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Plan of Action

2009 – 2010 KSNA Plan of Work

Issue 1: Increasing food and labor costs compounded by inadequate funding can cause school nutrition programs to make changes that negatively impact their programs including wellness, staff training and nutrition training.
Desired Outcomes: 1. Increase funding through reauthorization efforts. 2. Endorse national food standards in order to stabilize food cost.

Strategic Action	Charge	Timing
Contact legislators to encourage them to support reimbursement increase that meets today’s needs. (thru reauthorization)	KSNA membership prompted by: P P & L Committee	During Legislative Sessions
Empower SNA members through email and Challenger notes.	P P & L Committee	Through out the year
Encourage Public Support	P P & L Committee	Through out the year

Issue 2: Maintaining or increasing KSNA membership is an ongoing issue.
Outcomes: 1. Educate and encourage directors/districts to support professionalism through KSNA.
2. Maintain or increase membership 3. Make training available through KSNA to meet state requirements. 4. Greater support for the association. 5. Increase in local chapters; our foundation.

Strategic Action	Charge	Timing
Present new SNA district membership category at a state &/or regional Superintendent’s meeting.	Membership Committee	Begin in the fall
Remind directors of importance of membership via email.	Membership Committee	Quarterly
Assign Adhoc Committee to work on Chapter mentoring and collaboration of regional chapters.	Membership and Affiliation	Begin in fall

Issue 3: The increased complexity of child nutrition programs is driving the need for more training opportunities to ensure future program quality.
Outcomes: 1. Public perception of the school nutrition professional will be enhanced. 2. Peers will recognize trained members as school nutrition professionals. 3. Quality School nutrition programs will be recognized by their districts, communities, media and state legislators as essential components of the school day.

Strategic Action	Charge	Timing
Challenge directors/administrators of School Nutrition to take up our national president’s challenge to take the self assessment, Keys To Excellence.	President	Fall
Share trainings, certification, credentialing and assessments with the media, legislators, school administration, school board,	Regional Directors	Begin in the fall
In support of KRS 158.852, compile a list of Directors/Supervisors with SNA membership listing Certified and/or Credentialed members. Send list to Superintendents and HR/Personnel departments.	KASFA Representative & Certification Chair	Fall

Issue 4: As and association, we all need to be more aware of making less waste and thinking “Green.”
Outcomes: 1. Educate members on ways to conserve and be more sustainable. 2. Move towards greener meetings and food shows.

Strategic Action	Charge	Timing
Collect leftover paper from board meetings.	Board members	All meetings.
Encourage lap tops instead of numerous paper copies.	President	Send out with each agenda.
Conference bags in the cloth style for sessions and use at exhibits.	Conference Committee
Add Green Tips to website.	Public Communications
Appoint Adhoc committee to prepare white paper for green presentations to boards, media, administrators…etc..	President appoint adhoc
Have recycle bins at Exhibits.	IAC

Issue 5: Need to partner with allied organizations to make sure School nutrition is a full integrated part of the educational process.
Outcomes: 1. To partner with KASA and other school groups to develop nutrition “bites” for use in school PSAs, announcements…etc. 2. Further educate students in nutrition helping them make better food choices throughout life.

Strategic Action	Charge	Timing
Work with KASA to develop nutrition “bites.”	KASA and KASFA reps	On going
Work with KASA to market these ideas through student contest.	KASA and KASFA reps	On going