearance
Session ID: 94781
Menu Planning
Seats Available: 12
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Kendall Room

Important Breakout Information:
This class teaches menu planners of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program how to plan a basic menu, advanced techniques that increase student acceptance and support nutritional requirements and tools that support the menu plan. Professional Standards 1110 USDA Nutrition Requirements, 1120 Cycle Menus, 1150 Menu Analysis TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94783
Smart Snacks
Seats Available: 18
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Frio Room

Important Breakout Information:
Revisit Smart Snacks standards to revitalize your non-program food offerings and assist your district in hosting compliant fundraisers. TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.
Session ID: 94784
Special Diets
Seats Available: 39
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Magnolia Room

Important Breakout Information:
This course will provide guidance on meeting the requirements for addressing special diet requests in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Professional Codes: 1000 Nutrition, 1100 Menu Planning, 1160 Special Diets, Including Food Allergies; 2000 Operations, 2200 Serving Food, 2210 Portion Sizes/Special Diets
Session ID: 94786
Mindfulness
Seats Available: 2
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Hickory Room

Important Breakout Information:
This brief introduction to the practice of mindfulness will provide a discussion of how mindfulness can bring more effectiveness, engagement, and focus to the workplace. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in mindfulness exercises designed to reduce stress and develop communication skills that can be used in everyday life. Professional Codes: 3450 Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
Session ID: 94787
Customer Service
Seats Available: 19
Location:Education Service Center Region 20, Laurel Room

Important Breakout Information:
Strong customer service engages all five senses. Learn how to enhance your overall customer service approach to build your customer base. Professional Standards 4130 Customer Service TASN continuing education credit available to TASN members.


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