SNA Certification Changes
The requirements for Level 1 Certification will change beginning July 1, 2012. Individuals applying for Level 1 Initial Certification will be required to submit a copy of their High School Diploma/GED along with their Core Course documentation and application beginning July 1st. Please inform your staff and individuals in your state about the upcoming change.
Also note that the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) offers the GED Jump Start Scholarship which provides eligible individuals with funds to pay for GED classes, GED study materials, and the GED test fee. For more information, please visit http://www.schoolnutrition.org/scholarships.
Earn 1 CEU! Certification & Credentialing Webinar
If you missed the Webinar on SNA's Certification and Credentialing Programs, it's not too late to view the webinar online! To register and view the archived webinar, click here www.schoolnutrition.org/certandcred.
SNA Professional Development Website - Click Here
USDA releases New Nutrition Standards for School Meals, January 25, 2012
The USDA is making the first major changes in school meals in 15 years. The new standards align school meals with the latest nutrition science and the real world circumstances of America's schools. These responsible reforms do what's right for children's health in a way that's achievable in schools across the Nation. To review the full 280-page FNS Final Rule: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs in PDF format, click here. Click the link below for more information regarding new meal patterns, dietary specifications, comparison of current and new regulatory requirements and the implementation timeline.
USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals Webpage - Additional Resources
ILNET Services Flyer
The 2011-2012 Illinois NET Program Services Flyer is released! Start scheduling your wellness conferences and staff trainings with the Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Program.
Click here to access 2011-2012 Services flyer
Save the Date!
ILSNA Annual Conference - June 26-28, 2012
Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center
Springfield, IL
Fuel Up to Play 60
ILSNA has partnered with the Midwest Dairy Association to promote Fuel Up to Play 60, a school-based nutrition and physical fitness initiative. Dairy farmers have a more than 95-year commitment to child health and wellness, including a significant investment in funding schools in the Fuel Up to Play 60 movement, which encourages our children to be healthy, get active and make a difference by creating healthier school environments in their own communities.
History of School Lunch
President Harry S. Truman signed the National School Lunch Act on June 4, 1946. Though school foodservice began long before 1946, the Act authorized the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The legislation came in response to claims that many American men had been rejected for World War II military service because of diet-related health problems. The federally assisted meal program was established as "a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities."
