Office of Child NutritionThe Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Child Nutrition Programs (MDE-CNP) is soliciting competitive written proposals from qualified contractors for professional services to develop recertification courses for School Food Service Program Managers and School Food Service Administrators.  These are two 24-hour recertification courses focusing on financial/cost control, kitchen/food safety and supervisory/management skills necessary to have a successful food service operation to be taught during the school years of 2012-2014.  Successful completion of this training is required for school foodservice manager and administrator recertification.  This Request for Proposals (RFP) covers the course development, participants and instructor manual development, participant evaluation, and training school foodservice administrators and instructors.   Any questions concerning this RFP should be directed to Amy Olson at aolson@mde.k12.ms.us 

Request for Proposals for Recertification Course for Foodservice Program Managers and Administrators for Fiscal Year 2012-2014

Office of Healthy Schools
Opportunities for Success

The Mississippi Department of Education supports the relationship between the health of students and academic achievement. To support students being fit, healthy, and ready to suceed the Mississippi Department of Education is soliciting competitive applications from Mississippi public schools (K-12 )to receive a “Health is Academic” Committed to Move Grant, ***** (Five Star) Food Grant, and a Nutrition Integrity grant.

For grant instructions and applications please click the link below.

http://www.healthyschoolsms.org/ohs_main/funding_opps.htm

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