Outlook: Nutrition programs

              www.isbe.net/nutrition – 1 – DECEMBER 2005
The
OUTLOOK
Nutrition Programs
Illinois State Board of Education
DECEMBER 2005
b u l l e t i n
b o a rd
In this issue…
View The Outlook Newsletter Online ................................. 1
New Local Wellness Policy Resources for Illinois Schools
Coming Soon! ................................................................... 1
Local Wellness Policy Seminar Videotape Available for
Loan.................................................................................... 2
Verification Summary Report Due January 18, 2006 ...... 2
Legislation Update and Countdown .................................. 2
KidFest-Chicago Attracts 3,500 Kids, Parents, and School
Staff ..................................................................................... 2
ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Reviews Update ......................................... 3
Claim Common Cent$ .......................................................... 3
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Taste Tests Held in Oakbrook Terrace and Springfield ... 3
Storage of Food Products During Summer Break ........... 3
TRAINING, TIPS, and TOOLS
Helpful Online Resource Available for New School Lunch
Sponsors and Staff ............................................................ 4
National Food Service Management Institute Website
Additions and Updates .................................................... 4
Capturing the School Milk Opportunity Workshops
Announced ........................................................................ 4
Orlando Selected as Site for Child Nutrition Industry
Conference ......................................................................... 4
FOOD SERVICE and NUTRITION
Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Advisory
Council ............................................................................... 4
Special Needs Fact Sheets Available Online ..................... 5
GRANTS, AWARDS, and HONORS
School Nutrition Association Award Applications Due
March 1—Apply Now! ..................................................... 5
OTHER
Welcome New Staff ............................................................... 5
Go Places With School Breakfast—Celebrate National
School Breakfast Week in March ................................... 5
National Nutrition Month, March 2006 ............................ 5
Calendar of Events—January .............................................. 6
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This is the final mailed version of The Outlook Newsletter. To continue accessing The Outlook,
visit our website at www.isbe.net/nutrition for current and archived copies. The Outlook is
published monthly ten times per year, August through May, for those participating in School
Nutrition Programs. It includes due dates, regulation updates, training opportunities, food
distribution, nutrition education, and other information related to school meals and nutrition.
New Local Wellness
Policy Resources for
Illinois Schools Coming
Soon!
Illinois Nutrition Education and Training
(NET) staff announces the following news:
Several new local wellness policy resources
are planned for release soon. A model local
wellness policy developed by a consensus
committee as part of a United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team
Nutrition grant will be available soon.
Schools can use the model template to
develop their own wellness policy. A
complimentary tool kit will also be available
to schools to provide a step-by-step guide to
policy development and implementation.
Visit the website at www.kidseatwell.org for
more information.
The following resources are also
available to schools at the same website
under the What’s New Section:
􀃆􌙒 Related links for building a healthy
school environment and local wellness
policy
􀃆􌙂 Bibliography of website resources for
policy development
􀃆􌙆 Free local wellness policy training
for Illinois school staff (800/466-7998)
􀃆􌙎 New web-based training program to
help educators meet nutrition
education goals available December
2005