The award was created by the U.S. Department of Education in memory of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher who lost her life in the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The fellowship award period is for 12 months or less, to be used in the 2000-2001 school year. For more information, contact Roxie Thielen at 773-5669. Attendance at one of three sessions is mandatory for any sponsor. Registration information will be mailed this month.
Some schools operate a non-pricing breakfast program and a pricing school lunch program.
South Dakota and North Dakota have been jointly awarded a grant to provide for technical assistance and training for local agency personnel on these special provisions. The provisions are defined in the child nutrition program agreement. Look for more information in the mail and on the Child and Adult Nutrition Services' website. It is geared to child nutrition program personnel who aspire to be a program director or who have less than five years' experience as a program director, and to others interested in gaining a broad management overview. The seminar may be attended on a non-credit basis or three semester hours of college credit may be earned from the University of Mississippi upon satisfactory completion of course requirements.