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October 6, 2020 Tuesday at 2 Webinar

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The California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD) hosted the eleventh Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall webinar on October 6, 2020 for school food service operators, chief business officials, and community partners to listen to a discussion on best practices in meal service as schools continue the 2020–21 school year while mitigating COVID-19.

Panelists included speakers from Encinitas Union School District, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Twin Rivers Unified School District, and Stockton Unified School District. The panelists discussed strategies for serving meals to reach their distance learning students and maintaining program integrity.


The next Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 2 p.m. More information on future webinars is available on the Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall Webinar web page.

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If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact Julie BoarerPitchford, Nutrition Education Consultant, by phone at 916-322-1563 or by email at jboarerpitchford@cde.ca.gov.

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Last Reviewed: Friday, October 30, 2020
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