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Session I Lunch 11:30A-12:30P (Tuesday, July 21, 2026 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)

Session ID: 609047 Child Nutrition Summer Conference Registration with Lunch-JULY 21(DAY ONE) Seats Filled: 193 / 390 Fee: $30.00 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Lunch Hour Important Breakout Information: If you’d like to join us for lunch, please select for each day you plan to attend. Registration/Lunch fee will be $30.00 per day. If you prefer not to purchase lunch, simply enter “NO,” and the charge will be removed from your total.

Session II Lunch 11:30A-12:30P (Wednesday, July 22, 2026 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)

Session ID: 609055 Child Nutrition Summer Conference Registration with Lunch-JULY 22(DAY TWO) Seats Filled: 162 / 430 Fee: $30.00 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Lunch Hour Important Breakout Information: If you’d like to join us for lunch, please select for each day you plan to attend. Registration/Lunch fee will be $30.00 per day. If you prefer not to purchase lunch, enter “NO,” and the charge will be removed from your total.

Session III Lunch 11:30A-12:30P (Thursday, July 23, 2026 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)

Session ID: 609056 Child Nutrition Summer Conference Registration with Lunch- JULY 23(Day Three) Seats Filled: 87 / 530 Fee: $30.00 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Lunch Hour Important Breakout Information: If you’d like to join us for lunch, please select for each day you plan to attend. Registration/Lunch fee will be $30.00 per day. If you prefer not to purchase lunch, simply enter “NO,” and the charge will be removed from your total.

Day 1-All Day 6 hour session (Choose One Option)

Session ID: 604834 Food Safety in Schools (Formely Serving It Safe) PSC #2610,2620,2630,2640 Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Seats Filled: 36 / 32 Location:Region 05 ESC site, San Jacinto Room Important Breakout Information: Food Safety in Schools is designed to provide school nutrition employees with up-to-date information for managing a safe and sanitary school nutrition program. Each lesson has several objectives and you will participate in activities that will reinforce the objectives. This session is full. Session ID: 604835 Financial Management for Managers PSC #3300 Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Seats Filled: 40 / 42 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Magnolia Room Important Breakout Information: The purpose of this training is to identify resources or an effective financial management system in the School Nutrition Program (SNP). The intended audiences for this training are school nutrition site-based managers and supervisors. While we cannot teach new managers and supervisors everything they need to know about financial management, we can introduce the importance of sound financial management practices. Session ID: 604843 School Nutrition Front Line Specialist Course 1.0-Roles and Responsibilities USDA PSC: 1000 & 2000 Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Seats Filled: 48 / 48 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Neches Room Important Breakout Information: This comprehensive course will provide an overview of the purpose and scope of the school meals program. Participants will learn the importance of their role and day-to-day duties that contribute to the overall success of compliant food service operations. Participants will review and evaluate performance measures and professional competencies that demonstrate the required knowledge and skills that contribute to compliant food service operations This session is full. Session ID: 604844 School Nutrition Frontline Specialist 2.0 USDA PSC:1000,2000,3000,4000 Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Seats Filled: 10 / 45 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Alamo Room Important Breakout Information: The School Nutrition Frontline Specialist 2.0 course, developed in collaboration with the TDA Food & Nutrition’s Training Team and input from over 15 Child Nutrition Directors across Texas, addresses key topics for school nutrition frontline specialists. USDA’s Professional Standards require that non-managerial staff working 20 hours or more per week Complete at least 6 hours of relevant continuing education annually. This course offers the required hours in essential areas for frontline specialists, including kitchen math, records for food production, recognizing reimbursable meals, meal appeal, kitchen safety, sanitation, special diets, and effective communication. Building on the foundational School Nutrition Frontline Specialist 1.0 course, this comprehensive program delves deeper into the roles and responsibilities of frontline staff. New front-line specialists are encouraged to complete the 1.0 introductory course before advancing to the 2.0 course. Session ID: 604845 Meal Pattern for SNP USDA PSC:1000 , 2000 Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Seats Filled: 45 / 44 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Cypress Room Important Breakout Information: This course aims to teach operators of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Afterschool Care Program (ASCP) basic meal pattern knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to run effective and compliant programs, including offer vs. serve requirements and reimbursable meals. The information presented covers Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Administrator’s Reference Manual (ARM) This session is full. Session ID: 605223 Meal Patterns PSC #1000,2000 Date/Time: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Seats Filled: 8 / 44 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Cypress Room Important Breakout Information: This course aims to teach operators of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Afterschool Care Program (ASCP) basic meal pattern knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to run effective and compliant programs, including offer vs. serve requirements and reimbursable meals. The information presented covers Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Administrator’s Reference Manual (ARM

Day 1-Morning 3 hour session (Choose One Option) (Tuesday, July 21, 2026 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM)

Session ID: 604836 Essential Key Performance Indicators for School Nutrition Success - PSC #3000, 3340 Seats Filled: 33 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Liberty Room Important Breakout Information: Welcome to the Institute of Child Nutrition’s Essential Key Performance Indicators for School Nutrition Success. The purpose of this training is to provide school nutrition professionals with an easy-to-use reference for identifying and applying the key performance indicators indicators (KPIs) that focus on the most critical aspects of a school nutrition program's performance to achieve success.

Day 1- Afternoon 3 hour session (Choose One Item) (Tuesday, July 21, 2026 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

Session ID: 604862 Menu Planning for Healthy School Meals USDA PSC:1000,2000 Seats Filled: 11 / 46 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Dogwood Room Important Breakout Information: This class teaches menu planners of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) key aspects of menu planning, basic procurement and inventory management in relation to menu planning. Participants will also learn steps for successful menu planning utilizing menu development resources and effective marketing techniques Session ID: 609020 The Conversation Code:Unlocking Effective Dialogue in School Meals USDA PS#4000 & Enhancing Meal Appeal:USDA PS#4000 Seats Filled: 25 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Liberty Room Important Breakout Information: The Conversation Code: Unlocking Effective Dialogue in School Meals. This interactive session will offer the latest communication techniques to enhance customer service. Participants will focus on how to use “STEW” and positive redirection to ensure students select a reimbursable meal. This session will include real-life scenarios and group discussions. Enhancing Meal Appeal: Strategies for Presentation and Marketing to Boost Participation. In this session, participants will receive actionable meal-appeal tips and targeted marketing pointers to increase school meal participation.

Day 2-All Day 6 hour session (Choose One Option) (Wednesday, July 22, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)

Session ID: 604846 The Administrative Review (AR) and Procurement Review (PR) Process USDA PSC: 3260 Seats Filled: 17 / 36 Location:Region 05 ESC site, San Jacinto Room Important Breakout Information: This course is designed to assist personnel responsible for managing the Operational, Financial, and Procurement functions of child nutrition programs with procedural knowledge and resources to prepare for an Administrative, Financial, and Procurement Review. This course is not designed to teach the programmatic concepts of operating the NSLP and SBP. Session ID: 604851 School Nutrition Front Line Specialist Course 1.0 -Roles and Responsibilities USDA PSC: 1000, 2000 Seats Filled: 45 / 45 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Neches Room Important Breakout Information: This comprehensive course will provide an overview of the purpose and scope of the school meals program. Participants will learn the importance of their role and day-to-day duties that contribute to the overall success of compliant food service operations. Participants will review and evaluate performance measures and professional competencies that demonstrate the required knowledge and skills that contribute to compliant food service perations. This session is full. Session ID: 604857 Food Production Records USDA PSC: 2000 Seats Filled: 49 / 48 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Alamo Room Important Breakout Information: This course will review the essentials of effective food program management, including TDA’s revised onsite Kitchen food production record form. This vital tool ensures compliance with nutritional standards across different age/grade groups, while aiding in the accurate documentation of both reimbursable and non-reimbursable meals. Learn how to leverage various food production records to enhance your food service operations, enabling precise tracking, forecasting, and planning for procurement, ordering, and compliance. This session is full. Session ID: 604860 Basic Culinary Math for School Nutrition Professionals USDA PSC: 2100, 3300 Seats Filled: 22 / 44 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Dogwood Room Important Breakout Information: The goal of this training is to provide participants the opportunity to review and practice basic culinary math skills. A portion of this training will refresh the participants’ knowledge of the basic math principles of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The remainder of the training will focus on measuring and converting measurements, scaling recipes, and calculating food costs. Session ID: 604861 Annual Procurement Training Seats Filled: 7 / 46 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Magnolia Room Important Breakout Information: This class teaches menu planners of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) key aspects of menu planning, basic procurement, and inventory management in relation to menu planning.Participants will also learn steps for successful menu planning utilizing menu development resources and effective marketing techniques.

Day 2- Morning 3 hour session (Choose One Option)

Session ID: 605224 Smart Snack PSC #1000, 2000 Date/Time: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Seats Filled: 29 / 29 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Liberty Room Important Breakout Information: This course provides training on nutritional standards for competitive foods, such as Smart Snacks, as well as the operational requirements to ensure compliance with program regulations. This session is full. Session ID: 605225 Cashier Training: Recognizing Reimbursable Meals-USDA PS#1110,2200,2310,3310 & Enhancing Meal Appeal USDA PS# 4000 Date/Time: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Seats Filled: 13 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Independence Room Important Breakout Information: In this hands-on session, learners will master essential cashiering skills through interactive roleplays and real-world scenarios while learning core responsibilities that will prepare them for success. Enhancing Meal Appeal: Strategies for Presentation and Marketing to Boost Participation: In this session, participants will receive actionable meal-appeal tips and targeted marketing pointers to increase school meal participation.

Day 2- Afternoon 3 hour session (Choose One Option) (Wednesday, July 22, 2026 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

Session ID: 609017 Cashier Training: Recognizing Reimbursable Meals-USDA PS#1110,2200,2310,3310 & Enhancing Meal Appeal USDA PS# 4000 Seats Filled: 30 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Independence Room Important Breakout Information: In this hands-on session, learners will master essential cashiering skills through interactive roleplays and real-world scenarios while learning core responsibilities that will prepare them for success. Enhancing Meal Appeal: Strategies for Presentation and Marketing to Boost Participation: In this session, participants will receive actionable meal-appeal tips and targeted marketing pointers to increase school meal participation. Session ID: 609021 Smart Snacks USDA PS#1000,2000 Seats Filled: 6 / 29 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Liberty Room Important Breakout Information: This course provides training on nutritional standards for competitive foods, such as Smart Snacks, as well as the operational requirements to ensure compliance with program regulations

Day 3- All Day 6 hour session (Choose One Option) (Thursday, July 23, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)

Session ID: 605226 School Nutrition Front-Line/Specialist Course 2.0 (ENGLISH) PSC #1000,2000,3000,4000 Seats Filled: 13 / 35 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Redbud Room Important Breakout Information: The School Nutrition Frontline Specialist 2.0 course, developed in collaboration with the TDA Food & Nutrition’s Training Team and input from over 15 Child Nutrition Directors across Texas, addresses key topics for school nutrition frontline specialists. USDA’s Professional Standards require that nonmanagerial staff working 20 hours or more per week complete at least 6 hours of relevant continuing education annually. This course offers the required hours in essential areas for frontline specialists, including kitchen math, records for food production, recognizing reimbursable meals, meal appeal, kitchen safety, sanitation, special diets, and effective communication. Building on the foundational School Nutrition Frontline Specialist 1.0 course, this comprehensive program delves deeper into the roles and responsibilities of frontline staff. New front-line specialists are encouraged to complete the 1.0 introductory course before advancing to the 2.0 course. Session ID: 605230 Food Production Records (Breakfast,Lunch,Snack) USDA# 2120 Seats Filled: 16 / 45 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Alamo Room Important Breakout Information: This course will review the essentials of effective food program management, including TDA’s revised onsite kitchen food production record form. This vital tool ensures compliance with nutritional standards across different age/grade groups, while aiding in the accurate documentation of both reimbursable and non-reimbursable meals. Learn how to leverage various food production records to enhance your food service operations, enabling precise tracking, forecasting, and planning for procurement, ordering, and compliance Session ID: 605249 Basic Culinary Math for SN Professionals Seats Filled: 3 / 45 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Cypress Room Important Breakout Information: The goal of this training is to provide participants the opportunity to review and practice basic culinary math skills. A portion of this training will refresh the participants’ knowledge of the basic math principles of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The remainder of the training will focus on measuring and converting measurements, scaling recipes, and calculating food costs. Session ID: 605261 Annual Procurement Training PSC #2000 Seats Filled: 0 / 28 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Neches Room Important Breakout Information: This course was developed with the collaboration of the TDA Food & Nutrition Training Team and input from 19 Child Nutrition Directors across Texas. Participants will learn to identify components of an effective procurement system, apply various tools for appropriate purchasing methods, including forecasting and cost analysis, and identify strategies to oversee contracts for compliance. Application activities throughout the course will provide practical, hands-on experience in real-world scenarios.

Day 3- Morning 3 hour session (Choose One Option)

Session ID: 605270 Cashier Training: Recognizing Reimbursable Meals-USDA PS#1110,2200,2310,3310 & Enhancing Meal Appeal USDA PS# 4000 Date/Time: Thursday, July 23, 2026 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Seats Filled: 39 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Independence Room Important Breakout Information: In this hands-on session, learners will master essential cashiering skills through interactive roleplays and real-world scenarios while learning core responsibilities that will prepare them for success. Enhancing Meal Appeal: Strategies for Presentation and Marketing to Boost Participation:In this session, participants will receive actionable meal-appeal tips and targeted marketing pointers to increase school meal participation. Session ID: 609018 Food Allergies for School Nutrition Managers & Staff Accommodating Special Dietary Needs-USDA PS# 2620, 2630, 2640 Date/Time: Thursday, July 23, 2026 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Seats Filled: 40 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Dogwood Room Important Breakout Information: Employees will be able to effectively utilize all food safety program guidelines and health department regulations to ensure optimal food safety. This session is full.

Day 3- Afternoon 3 hour session (Choose One Option) (Thursday, July 23, 2026 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

Session ID: 609019 Food Allergies for School Nutrition Managers & Staff Accommodating Special Dietary Needs-USDA PS# 2620,2630,2640 Seats Filled: 40 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Dogwood Room Important Breakout Information: Employees will be able to effectively utilize all food safety program guidelines and health department regulations to ensure optimal food safety This session is full. Session ID: 609022 Cashiers Training Reimbursable School Meals USDA PS#2000,4000 & Ready, Set, Review! The AR in the Kitchen USDA PS# 2000,3000 Seats Filled: 7 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, San Jacinto Room Important Breakout Information: Cashier's Training Reimbursable School Meals-In this hands-on session, learners will master essential cashiering skills through interactive roleplays and real-world scenarios while learning core responsibilities that will prepare them for success Ready, Set, Review!The AR in the Kitchen. Learn key strategies for navigating the onsite portion of the Administrative Review (AR). Frontline kitchen staff will learn what to expect, how to engage with the reviewer, and the critical elements that will be assessed in the kitchen. Session ID: 609057 Cashier Training: Recognizing Reimbursable Meals-USDA PS#1110,2200,2310,3310 & Enhancing Meal Appeal USDA PS# 4000 Seats Filled: 16 / 40 Location:Region 05 ESC site, Independence Room Important Breakout Information: In this hands-on session, learners will master essential cashiering skills through interactive roleplays and real-world scenarios while learning core responsibilities that will prepare them for success. Enhancing Meal Appeal: Strategies for Presentation and Marketing to Boost Participation:In this session, participants will receive actionable meal-appeal tips and targeted marketing pointers to increase school meal participation.

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