Outlook: Nutrition programs

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Glenda has
been with
ISBE for many
years in the area
of Curriculum
and Instruction—
Technology. She
brings many
years of grant
experience with
her and will be working in the day
care homes section of the Child and
Adult Care Food Program.
Date Savers
• National School Lunch Week,
October 15–19
• Illinois School Breakfast Week,
November 12–16
• American Education Week,
November 12–16
• Reprocessed Commodity Taste
Tests
November 28, 2007—Drury
	 Lane, Oakbrook Terrace
January 9, 2008—Prairie
Capitol Center, Springfield
SEPTEMBER 2007
The
OUTLOOK
Nutrition Programs
Illinois State Board of Education
www.isbe.net/nutrition SEbemprt 2007
b u l l e t i n
		 b o a r d
September 2007 — The Outlook
In this issue . . .
Important Dates...........................................................1
Date Savers.................................................................1
Reminder.....................................................................1
Welcome New Nutrition Programs Staff ...................1
Hats Off to Summer Food Service Program Sponsors
and Seamless Summer Option Schools...............2
ADMINISTRATION
Claim Common Cent$................................................2
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Recent Improvements in Commodities Help Schools
Serve Up the Dietary Guidelines to Students......2
Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Program................................................................3
New USDA Fact Sheets for Commodities..................3
FOOD SERVICE AND NUTRITION
Vote for School Lunch This October During
National School Lunch Week..............................3
Shortcuts to Successful Health and Fitness Fairs.......3
GRANTS, AWARDS, and HONORS
Illinois Boasts 27 Credentialed as School
Nutrition Specialists...................................................4
School Food Authority Minigrant Accomplishments......4
Love Your VeggiesTM $10,000 Grant Opportunity
for Elementary Schools .......................................5
TRAINING, TIPS, and TOOLS
Basic Training Workshops—Space Still Available.....5
Calendar Keeps Wellness Scheduled at Hatch and
Oak Park Elementary Schools in Oak Park.........5
Calendar of Events....................................................6
Important Dates
• September—National
Food Safety Education
Month®
• September 14—Submission Due
Date for Annual Sponsor/Site
Application to Participate in
School-Based Child Nutrition
Programs
REMINDER: The Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE) Nutrition Programs Division
mailed materials to school sponsors/sites last
month. Since there are IMPORTANT DATES
highlighted on the calendar, we suggest you
post it in a conspicuous location and reference
it frequently.
Welcome New Nutrition Programs Staff