Community of Practice Call July 9, 2020

00:12:49
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
Welcome! Please introduce yourself by sharing your name, position and where you work. What is one way you are planning to incorporate fresh produce on your fall menus?

00:13:19
Debra Garza:
Debra Garza

00:13:23
Melinda Nguyen:
Melinda Nguyen, nutrition specialist - i'm hoping to pass the info along 

00:13:29
Christina Hecht:
Good morning!  Christina Hecht from UC Nutrition Policy Institute

00:13:31
Abby Halperin:
Good Morning! Abby Halperin, Assessment and Grants Manager for the Center for Ecoliteracy.

00:13:33
Amber Stott:
Amber Stott, CEO at Food Literacy Center. Fall: still planning.

00:13:43
Ashley Jowell:
Hello! Ashley Jowell from Stanford University School of Medicine

00:13:45
Irma Medina:
Good morning!

00:13:46
Lee Kouski:
Hi, Dale Kehr, Extension Educator working with schools in two counties

00:13:49
Sally Spero:
Sally Spero Lakeside.  Watermelon!

00:13:51
Hollie Hillard:
Hollie Hillard, Sand Creek Elementary, Michigan- Kitchen Manager

00:13:53
Debra Garza:
Nutrition director. Hoping this fall with produce

00:13:53
Susan Delgado:
Susan Delgado, Nutrition Services Director - Mountain View School District

00:13:54
Rosa Rubio:
Rosa Rubio from Calistoga JUSD FALL: still wondering  how to serve meals :-D

00:13:55
Lee Kouski:
Lee Kouski Program Coordinator at University of Illinois Extension Unit 3

00:13:58
sharon Hagen:
Sharon Hagen from Arkansas DHS, Trainer.

00:13:59
Laura Bullene Jacobo:
Happy Thursday!  Laura from Woodlake in Central Cal.  Working with our school farm on providing produce.  We just received some beautiful plums from them!

00:14:01
Rosa Estrella:
Good Morning, I am Rosa Estrella Director of Nutrition Services for Baldwin Park Unified 

00:14:01
Lauren Blacker:
Morning! Lauren Blacker, Research Coordinator, Stanford Pediatrics

00:14:06
Nora Stewart:
Natalie Lareau, program assistant at CHIP

00:14:07
Fausat Rahman-Davies:
Fausat, Lead Agent (Senior Director) from Rialto Nutrition. 

00:14:08
Kari Johnson:
Kari Johnson - Lunch at the Library program. 

00:14:08
Barbara Hughes:
Barbara Hughes, County of SD HHSA, Nutrition Policy Advisor

00:14:08
Sara Deulofeu:
Hello Sara with Da Vinci Schools

00:14:11
Nicole Meschi:
Nicole Meschi, Director of Studnet Nutrition, Cupertino Union SD

00:14:13
lana pearce:
Lana Pearce, Director of Food & Nutrition with Prince George County Schools.  We use fresh produce every day.

00:14:14
Nora Stewart:
Nora Stewart with CHIP's Farm to Institution Center in San Diego. Hoping to connect our school districts with produce from our local farmers! 

00:14:17
Nicole Hite:
Good Morning! Nicole Hite, Nutrition Services Operations Supervisor at San Dieguito UHSD

00:14:22
Meghan Maroney:
Meghan Maroney, Center for Science in the Public Interest

00:14:22
Melissa Summarsell:
Melissa Summarsell, Director of Child Nutrition, ResponsiveEd

00:14:22
Jennifer Parenteau:
Jennifer Parenteau, Oregon Dept of Education School Nutrition Programs

00:14:24
Leslie Pring:
Leslie Pring, Director of Nutrition Services, Twin Rivers USD ( Sacramento). We will be including fresh produce with every meal, continuing with our Fresh Harvest program that highlights CA items each month and FFVP programs at 20 sites.

00:14:24
Irma Medina:
Irma MEdina, Nutrition Specialist, HSGD

00:14:24
Emma Finn:
Emma Finn with Friends of the Earth's Climate-Friendly School Food Program; Hoping to share information/resources!

00:14:29
Lena Agee:
Lena Agee, Director of Food and Nutrition, Manhattan Beach USD

00:14:37
Deirdre Kleske:
Deirdre Kleske, County of San Diego HHSA

00:14:39
Mary Fell:
Good morning everyone, my name is Mary Fell Director at Pleasanton Unified School District

00:14:42
Michael Jochner:
Greetings from Morgan Hill Unified

00:14:42
Amanda Tutor:
Amanda - FSD - School district of Ashland - WISCONSIN! 

00:14:52
Wendy Castro-Harris:
Hi all! Wendy Castro-Harris, Director of Nutrition at Better 4 You Meals. We will continue to serve fresh produce in all of our menus. Right now we're serving all kinds of stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums)

00:14:52
Nicole Augustine:
Nikki Augustine, RD Program Coordinator, Washington Elementary School District.  Phoenix, AZ

00:14:52
Adam Kesselman:
Hello! Adam Kesselman, Executive Director, Center for Ecoliteracy

00:15:00
Kendra Cooper:
Kendra Cooper WCUD#15- IL 

00:15:00
Shonika Kwarteng, RD, LD:
Good morning!  Shonika Kwarteng, RD, LD.  I'm the Child Nutrition Director for Head Start of Greater Dallas in Dallas, Tx.

00:15:03
Tammy Snider:
Tammy Snider, ZMS Food Service Manager, Indiana.

00:15:11
Erin Primer I San Luis Coastal Unified Director of Food Service:
Good morning! Erin Primer here San Luis Coastal Unified - planning on featuing local produce in entrees and side items! First feture will be local watermelon! 

00:15:15
Cindy Worthington:
Cindy Worthington, McCabe school district, Imperial County, planning getting ideas.

00:15:17
Marc Milton:
Marc Milton, Director of Food Service, Downey USD. Fresh produce: not sure...plans are still in development

00:15:29
Geri Lorenzana:
Geri Lorenzana, Nutrition Specialist, Mountain View SD

00:15:30
TRACY DIXON:
Tracy Dixon, Dir of Nutrition Services, Richland One School District in Columbia SC.  Utilizing fresh produce boxes for week's worth of meals to our families!!

00:15:31
Charles Douglas:
Charles Douglas-Rocklin USD; Nutrition Service Director.

00:15:33
Laura Howe:
Good morning! I'm Laura Howe with Manteca Unified- we are doing breakfast and lunch in the classroom at all grade levels. We will serve fresh fruits and vegetables as sides, but I am looking for ways to keep a variety when serving this style. 

00:15:49
sharon Hagen:
Arkansas DHS, CACFP Trainer

00:15:54
Dawn Ahlers:
Dawn Ahlers, Food Services Business Operations Supervisor at SDUSD

00:16:51
Colleen Robinson:
Colleen Robinson from SDUSD Food & Nutrition Services

00:17:04
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
*oops professional standards are missing from the slides. Will send in email!

00:17:14
Kathleen Cole:
Kathleen Cole, Director Nutrition Services, from Torrance USD

00:17:28
Brook Stephenson:
Brook Stephenson-FSD-Santa Maria Joint Union HSD

00:17:29
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition:
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition / Hunger Free Kids Manager

00:18:20
Dr. Robert Lewis:
Dr. Robert Lewis, CEO, Santa Clarita Valley SFSA

00:18:23
Krysta Williams | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Good Morning everyone, this is Krysta Williams from Center for Ecoliteracy.  I’m excited about watermelon right now!

00:18:37
Jessica Soldavini:
Jessica Soldavini, Carolina Hunger Initiative and No Kid Hungry NC

00:18:39
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
Jennifer McNeil - LunchAssist. Excited for many schools that are serving farm to school produce during this fall!

00:21:15
Nora Stewart:
So exciting! Can you please share the link in the chat for schools to apply for funding? 

00:22:07
Abby Halperin:
Link to apply to the COVID-19 Application for Disaster Relief Reimbursement: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/disasterreliefreimburse.asp

00:22:16
Nora Stewart:
Thank you Abby! 

00:22:18
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Thank you Abby!

00:22:52
Sally Spero:
Also area eligibility waiver

00:23:15
Carolyn Vega:
We need waivers extended for SFSP/SSO to be ready for unanticipated closures.

00:23:29
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
^yes

00:23:32
Christina Hecht:
Yes! Agree with Carolyn.

00:24:51
Leslie Pring:
even with CEP it will pose issues, many families have become use to getting meals for kids under 18 ! how do we have a process that will ensure its our students and prevents double dipping say they have multiple kids at different sites in the district? 

00:25:17
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition:
Universal Free Meals. Need it. Now.

00:25:30
Carolyn Vega:
^Yes, Leslie! I'm curious how many districts have a POS system that would allow for tracking kids across the district in real time.

00:26:29
Michael Jochner:
Titan can track in real time.

00:26:43
Jennifer Marrone:
I feel that some kind of sign up in advance can help.  Especially if one day of meal pick up is available.

00:26:51
Dr. Robert Lewis:
I agreew= with Leslie

00:28:10
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
www.eatreal.org

00:33:45
Debbi Dodson:
Are you going to try to recycle any of that packaging?

00:34:23
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
Hi Everyone, feel free to pop questions/comments into the chat box and we will circle back around to the questions during the discussion section!

00:35:02
Anna Severns:
Dominic, how are you handling 'consume by' dates on the frozen meal that you are producing?  what documentation will you be sending home with meals?

00:36:41
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Looks beautiful!

00:37:29
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Dominic — sharing your note here on consume by dates: We are placing manufacturing date on each of the cases we are packing. We are developing heating instructions we will email our families and place on our website.

00:38:11
Michael Jochner:
BottleBox Packaging (PR Paper) is a great container made from recycled  plastic bottles. 

00:38:14
Michael Jochner:
https://www.thebottlebox.com/

00:38:17
Adam Kesselman:
How are people rethinking packaging from a sustainability and marketing perspective?

00:40:26
Jennifer Parenteau:
Would someone please  define "speed scratch cooking" & what recipes are being used? USDA's?

00:42:00
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Jennifer, speed scratch often integrates some pre-made and some fresh, but I’l let folks chime in about what that means for their district :D

00:43:22
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
There are lots of great recipe resources.. we have some at Center for Ecoliteracy. Chef Ann Foundation has some wonderful recipes. USDA has many, too. We’re working on putting together some recipe ideas given how operations will be going next year.

00:43:33
Michael Jochner:
(Speed Scratch) Baja Fish Taco = Trident baja fish sticks, fresh coleslaw mix, dressing, chipotle mayo, flour tortilla 

00:43:52
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
^ yum

00:44:04
Ed Burke:
Chef Ann Foundation has some pretty rad recipes. We highly recommend checking them out. 

00:45:18
Anna Severns:
circling back to POS question for onsite meals - are you advocating for cohorts coming to cafeteria to pickup meals or delivering directly to classrooms?  if delivering, how would you handle POS and prof. training standards for teachers potentially distributing?

00:45:19
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
I really like that “Speed Scratch” offers flexibility and middle ground for programs that want to move away from 100% IW, but cannot feasibly make everything from scratch.

00:46:27
Elizabeth Vaughan:
Thanks for sharing Erin. I can't wait to eat this Thai Basil LENTIL BURGER!! 

00:46:30
Michael Jochner:
Humane Society has great recipes too!

00:46:32
Michael Jochner:
https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/plant-based-meals-guide.pdf

00:46:49
Christina Hecht:
Wow!

00:46:57
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
This looks so good! I would have transferred out of Cal Poly to go to your schools in SLO and eat this!

00:47:06
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition:
YES!!! Turn students into chefs and turn those chefs into influencers!

00:47:11
Deirdre Kleske:
Such a great idea, Erin!

00:47:12
Jennifer Parenteau:
would you please share the Thai Basil Lentil burger recipe....

00:47:19
Adam Kesselman:
BRAVO Erin!

00:48:39
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Well-said, Erin! There’s been so much progress with school food and farm to school — now we are disaster proofing it for any additional challenges ahead :) We can do it!

00:48:51
Dr. Robert Lewis:
We became more flexible as an organization.

00:52:53
Wendy Castro-Harris:
Erin, Vince, Dominica - You all are AWESOME! 

00:53:30
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition:
AMEN!

00:54:49
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
Preach, Erin!!!

00:55:12
Erica Lee:
This is so spot on Erin!!!

00:55:50
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” - Former Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel

00:56:24
Debbi Dodson:
A great quote Jen!

00:56:27
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
You are all SO INSPIRING

00:59:19
Deirdre Kleske:
I agree Mickinzie, I've got tears in my eyes! :)

00:59:49
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition:
Alright. I just want you three in charge of the entire federal government.

01:00:00
Nora Stewart:
I feel SO inspired from this call. Thank you for ALL that each of you do!

01:00:26
Amanda Mascia / San Diego Hunger Coalition:
I needed to hear Americans rising up and serving in this way. Thank you. THIS is who we are. So inspired.

01:00:38
Elizabeth Vaughan:
Hi all - here is an online link for the Thai Basil Lentil Burger Erin is using https://bit.ly/38JrFOw
. Friends of the Earth can send you marketing materials if you decide to serve it! 

01:01:21
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Thanks, Elizabeth! I want to make this for dinner haha!

01:02:11
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Agreed, Amanda! The child nutrition community’s strength and leadership has been an ongoing source of inspiration and optimism :)

01:06:20
Sandy Curwood:
Thank you all for your great ideas and inspiration!

01:06:23
Susan Delgado- Mt View SD:
Excellent to reinforce the roll of Nutrition Services with the COVID solution. Thank you for sharing the recipe and the encouraging messages of this call.

01:06:47
Lee Kouski:
Thank you!

01:06:55
Eric Holliday:
Yes, great resources thank you!

01:07:06
Adam Kesselman:
Erin, Dominic, Vince, thank you for the inspiration and leadership

01:07:19
Michael Jochner:
Thank you all for the inspiration!

01:07:19
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Thank you to our panelists, and to everyone for great comments and questions.

01:07:20
Debra Garza:
Thank you so much for the ideas!

01:07:33
Fausat Rahman-Davies:
Thank you for all the great information. Rialto sends love to all our extended Nutrition Family :)

01:07:36
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
I think I know what I’m doing with the lentils in my pantry this weekend..

01:07:40
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
This has been such an inspiring call. We have a few minutes left for some open discussion. Feel free to unmute or type into this box with any stories, questions, or points of discussion. We’d like to hear from you!

01:08:18
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
Also please share: What is one thing you are going to take away from today’s call?

01:08:28
Michael Jochner:
How are districts handing WATER?

01:09:04
Fausat Rahman-Davies:
Water is going to be discussed in the town hall meeting on Tuesday. 

01:09:16
kristen tekell:
Any innovative ideas around how to claim multiday meals at a curbside pick-up model under NSLP (non CEP)

01:09:58
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
That’s good to know, Fausat! Michael some planning for bottled, or partnership with Path Water. Some have hydration stations and are raising funds for reusable water bottles. Some partnering with local orgs for resusable water bottle donations.

01:10:00
Michael Jochner:
CDE townhall?  :|

01:10:18
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Tuesdays at Two, Michael

01:10:31
Fausat Rahman-Davies:
Yes 

01:11:11
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
Hi Everyone: We may go over a few minutes today for q&a — please stay with us as you have time, but no problem if you have to hop off :)

01:11:12
Fausat Rahman-Davies:
Classroom distribution

01:11:48
Julie BoarerPitchford:
A listserv is coming out today from CDE with the login link and information about the panelists for our next Tuesday@2 Town Hall

01:11:53
fred espinosa:
Thank you CEL: Jen, Erin, Vince, Dominic- Excellent work: We are using your worksheets and guidance as we plan as our go to resource.

01:12:21
Laura Howe:
We are doing breakfast and lunch in the classroom at all grade levels next year and teachers will roster. Unitized meals. We will make a training video and it will be included with their Keenan training so there is a trail that they have been trained. 

01:12:49
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
*Note: Prof standards training are not required for teachers as they are considered “volunteers” for the program, similar to after school program staff. If you need the exact language we have this from fighting a recent audit finding (that was overturned). Still need to train teachers - but don’t need to track with Prof. Stnds.

01:13:09
Diana Carrillo:
can you share more about the google form you use for ordering meals? 

01:14:03
Leyla Marandi | Center for Ecoliteracy:
We can link the form in the follow up email if helpful :)

01:14:08
Shannon Illingworth:
Erin, which software did you try?

01:14:15
Jennifer Parenteau:
the Thai Basil Lentil Burger recipe with crediting....please

01:14:40
Diana Carrillo:
thank you!

01:14:46
Diana Carrillo:
will do

01:14:51
Shannon Illingworth:
Thanks :) 

01:14:58
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
If you have time after this call - there is a #LunchChat on Twitter with @FoodCorps and @FarmtoSchool.

01:15:02
TRACY DIXON:
With families affected by COVID, anyone experience higher poverty district-wide?

01:15:04
Elizabeth Vaughan:
Jennifer - Erin is using 2 M,Ma for the 4oz lentil patty.

01:15:54
TRACY DIXON:
exactly...that's what I was getting to...CEP

01:16:07
Leslie Pring:
anyone have a curbside meal counting and claiming policy for NSLP yet?

01:16:08
Jennifer Parenteau:
could we have the recipe for the burger please

01:16:40
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Repost of recipe: Hi all - here is an online link for the Thai Basil Lentil Burger Erin is using https://bit.ly/38JrFOw Friends of the Earth can send you marketing materials if you decide to serve it! 

01:17:05
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
You can go to mealscount.com to help with some CEP grouping calculators. Developed by California Food Policy Advocates. Great resource!

01:17:12
TRACY DIXON:
my entire district is cep...did so by grouping

01:17:53
Laura Howe:
Thank you!!!

01:18:13
Elizabeth Vaughan:
Thank you everyone! Great call and panel!!!

01:18:22
Christina Hecht:
Hats off to you all!  so impressive —

01:18:25
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
We will send this recording, the slides, and a few resources including the Center for Ecoliteracy Back to School Planning Matrix as follow up resources. Thank you to our panelists and for everyone here!! We love this group and appreciate all of you spending the time with us today!

01:18:26
Jacqueline Ibarra:
Tools to Optimize CEP Grouping and Funding webinar tomorrow on using a new CEP grouping tool https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/toolstooptimizecep.asp

01:18:32
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
Aw thank you Lena <3

01:18:48
Emmalyn Coles:
Good Luck to All of US!!! Stay Safe...………… :-)

01:18:56
Jen McNeil I LunchAssist:
You can join as a PRO member of LunchAssist at lunch assist.org

01:19:15
Jennifer Parenteau:
thank you for the positive outlook to keep the "nation's security"

01:19:24
TRACY DIXON:
thank you!!

01:19:48
Brenda Ruiz:
thank you!