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The national non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) has named Amber Ott-Underdown, cafeteria manager at Upper Bucks County Technical School, PA, the National Manager of the Year. A little more than a year since COVID-19 created new logistical challenges for school nutrition managers, SNA continues to applaud the dedication, ingenuity and compassion shown by its members who have excelled in keeping students fed during the pandemic.
Ott-Underdown, a graduate of the school where she now works, has consistently increased school lunch participation each year, in part by converting the cafeteria to mostly scratch cooking. Students favorites now include chili, chicken cheesesteak burritos, scratch mashed potatoes and roasted chicken on salads, sandwiches and soups. The monthly Try It Tuesdays has become a favorite day where students try a small portion of a new scratch-made item. Try It Tuesdays are the reason the school now offers chicken teriyaki bowls, smoked BBQ pork s
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Meeting the need: Schools find ways to serve up meals for kids amid the pandemic Melanie Burney, Kristen A. Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer © MONICA HERNDON/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Ted Bridges, General Manager Aramark K-12, pulls out crates full of juice and milk before a food distribution at Cherry Hill High School East in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Monday, January 11, 2021. Families who attend the weekly food distribution receive seven breakfasts and seven lunches per child.
Long after dusk fell on a busy street corner in Bridgeton, parents pulled up in cars to get bags of free food the meals their children would have received at school.
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Schools do a lot more than providing education, they are pillars in communities that also provide students and families with supports for social, emotional, and physical needs. On today s show, we will talk with some amazing guests that are making sure the whole child and the community are taken care of, especially during COVID-19.
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Welcome to education matters presented by the Public School Forum of North Carolina. I m your host. Maryanne Wolf Schools do a lot more than providing education. They are pillars and communities that also provides students and families with support for social, emotional and physical needs. On today s show, we will talk with some amazing guests that are making sure the whole child and the community or taken care of, especially during Cove in 19. I m so pleased today to be joined by Julie Page Pittman, the education outreach manager at North Carolina. No k
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