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TEAM BUILDING: The Key to Excellence July 19-22, 2004 The Nittany Lion Inn State College, Pennsylvania   The Penn State School Food Service Institute 2004 will help you and your organization find the keys to unlock your individual potential and your team's promise for creating a rejuvenated and successful school food service program. The sessions are designed specifically for directors, managers, head cooks, cooks, and production staff. You will also be introduced to team-building activities for unifying your work group and taking your child nutrition program to a new level of excellence. This year's institute will include dynamic keynote presenters who are experts in the field as well as experienced team builders. The speakers, including a number of experienced Pennsylvania school food service directors and some favorite speakers from past institutes, will share useful information on how to build teams and operate excellent child nutrition programs. In addition, hands-on activities and workshops will provide attendees with keys for successful team building. The Five Key Areas of Programming Administration Communications and Marketing Nutrition and Nutrition Education Operations Health and Wellness ASFSA CERTIFICATION Participants interested in obtaining American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) certification can earn the following number of credits for attending the respective sessions: Full institute: up to 20 continuing education hours One day: 7 continuing education hours Postinstitute Workshop: 8 specialized training hours CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are based on a standard of 1 unit per ten hours of classroom instruction. Upon completion of this institute, each participant will be awarded a certificate for the CEUs earned. PENNSYLVANIA ACT 48 Penn State is an Act 48-approved provider. Professional educators are encouraged to confirm that this program fits their school district's professional development plan for Act 48. Earn hours toward fulfilling Act 48 requirements by attending this entire program.

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