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This course is designed to give the school nutrition program director information to enable them to recognize sound financial principles and concepts as the primary foundation for school nutrition programs. Directors must make difficult decisions about long-term goals to ensure the sustainability of the programs. At the same time, demands are increasing for improved financial and nutritional accountability. School districts need financial management information systems that provide data for both evaluation and financial decision-making.
Objectives:
1. Recognize the importance of financial management to the fiscal and nutritional integrity of school nutrition programs.
2. Identify effective communication and ethical behavior in the financial management of the school nutrition program.
3. Describe basic financial recording and reporting processes and the procedures for directing the operation of a school nutrition program.
4. Demonstrate use of financial reports consistent with federal, state, and local guidelines to achieve a financial management system that supports a cost
effective program with high integrity.
5. Utilize financial management tools and standards to operate a financially and nutritionally accountable school nutrition program consistent with federal and
state guidelines.
6. Interpret, analyze, and use revenue data for program evaluation and improvement.
7. Interpret, analyze, and use expenditure data for program evaluation and improvement.
8. Apply cost control measures to operate a financially sound program with nutritional integrity.
9. Utilize forecasted operational revenues and expenditures to develop a financial plan and budget for school nutrition programs.
10. Explain the importance of using the budget to analyze and control revenues and expenditures.
11. Identify appropriate tools and resources to analyze and communicate the school nutrition program’s financial status.
12. Interpret the benefits of financial information as they relate to school nutrition programs.

CPE

Child Nutrition

School Nutrition Personnel

*Region 7 Districts /Charters (FREE)
Child Nutrition (FREE)