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Continue our recognition program for School Food Service employees - ongoing

School Food Service continues to recognize outstanding achievements of its workforce. The following School Food Service Staff were recognized at the August 8, 2013 in-service for accomplishments during the 2012-2013 school year.

Humanitarian Award

The Humanitarian Awarded is given to School Food Service managers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to come to the aid of another person; either a fellow staff member or student.

Jan Edick – K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary

Jeanette Southard – Frontier Elementary

Beverly Roker – Wellington Landings Middle

Janet Navor – Hope-Centennial Elementary

Cyndi Talbot – Royal Palm School

School Involvement Award

The School Involvement Award is given to the School Food Service managers who have taken on the additional responsibility of school activities, such as participating in school assemblies, participating in school committees or clubs, or volunteering for school events.

Amy Shaffer – Alexander W. Dreyfoos school of the Arts

Kim Dufort – Golden Grove Elementary

Carol Greer – Jupiter Elementary

Jennifer Beck – Lantana Middle

Kathy Ragsdale – Heritage Elementary

Mary DeVito – Manatee Elementary

Joan Guerin – Palm Beach Gardens Elementary

Creativity to Promote Program Award

The Creativity to Promote Program Award is given to the School Food Managers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to promote and market the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Activities reviewed, but not limited to include, giving presentations in the classroom, utilizing the school's website to advertise the programs, creating morning announcements, creating videos, sponsoring themed events in the cafeteria, and participating in departmental promotions throughout the year.

Nannette Sweeting - Everglades Elementary

Sherry Arbisi - John I Leonard High

Donna McDonald - Royal Palm Beach High

Jeannette Southard - Frontier Elementary

Natalie O’Neal - Hidden Oaks Elementary

Marjorie Condon - Seminole Trails Elementary

Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year is given to a first year manager who has successfully managed a School Food Service Program and participated in other school activities or managed multiple programs.

Sherry Arbisi - John I Leonard High

100% Club Award

The 100% Club Award is given to managers who received 100% on all of their annual reviews that were conducted by their Field Specialist: onsite review, both cash controls, National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Safety and Sanitation reviews. (pictured below)

default_title Denise Canavan
default_title Kathy Willis
default_title Irene Fenoy
default_title Doris Hernandez
default_title Nannette Sweeting
default_title Elissa Skolnik-Koronec
default_titleShawn Martinez (Not Shown)
default_titleChristina Simmons
default_title Karen Cicciari
default_titleLucy Moore
default_title Janet Navor
default_titleJoyce Grishaber
default_titleErica Thomas
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Pride of the Program

Bonnie Rawlins
Bonnie has been a dedicated cheerleader for the American School Nutrition Association, Florida School Nutrition Association and the Palm Beach County School Nutrition Association. This summer she and a few other Palm Beach County School Food Service Staff attended the National School Nutrition Association Conference in Kansas and while they were entering the exhibit area a banner with her quote (below) was proudly displayed on a banner:

“I love to go into the classrooms and teach the children about fruits and vegetables. It’s seeing their faces when we decorate for NSLW and NSBW. It’s been my happiness for 19 years and I hope it will be for the next 19.”

Juggler Award

The Juggler Award is given to the School Food Service Managers who successfully manage 7 or more programs. These programs include: National School Lunch, School Breakfast , Afterschool Snack, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs and provide those programs to more than one school.

Monica Narsiff – Highland Elementary

Lori Ann Stockley – Boynton Beach High

Michael Taylor – Village Academy

Kathy Ragsdale – Heritage Elementary

Higher Education Award

School Food Service encourages managers and other staff to pursue higher education degrees and every year we recognize the accomplishment of those who earn degrees.

default_title Michael Taylor – Village Academy – Bachelor of Science
default_title Clarissa Longoria – Associate of Arts in Accounting
default_title Maribel Ortiz – Coral Reef Elementary – Associates of Arts
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Special Recognition

Jamie Probst – Snack Pack Pilot Recognition

Robyn Riley – Creating “Order by Group”

Debbie Hart – Step up Program and Kindergarten Round Up

Pete Wood and Debbie Hardman – became certified CPR instructors this year. This allows us to maintain in house CPR training and greatly reduces the cost to provide this training. We are very proud of both of them for stepping up to volunteer to become certified.

Support Employee of the Year

At the end of the school year ballots were sent out to all School Food Service Managers. Each manager was asked to select one support employee who they felt provided the best customer service during the year. The ballots were returned to the office and tallied. Below are the recipients of the Support Employee of the Year Award for the 2012-2013 school year.

1st Place: Robyn Riley

2nd Place: Carol Entress

3rd Place: Joey Hinkofer

Honorable Mention: Vickie Deskin

Honorable Mention: Kris Zaugg

Additonal recognition throughout the year

default_titleJerry Thomas Elementary won 1st Place in “What Works” for Florida School Breakfast Week.
default_titleSchool Food Service won the SUNSPRA Sunshine Medallion Award for its 2012-2013 web based annual report .
default_titleFour Elementary schools were recognized at the May in-service whose school received the Commit 2B Fit Model Schools award.
default_titleRecognized all employees for their years of service for 20 years or more.
default_titleThe following are the Commit 2B Fit Model Schools for the 2013-2014 school year:
• Allamanda Elementary
• Everglades Elementary
• Grassy Waters Elementary
• Liberty Park Elementary
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Benchmark Awards

Benchmarks awards are provided to those managers who have met certain key performance indicators that have been established by School Food Service at the beginning of the year. The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are as follows: Breakfast Participation, Lunch Participation, Food Cost, Labor Cost, Benefit Cost, and Materials and Supply Cost.

Bronze Award:
Bronze medals were awarded to managers who met 4 of the 6 benchmarks.

Jupiter Elementary School
Lake Park Elementary School
John. F. Kennedy Middle School
Roosevelt Middle School
West Gate Elementary School
Forest Hill High School
Berkshire Elementary School
Palm Springs Community Middle School
Plumosa School of the Arts
J.C. Mitchell Elementary School
West Riviera Elementary School
Hagen Road Elementary School
D.D. Eisenhower Elementary School
Congress Middle School
Jupiter Middle School
Loggers Run Middle School
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Banyan Creek Elementary School
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School
Watson B. Duncan Middle School
Omni Middle School
Citrus Cove Elementary School
Hammock Pointe Elementary School
Egret Lake Elementary School
Lake Worth Middle School
Manatee Elementary School
Pioneer Park Elementary School
South Grade Elementary School
Coral Reef Elementary School
Polo Park Middle School
Independence Middle School
Freedom Shores Elementary School
Jeaga Middle School
Royal Palm Beach Elementary School
Pierce Hammock Elementary School
Diamond View Elementary School
Elbridge Gale Elementary School

Gold Award:
Gold medals were awarded to managers who met all 6 benchmarks.

L.C. Swain Middle School
Lantana Middle School
South Tech High
Woodlands Middle School
Royal Palm Beach High School
Village Academy
Osceola Creek Middle School
Emerald Cove Middle School
Seminole Ridge Community High School

Silver Award:
Silver medals were awarded to managers who met 5 of the 6 benchmarks.

Everglades Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Conniston Middle School
Lake Worth High School
Lake Shore Middle School
John I. Leonard High School
Palm Beach Gardens High School
Wynnebrook Elementary School
Spanish River High School
Crestwood Middle School
Wellington Landings Middle School
Palm Beach Lakes High School
Liberty Park Elementary School
Cypress Trails Elementary School
Wellington High School
Western Pines Middle School
Odyssey Middle School
Palm Beach Central High School
Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
Tradewinds Middle School
West Boca Raton High School

Platinum Award:
Platinum medals were awarded to gold medal winners who reached the highest standard in a particular category.

Village Academy - Food and Labor Cost
Osceola Creek Middle School - Paper and Chemical Cost
Royal Palm Beach High School - Benefits Cost and Increase In Breakfast Participation
LC Swain Middle School - Increase In Lunch Participation