FNS Documents & Resources

USDA is committed to providing nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger, USDA announced that it is increasing the Pandemic EBT benefit by approximately 15 percent, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school and child care closures.

These resources provide school nutrition professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement and meet the professional standards requirements within their programs.

In this webinar, Team Nutrition staff review the basic features of the Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool and highlight some of the latest updates to the tool, including the certifications feature.

USDA Foods in Schools product information sheets with description and WBSCM ID for vegetables. 

USDA Foods product information sheets containing USDA Foods description and WBSCM ID for fruits. 

Los estándares profesionales son una norma que determina los requisitos anuales de capacitación y criterios de contratación para profesionales en los programas de nutrición escolar. Estas normas brindan estándares profesionales consistentes a nivel nacional y fortalecen la capacidad de los profesionales de la nutrición escolar para desempeñar sus funciones de manera eficaz y eficiente.

La guía de estándares profesionales para programas de nutrición escolar es el recurso principal que describe los requisitos de los estándares profesionales del USDA para los profesionales de la nutrición escolar a nivel estatal y local.

USDA Foods in Schools Foods product information sheets containing USDA Foods description and WBSCM ID for meat/meat alternates. 

The USDA child nutrition program’s Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool is designed to assist school nutrition professionals in keeping track of their annually required training hours.

This brochure provides information on USDA Professional Standards for school nutrition professionals.