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All School Food Service Staff are required to complete the following trainings:
All School Food Service Staff are required to complete the following trainings:
Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Complete annually
This HCNP notice explains the Civil Rights Training Process
Click the Civil Rights Training button to access the HCNP Training website. Create an account and enroll into course "Civil Rights Training for Child Nutrition Programs 2026 (HCNP-150)". Once complete, enter your portal for a downloadable certficate and submit the certificate to your SFSM.
Approx. 30min
The training site will look like the site above. At the bottom of the lesson plan there is a link to generate a certificate.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Complete every 5 years
Click the FERPA Training button to access the US Dept of Education site. Once you get to the website choose "Click here to access this course". It will take you to a login screen. Click on Register as a new user or sign in, if you have an account. Register using an email address and create a password. Find the video in the table titled: FERPA 101: For Local Education Agencies, and click START. View the entire video, complete and submit the certificate to your SFSM.
Approx. 30min
Sign the General Confidentiality Agreement
Sign the General Confidentiality Agreement
Protecting the confidentiality of sensitive and personally identifiable information of students and employees are a requirement and a priority for the Hawai'i State Department of Education. All staff are required to sign the General Confidentiality Expectations.
Keep a personal copy and file with your SFSM
Ethics
Ethics
Complete every 4 years
Click the Ethics Training Button to access the training by the Hawaii State Ethics Commission
Complete the module and submit the certificate to your SFSM.
Memo: Mandatory State Ethics Training
Approx. 30min
Allergy Training
Allergy Training
Complete annually
In compliance with The Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act to better prepare school staff to prevent and respond to food allergy reactions
Approx. 11min
Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA), the USDA requires a minimum amount of annual training hours for all state school nutrition program staff.
Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA), the USDA requires a minimum amount of annual training hours for all state school nutrition program staff.
The required professional standards consist of hiring standards and annual training requirements for school nutrition program directors of school food authorities (SFAs), State directors of school nutrition programs, and other staff (Including SFSMs, cooks/bakers, cafe helpers, van drivers, etc.). The goal of annual training requirements and hiring standards is to help assure the success of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP).
Training Hours Tracker Log Template
Download this template to track your staff's training hours
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