KRS 158.852 specifically
requires school food service directors to complete 8 hours of continuing education to maintain the credential.
Additional accountability requirements: Revised Statute 158.856 (2005)
requires each school food service director to annually assess school nutrition in the district and to issue a written report to local school board members, council members, and parents.
Not exact matches
Pre-
service Requirement: Act 1220 of 2003 and the resulting Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Certification and Continuing Professional Development of Child Nutrition
Directors, Managers, and Workers, codified as Code 20-7-134 and 20-7-135,
requires that
Directors (1) provide documentation of earning a high
school diploma or GED, (2) provide documentation of successful completion of one or more of the
required trainings (Manager Certification Training, Certification as a Dietetic Technician, Certified Dietary Manager, Registered Dietitian, Associates degree in Foods / Nutrition or
Food Service Management) or that they hold a Bachelor's degree in related field, (i.e. Family & Consumer Sciences,
Food Service Management, Hotel / Restaurant Management, or Nutrition).
Code 37-13-137 (2010)
requires the Office of Healthy
Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training for
food service directors food service managers of local
school districts on marketing healthy
foods, creating a healthy cafeteria environment, effective and efficient
food service operations, the standards and expectations of
food service staff, and other topics as identified by the department.
KRS 158.852 (2005)
requires each
school district to appoint a
food service director who is responsible for the management and oversight of the
food service program in the district.
Important details: To apply for an AASA mini-grant, the
school district superintendent must be a member of AASA; proposed
schools must have 50 percent or greater free / reduced eligibility, and average breakfast participation must be at or below 40 percent; written support from superintendent, district
food service director, and principals are
required.
School food service directors opposed a congressional edict to raise prices, but would have preferred a House version that «sunsetted» the law after 10 years and
required the USDA to conduct an impact assessment after four years.
«First, to address the hiring challenge faced by small LEAs, those with 2,499 or fewer students, this rule would
require relevant
food service experience rather than
school nutrition program experience for new
directors.