Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Recognize Outstanding Employees, Managers and Directors with the SNA Awards Program

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. SNA Awards Program Celebrating and recognizing the great work our members do every day!

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. SNA Member Awards

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Employee of the Year Award Honors outstanding cashiers, cooks, and other school FS employees Requirements: – Current SNA member in the Employee section – Hold a SNA Certificate in SN – Title/job description confirms non-managerial staff

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Judging Criteria Customer Service Skills (30%) Creativity (20%) Commitment to Professional Development (20%) Dedication to the SN Profession (30%)

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Manager of the Year Award Requirements: – SNA member in the FS/Nutrition Manager/ Head Cook/Assistant Manager section – Hold a SNA Certificate in SN or the SNS Credential – Be assigned to one school OR to a central kitchen that serves multiple schools

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Judging Criteria Cafeteria Environment (30%) Management & Staff Development (30%) SNA Involvement (20%) School & Community Outreach (20%)

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Director of the Year Award Honors outstanding FS directors Requirements: – SNA director-level member currently & at least 5 years – Served on state or national level committee or board – Hold a SNA Certificate in SN or the SNS Credential

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Judging Criteria Program Enhancement (30%) Staff Development (20%) School Involvement (15%) SNA Involvement (20%) Community Involvement (15%)

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. SNA Awards Process State Winner Regional Winner 1 National Winner Regional Winner 50 state winners 7 regional winners 1 national winner

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. SNA Award Prizes Award WonPrizes Awarded State WinnerCertificate, Ribbon, National Recognition at ANC Regional WinnerPin, Certificate, and $50 National WinnerPlaque and an all-expense paid trip to ANC, up to $1,000 All awards given at ANC! All awards given at ANC!

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Awards Deadlines DateTask March 1*Nominations due from YOU online or to your State President March 15State Presidents must submit State Winners to SNA April 5Regional winners selected May 1National winners selected *Occasionally varies by state

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. What Makes a Winning Nomination?

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Follow the Rules Follow word counts Answer every question Type your nomination Ensure nominee is qualified Don’t use individual/school district names FOLLOW THE RULES

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Spelling and Grammar Count! No typos, please! Use spell check Use grammar check Proofread

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Get the Facts Speak to the nominee Provide metrics Ask for info Be specific Show the impact Focus on strengths

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. How’s this? Sally is very friendly.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Write this instead... Sally greets every child by name in the lunch line each day.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. How’s this? Joe promotes SNA all the time.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Write this instead... To promote ANC, the director annually asks employees who have attended ANC previously to speak at meetings about what they learned and how much fun they had encouraging others to attend.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. How to Complete the Online Nomination

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Step 1: Go to and click on award.

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Step 2: Click on the link to the online form

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Step 3: Click Apply Online

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Step 4: Create an account or login

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Step 5: Complete the nomination online

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Step 6: Once completed, submit your nomination

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. Remember! All SNA award recipients must: Be current SNA members Hold a SNA Certificate in School Nutrition or SNS Credential Encourage colleagues to join and earn the SNA certificate to be eligible to win!

Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?