Due to the overwhelming requests for personnel management technical assistance, the Child Nutrition Unit (CNU), Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) is requesting that district Child Nutrition Directors attend a Human Resource Management Workshop on October 23-24, 2003 at the Agora Conference Center, 705 Siebenmorgen Road, in Conway, Arkansas. Attached is a map to the Agora Conference Center. The session will be held from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Thursday and from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Registration will be fifty dollars ($50) to cover meals (Thursday –continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack and Friday continental breakfast and lunch). Dinner and lodging for Thursday night will be each participant’s responsibility. A list of motels is included in this packet. The Deadline for registration will be October 13, 2003.
Each District will be given three (3) training kits ($126 value) developed by the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI). The kits consist of 7 to 8 modules with PowerPoint slide presentations, masters for participant handouts, transparencies, videotapes, and instructor manuals. To assemble the manuals, participants will need to bring three (3 inch) binders with clear pockets on front and spine for inserting front covers and spine labels.
Some of the training topics that will be discussed are:
· Creating a Motivating Workplace
· Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace
· Dealing with Difficult People and Situations
· Employee Discipline
· Performance Standards and Expectations
· Crisis Management Procedure and Practice
· Getting The Most from Your Workday
· Jobs and Multi-Skilling in the Food System
· Adult Learning Principles
· Coaching Employees for a Positive Outcome
· Effective Leadership and Management Styles
· Managing Change in Changing Times
Please make plans to attend and call Barbara Graves or Rita Hamilton with any questions concerning the workshop.