Professional StandardsMASBO

JUNE 18, 2015

The Basics1. Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 established

minimum professional standards for school employees who manage and operate the NSLP and SBP• Training standards• Hiring standards

2. Effective July 1, 2015

3. Compliance assessed during an Administrative Review

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Central East West Arrowhead Baker Alder-Upper Ruby

Choteau Billings Aware GalenClancy Bridger Butte

Cut Bank Broadus Cayuse Prairie Deer Lodge Circle CharloEast Helena Deap Skyreach Group Home DeSmet

Fairfield Elysian Dixon Fort Benton Fairview Ennis

Gardiner Frazer Evergreen Geyser Glasgow Gallatin Gateway

Golden Ridge Glendive Hamilton Great Falls Central Catholic High School Hysham Harrison

Havre Lambert Heart Butte Helena Lame Deer Hellgate Hobson Lodge Grass Loyola-Sacred Heart SchoolMalta Melstone Manhattan Christian School

Montana Dept of Corrections Nashua Monforton Montana School for Deaf & Blind Northern Cheyenne Tribal School Noxon

Power Opheim Partnership for ChildrenShelby Plevna Ramsey

Shields Valley Poplar RonanSpring Creek Colony Pryor Sheridan

St Mary's School Rau St Regis & SuperiorStanford Richey Target Range Sunburst Roberts Three Forks

Whitewater Roundup Twin Bridges Winifred Savage Two Eagle River HSWinnett Sidney Valley View Elementary

Wolf Creek St Labre Indian Catholic Schools & Wyola West Yellowstone & Willow CreekAD

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Handouts

Today’s discussion will cover training & hiring standards using two handouts

USDA HandoutOPI Handout

Training Standards

Based on job duties and hours of employment

4 Areas of Training1. Nutrition2. Operations3. Administration4. Communications and Marketing Each area has a list of Learning Codes Learning ObjectivesLearning Topics

Any training that lasts 15 minutes or longer counts! “Teachable

Moments” in the kitchen can be counted towards Professional Standards training hours.

Resources:Annual continuing education/training is an allowable use of the nonprofit school food service account.Professional Standards Website

http://professionalstandards.nal.usda.gov/OPI School Nutritionhttp://opi.mt.gov/Programs/SchoolPrograms/School_Nutrition/School Nutrition Associationhttps://schoolnutrition.org/MT School Nutrition Associationhttp://www.mtsna.org/

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Documentation of training hours must be available for Administrative Review.

An easy to use Professional Standards Training Tracking Tool is available here:

http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/professional-standards

USDA’s training tracker is not

required. Keeping training

records for 3 years is required.

Hiring Standards

77%

20%

2% 1%

Montana School DistrictsBy Student Enrollment

<5002,499 - 5002,500 - 9,999>10,000

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What is your

school’s enrollment?

Hiring Standards

Grandfathering

Hiring Standards

• SFA is required to monitor employee’s continuing education progress.

• Keep a record of hours.• Training agenda (include date, time, objectives, etc.)• Sign-in/Attendance sheet• Certificates• Other paper documentation

• Records must be retained for 3 years

Administrative Review

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Thank You! The USDA released memo SP 39-2015 on June 26, 2015.

It addresses many of the questions that were asked during MASBO.

More details on Professional Standards will be provided during the 2015-16SY.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact:

Teresa Motlas

OPI School Nutrition Programs

406-444-3532 or tmotlas@mt.gov