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Expanded Income Eligibility (EIE); Is Your District Ready?
Expanded Income Eligibility (EIE); Is Your District Ready? Reading Time: 2.5 minutes State-specific changes regarding income eligibility guidelines for subsidized meals within the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) are taking effect. From application processing to reporting and claims to point of sale, a district’s…
Solutions for Professional Standards and Development, the i3 Education Way
Matthew Good, MS, RD, LD Reading Time: 4 minutes As the school year is on the downswing and day-to-day operations are winding down, summer break lends a few moments to address the year-to-year responsibilities of a school nutrition program, such as professional standards. It is ultimately the program director’s…
Online Payment Adoption in the K-12 Space
Online Payment Adoption in the K-12 Space Reading Time: 3.5 minutes A student’s household needs to get money into the hands of the school district for several apparent reasons; tuition, assigned fees, meal accounts, etc. With the emergence of e-commerce over the past twenty-plus years, the public has welcomingly…
End of Year Meal Debt To-Do List
EOY Meal Debt To-Do List Matthew Good MS, RD, LD Reading Time: 3.5 minutes Quickly approaches the end of another school year. Students, faculty, and staff alike are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel; three months of summer vacation. Diligence for any director is imperative to…
4 Social Media Platforms Your District Should be Using and How to Get the Most Out of Each
4 Social Media Platforms Your District Should be Using and How to Get the Most Out of Each School districts are increasingly turning to social media to engage with their communities. Whether it is your staff, faculty, students, or parents, everyone has a social media account. So why…
USDA’s Proposed Long-Term Nutrition Standards for Schools, at a Glance
USDA’s Proposed Long-Term Nutrition Standards for Schools, at a Glance Reading Time: 4 minutes In early February, the USDA released a series of proposed changes to the long-term school nutrition standards. A total of thirteen widely-ranging topics were addressed, with at least four of these proposals significantly impacting the…