It is a requirement of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) RULES GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD NUTRITION DIRECTORS, MANAGERS AND WORKERS, passed by the Arkansas State Board of Education on March 14, 2005, that all Child Nutrition Directors be certified by July 1, 2006. See Commissioner’s Memo IA-05-094, “Final Rules Governing Child Nutrition Certification” by clicking on ADE Memos on the Arkansas Department of Education website at http://arkedu.state.ar.us
To comply with the ADE rules, a Child Nutrition Director can be certified in one of three ways:
1. earning ADE Director Certification following successful completion of ADE Child Nutrition Certification requirements;
2. applying for Level Three Director Certification or Credentialing from the School Nutrition Association (SNA), formally known as the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA); or
3. achieving Grandfather Status for certification for those with ten years or more administrative experience as a Child Nutrition Director.
Attached are the necessary forms for determining the certification status of each district’s Child Nutrition Director.
Shown below is the description of each form:
· FORM A - CERTIFICATION OF CHILD NUTRITION (CN) DIRECTOR. This form must be completed and returned by ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
· FORM B - APPLICATION FOR GRANDFATHER STATUS. This form must be completed and returned with Form A only by a Child Nutrition Director that has had 10 years of experience as a Child Nutrition Director AND IS NOT currently director certified or credentialed by ADE or SNA.
· FORM C - ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATION. This form must be completed and returned with Form A if item number 3C is checked on the Certification of Child Nutrition (CN) Director (Form A).
For provisions that apply when an uncertified person is hired or rehired as a Child Nutrition Director after July 1, 2006, see “Final Rules Governing Child Nutrition Certification,” item 4.02.6, in the Commissioner’s Memo IA-05-094.
Return the appropriate form(s) BY APRIL 7, 2006 to:
Attn.: Bill Herndon
Arkansas Department of Education
Child Nutrition Unit
2020 W. 3rd Street, Suite 404
Little Rock, AR 72205