Food Services has documented training criteria for each type of employee. Employees also are encouraged to attend state conferences each year. Some pay their own way to attend. Additionally, one food service specialist from each school is trained once per month for two hours at the food administration office. Manager trainees are trained several times a week.
Managers complete three professional growth courses per semester.
Managers are trained at the beginning of the school year and several times during the year. In addition, both managers and manager trainees attend monthly training sessions. SISD regularly employs four full-time manager trainees. Six such positions are authorized in the budget. Manager trainees are selected from within the department and considered for managerial positions as vacancies become available.