California Professional Standards by Position
A summary of California specific professional standards and policies for School Nutrition Program employees by position.Acronyms
SY = School Year; CDE = California Department of Education; LEA = Local Educational Agency; SNP = School Nutrition Programs; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture; HHFKA = Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
A The food safety hiring requirement is in addition to the annual training requirement of 12 hours.
B May show compliance over two school years as long as some training occurs during each year.
C Ongoing food safety training can be credited towards the 12-hour annual training requirement.
D For specific information on educational requirements for a new SNP Director hired on or after July 1, 2015, consult Management Bulletin SNP-12-2025.
E Acting directors are on an interim basis only.
| Position | Hiring Standards: Educational Requirements |
Hiring Standards: Food Safety Hiring RequirementsA |
Training Standards: Annual Training HoursB (starting SY 2016-17) |
Training Standards: Ongoing Food Safety TrainingC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current SNP Director (hired before July 1, 2015) |
None |
None |
12 |
Either maintain food safety certification or complete eight hours of food safety training every five years |
| New SNP Director (hired on or after July 1, 2015) |
YesD
|
Yes |
12 |
Either maintain food safety certification or complete eight hours of food safety training every five years |
| Acting SNP DirectorE |
None |
None |
12 |
Strongly recommend food safety training related to the job duties |
| Managers | n/a |
n/a |
10 |
Strongly recommend food safety training related to the job duties |
| Staff (working 20 hours or more per week) |
n/a |
n/a |
6 |
Strongly recommend food safety training related to the job duties |
| Staff (working fewer than 20 hours per week) |
n/a |
n/a |
4 |
Strongly recommend food safety training related to the job duties |
| Temporary, Acting or Substitute Staff | n/a |
n/a |
No minimum hours, recordkeeping, or documentation requirement |
Strongly recommend food safety training related to the job duties |
| Volunteer Staff, and Interns | n/a |
n/a |
No minimum hours, recordkeeping, or documentation requirement |
Strongly recommend food safety training related to the job duties |
Training Records
Training records for each employee must include their first and last name, job category (director, manager, part-time staff, or full-time staff, including food service management company positions), training title, date training completed, credited training time, and Professional Standards learning objective code.
In California, key area and training topics are optional as they can be inferred from the learning objective code.
Local educational agencies can use the optional U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Professional Standards Trainings and Tracker Tool
.