Child Nutrition Summer Workshop
Child Nutrition Summer Workshop 2026
July 28-29, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Region 7 ESC | Workshop #391860
Pack your bags for a Texas-sized summer learning experience! Region 7 Child Nutrition Program welcomes participants to the 2026 Child Nutrition Summer Workshop. Participants will receive updated information from TDA and USDA to help stay current with state and federal regulations. A variety of courses will give participants an opportunity to expand their professional development, gain new ideas, and share experiences with personnel from other districts.
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Breakout options are listed below as a preview. Participants will make their official breakout selections during registration.
Preview Tuesday Breakout Options
Food Allergies for School Nutrition Managers and Staff
Learn how to support students with food allergies, prevent cross-contact, read labels, and strengthen food allergy management plans.
Essential Key Performance Indicators for School Nutrition
Explore key performance indicators that help school nutrition programs monitor progress and support successful operations.
Menu Planning for Healthy School Meals
Review key menu planning concepts for school meals, including meal patterns, procurement, inventory, and marketing strategies.
Chop Like a Chef! Knife Skills
Practice knife safety and proper cutting techniques in a hands-on culinary skills session.
The Administrative Review (AR) and Procurement Review (PR) Process
Prepare for Administrative, Financial, and Procurement Reviews with practical guidance and helpful resources.
Food Safety in Schools
Build knowledge around safe food preparation, storage, cleaning, sanitation, and foodborne illness prevention.
School Nutrition Front-Line/Specialist Course 1.0
Review the purpose of school meals, staff responsibilities, compliance expectations, and professional competencies.
Spanish: School Nutrition Front-Line/Specialist Course 1.0
A Spanish-language session covering the purpose of school meals, staff responsibilities, compliance expectations, and professional competencies.
Annual Procurement Training/Procurement and Inventory Management
Learn about procurement, forecasting, product descriptions, purchasing methods, ethical practices, and inventory management.
Food Production Records
Review food production records, documentation requirements, compliance needs, and planning tools for food service operations.
Eligibility
Practice benefit issuance processes, eligibility determination, verification steps, and documentation for reviews.
Meal Patterns
Review lunch and breakfast meal pattern requirements, offer versus serve, reimbursable meals, and cafeteria signage.
Spanish: Food Safety in Schools
A Spanish-language session focused on safe food handling, sanitation, and food safety practices in schools.
Financial Management
Explore program costs, revenue, budgeting, inventory controls, labor costs, productivity, and financial responsibility.
CEP + CEP Report Lab Time
Gain a foundational understanding of CEP, including applications, financial responsibilities, daily activities, and record keeping.
Preview Wednesday Breakout Options
Smart Snacks
Review Smart Snacks standards, à la carte sales, fundraisers, the Smart Snacks Calculator, and wellness policy requirements.
Cashier's Training Reimbursable School Meals
Review reimbursable meals, meal counting procedures, and cashier responsibilities.
Kitchen Confidence: Smart Tools, Safe Teams & Strong Voices
Explore AI tools, cafeteria safety and security, and communication strategies for stronger school nutrition teams.
Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom
Learn how the cafeteria can support nutrition education and help students make healthy food choices.
Chop Like a Chef! Knife Skills
Practice knife safety and proper cutting techniques in a hands-on culinary skills session.
The Administrative Review (AR) and Procurement Review (PR) Process
Prepare for Administrative, Financial, and Procurement Reviews with practical guidance and helpful resources.
Food Safety in Schools
Build knowledge around safe food preparation, storage, cleaning, sanitation, and foodborne illness prevention.
School Nutrition Front-Line/Specialist Course 2.0
Go deeper into frontline responsibilities, including kitchen math, food production records, reimbursable meals, meal appeal, safety, sanitation, special diets, and communication.
Spanish: School Nutrition Front-Line/Specialist Course 2.0
A Spanish-language session covering advanced frontline responsibilities, compliance topics, kitchen skills, safety, sanitation, and communication.
Annual Procurement Training/Procurement and Inventory Management
Learn about procurement, forecasting, product descriptions, purchasing methods, ethical practices, and inventory management.
Food Production Records
Review food production records, documentation requirements, compliance needs, and planning tools for food service operations.
Meal Patterns
Review meal pattern requirements and skills needed to operate efficient, compliant school lunch and breakfast programs.
Spanish: Food Safety in Schools
A Spanish-language session focused on safe food handling, sanitation, and food safety practices in schools.
Basic Culinary Math for School Nutrition Professionals
Practice culinary math skills, including measuring, converting, scaling recipes, and calculating food costs.
Ready to Register?
Select the button below to register for the Child Nutrition Summer Workshop. Breakout sessions will be selected on the official registration page.
Register for Child Nutrition Summer Workshop 2026, Workshop #391860Registration links may open in a new tab.
- mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- email: [email protected]