Commitment Award Check List
Due March 31, 2017 - 12:01 PM
Commitment AwardChecklist –Due March 31, 2017
The following check list is an acknowledgement of your School Nutrition Program accomplishing the Gold, Silver or Bronze Level of Excellence for school year 2017.
This year we (check all that apply):I. Customer Service(11 items)
☐Created a positive “buzz” – good marketing
☐Informed customers ofShake It Upparticipation
☐Posted appropriate signage encouraging choices
☐Encouraged students to make appropriate choices
☐Greeted all that came into the cafeteria in a friendly manner
☐Called students by name – acknowledged each student
☐Listened to customer requests and suggestions
☐Made the free and reduced application processa family friendly one
☐Fostered a positive employee atmosphere
☐Treated each other with respect
☐Helped each other
☐Other (description)
II. Food Quality(10 items)
☐ConductedStudent Taste Tests
☐Offered a Seasoning Bar
☐ Garnished serving line
☐Placed Georgia Grown food items on the menu
☐Placed Farm To School food items on the menu
Fruit and Vegetables
☐Offered a Variety and Color – Include pictures in Blog post
☐Served at peak ripeness - provide documentation - menu planning and ordering produce in season
Entrée
☐Presented in an appealing manner and food is free from char
☐Served at appropriate temperatures
☐ Displayed and served in an age appropriate way
III. Environment Cafeteria(4 items)
☐Decorated serving lines cafeteria monthly with a nutrition education focus
☐Used age appropriate serving utensils at every meal service
☐Provided nutrition education in the cafeteria/kitchen – tours, lessons, handouts
☐Provided nutrition education in the classroom
☐Other
IV. Additional Information Required (3 items)
☐Included a copy of one of your monthly menus along with this check list
☐Provided at least one blog including pictures of a Shake It Up event
☐Watched all Shake It Up training videos with staff
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☐Gold must have 20 of 28 items completed with a minimum of 3 in each category (all three in area IV)
☐Silver must have 15of 28items completed with a minimum of2 in each category (all three in area IV)
☐Bronze must have 10 of 28items completed with a minimum of 1 in each category (all three in area IV)
- Pledge and Commitment due October 31, 2016
- Commitment Award Check list, attached to a copy of your original pledge and menu, is due March 31, 2017 – 12:01 PM
To:
- Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition Division
Attention: Shake It Up
1570 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive. SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Award acknowledgement will be given at a special breakfast just for Shake It Up schools duringGeorgia School Nutrition Association Annual Conference in Jekyll Island April 2017.
Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition Program
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