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Professional Standards for school nutrition professionals is a key provision of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). The final rule took effect July 1, 2015.
USDA has established minimum professional standards requirements for school nutrition professionals who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The standards establish minimum education standards for new State and local school nutrition directors as well as annual training standards for all school nutrition professionals. The standards will ensure school nutrition personnel have the knowledge, training, and tools they need to plan, prepare, and purchase healthy foods to create nutritious, safe, and enjoyable school meals. Required training topic areas will vary according to position and job requirements. The final rule:
Phone: 517-241-5374
Email: MDE-Schoolnutrition@michigan.gov
Questions & Answers Regarding Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Program Personnel - USDA Memo SP 05-2020
USDA School Meals Professional Standards - USDA webpage
Professional Standards - Learning Objectives
Professional Standards - Training Topics with Codes
Professional Standards Flyer - USDA, August 2021
School Nutrition Association (SNA)
Food Service Manager Company Contract Overseer Professional Standards Requirements
School Nutrition Association of Michigan (SNAM)
Training Requirements for School Nutrition Program Professionals
Professional Standards Tracking Tool Information - USDA Tracking tool
Michigan Professional Standards Tracking Tool template - MDE Tracking tool
Professional Standards Frequently Asked Questions
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed
AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
