Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. How Can SNA’s Professional Development Programs Help You Meet Professional Standards?

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: Define how the implementation of USDA’s Professional Standards relates to your professional role in school nutrition Identify the key learning areas of Professional Standards and learning formats/methods Identify how to track professional standards training Compare SNA’s Certificate and Credentialing programs’ alignment with annual training requirements for professional standards

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. USDA PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. FINAL RULE Published : March 2, 2015 – Citation: 80 FR Available at www. regulations.gov Implementation begins July 1, 2015 – School Year 2015/2016 Establishes minimum requirements – Hiring standards for NEW State/local directors – Annual training standards for ALL employees

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Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Titles (assistant director/office staff etc…) – Read the position description in the RULE to see if it applies to the actual job done Particular Circumstances – Check with your state agency Tracking – USDA tracking tool and SNA tracking tools available

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What about substitutes? – Full time substitutes should meet requirements – Check with your state agency regarding part time substitutes – If someone is temporarily “acting” but has been doing so for a significant period of time – they should meet the requirements – Only required for national school lunch and breakfast program – more flexibility with summer/supper

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. REQUIRED ANNUAL TRAINING SFA directors – 8 hours - SY – 12 hours - beginning SY SFA staff – 4 hours - SY – 6 hours - beginning SY SFA managers – 6 hours - SY – 10 hours - beginning SY Part-time staff working an average of less than 20 hrs/week – 4 hours - SY and beyond

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. TRAINING STANDARDS Training is allowed in a variety of formats and from different sources - SAE funds can be used towards training – State agency, SNA, in-house, National Food Service Management Institute, commercial vendors etc. – See: In SY : Training received three months prior to July 1, 2015, counts toward the first year’s training requirements for all SFA personnel

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. KEY LEARNING AREAS SNA’s four Key Areas align with Professional Standards learning areas 1. Nutrition Operations Administration Communications/Marketing

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Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. STATE AGENCY OVERSIGHT States will review compliance with professional standards during the Administrative Review Technical assistance and corrective action will be used to address noncompliance

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. One Stop Shop for Professional Standards Guidance and Tools SNA Hub for Professional Standards Guidance and Info

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. SNA CERTIFICATE & CREDENTIALING PROGRAM CEUs ALIGNED WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) = 1 hour of training for Professionals Standards

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. GOVERNING COUNCIL Certificate & Credentialing Governing Council Responsible for governing of SNS Autonomous arm of SNA Responsible for policies of SNA’s Certificate and Credentialing Programs

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. SNS CREDENTIAL ALIGNMENT The Credentialing exam tests for knowledge in the 4 key areas fundamental to USDA Professional S tandards – Nutrition – 1000 – Operations – 2000 – Administration – 3000 – Communications and Marketing Once SNS Credential is earned, it is maintained for 3 years – Requirement to earn 45 CEUs in 3 year period – Encourage SNS credentialed professionals to earn 15 CEUs per year

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Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ALIGNED WITH USDA PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Initial requirements for each level have not changed (one minor exception at Level 3) CEUs for renewals are now based on member type

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CEUs FOR RENEWAL BASED ON MEMBERSHIP TYPE– LEVEL 1 Changes were effective July 1, 2015 Membership Type SNA CEU Requirements for Level 1 Professional Standards Required Annual Training Hours for SY Directors12 CEUs12 Hours Managers10 CEUs10 Hours Staff/Employees6 CEUs6 Hours Staff less than 20 hours6 CEUs4 Hours State Agency Directors15 CEUs15 Hours

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CEUs FOR RENEWAL BASED ON MEMBERSHIP TYPE – LEVEL 2 Membership Type SNA CEU Requirements for Level 2 Professional Standards Required Annual Training Hours for SY Directors12 CEUs12 Hours Managers10 CEUs10 Hours Staff/Employees10 CEUs6 Hours State Agency Directors15 CEUs15 Hours Changes were effective July 1, 2015

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CEUs FOR RENEWAL BASED ON MEMBERSHIP TYPE – LEVEL 3 Membership Type SNA CEU Requirements for Level 3 Professional Standards Required Annual Training Hours for SY Directors12 CEUs12 Hours Managers12 CEUs10 Hours Staff/Employees12 CEUs6 Hours State Agency Directors15 CEUs15 Hours Changes were effective July 1, 2015

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. AUDIT INFORMATION Random audit process Transition period – Encouraged to meet new renewal training requirements – Will accept “old” requirements until July 1, 2016 Level 1: 6 CEUs for renewal Level 2: 12 CEUs for renewal Level 3: 18 CEUs for renewal Changes were effective July 1, 2015

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CEU DOCUMENTATION Tracking Grids (if you do anything, do this!) Certificates of completion Copies of rosters College/Univ. transcripts Program agendas Registration confirmation letters SNA MyAccount record Changes were effective July 1, 2015

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CERTIFICATE PROGRAM UPDATES Eliminating concept of bundled 2 hours of instructional time as “Key area hours” – Now 1 hour of instructional time in each Key Area will count (no need to bundle) Changes were effective July 1, 2015

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. CERTIFICATE PROGRAM UPDATES Professional Development Articles (PDAs) still count -maintain maximum of 3 per year 1 CEU (not 2) for teaching a course 1 CEU (not 2) for writing a magazine article

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Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. FAQs Expectation on balance of training topics listed in the final rule and training in the 4 key areas It depends on what your supervisor decides and what’s needed for your job. The only requirement is “other topics as determined by FNS” if there is an urgent need Can CEUs for exhibit hours count towards professional standards? No more than two hours dependent on your state agency’s guidance

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. FAQs If it is very short training like 15 or 30 minutes, can it count? 15 minutes or more can count for USDA Professional Standards. NEW! For SNA programming, the Certificate & Credentialing Governing Council will allow bundling two 30- minute trainings on the same topic to count as one CEU. Can the 15 minute intervals be cumulative to add up to 1 hour for example? Not for SNA’s Certificate and Credentialing programs. But this is OK for USDA Professional Standards.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. IMPORTANT UPDATES  USDA Professional Standards coding based on learning objectives for all training  Coding is a good idea but NOT mandatory  Carefully review what counts towards CEUs for professional standards

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Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. What “proof of training” needs to be shown? Fill out USDA tracking grid or the SNA Training Tracking Tool Recommend maintaining a file with training agendas/certificates/conference tracking sheets etc.… Do we have to code training? No, but it is recommended Does wellness programming count (weight loss, minimizing stress ) No FAQs

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Can CEUs for exhibit hours count towards professional standards? FAQs Training Hours Approved by State Agency For Exhibit Hall Participation StateAllowable Colorado2 CEUs per year FloridaNone Georgia2 CEUs per year Indiana2 CEUs per year Iowa1 CEU = ½ day exhibits Kansas2 CEUs per year Massachusetts2 CEU per year (1/exhibit hall) Michigan2 CEUs per year Minnesota2 CEUs per year MississippiNone New Jersey1 CEU per year New York2 CEUs per year North Carolina2 CEUs per year North Dakota1 CEU per year OhioNone Oklahoma1 CEU per year TennesseeNone Wyoming2 CEUs per year No more than two hours dependent on your state agency’s guidance.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. LOOKING AHEAD…  Professional Standards Revised guidelines for approving CEUs for industry and other orgs Implications for SNA CEUs/leadership training Assessment of member needs Development of training to meet needs