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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

Office of P-20 Education Policy
Child Nutrition Program Administration
89 Washington Avenue, Room 375 EBA, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 473-8781 Fax: (518) 473-0018

To: 
School Food Service Directors/Managers
From: 
Child Nutrition Program Administration
Date: 
Friday, July 7, 2023
Subject: 
ICN Summer Institute in Vermont

Vermont currently has very low registration numbers for several of their in-person Child Nutrition Summer Institute classes being offered by Institute for Child Nutrition (ICN) trainers.  They need to have minimum numbers for the ICN trainers to travel to Vermont, so they are opening these classes up to attendees from neighboring states to fill up the classes.  All sessions are free and will be held in Montpelier, Vermont.  These sessions count towards USDA’s annual professional standards training requirements for the school nutrition programs.  To reserve a spot in any of these sessions, please register now.

  • Writing, Updating, and Revising a HACCP-Based Food Safety Plan for Schools – Monday & Tuesday 8/14 - 15, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Wednesday, 8/16 8:30pm-12:30pm (this is a 2.5 day course)  - National Life Campus
  • Menus of Flavor - Latin American Cuisine, Tuesday, 8/15 - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Montpelier High School
  • Food Allergies for School Nutrition Managers and Staff, Friday, 8/18 - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM, National Life Campus
  • Norovirus in Schools, Friday 8/18, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM, National Life Campus

You will notice that there are also other in-person sessions on the registration page.  These sessions may include references to Vermont specific requirements and regulations, but school food service staff from other states are welcome to register for any of these other sessions except for ServSafe.  ServSafe is only open to staff working in Vermont Child Nutrition Programs.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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