NYSNA Chapter Awards

DOCUMENTATION

Each strategy that is achieved must be documented.

• Choose  the  strategies  that  you  will accomplish within each goal.
• Notify your Area Director that you will be doing  the  award  program  for  your Chapter.  (The  Area  Director  will  be  your liaison,  your  resource,  and  your cheerleader.) If you have no Area Director, HQ will be happy to assist you.
• Complete  each  strategy.  (Be  sure  to  take pictures  and  keep  any  written  material that can be used as documentation.)
• Make a cover sheet for each goal. The goal must be written or typed in full.
• Attach  the  documentation  for  each strategy to the goal coversheet. Be sure to label each paper with the goal number and strategy number.
• Check to be sure that you have included all of  the  strategies  from  each  goal  that  you need for the award that you want.
• Put all of the material in a packet and send to NYSNA Headquarters.

Documentation  that  must  accompany  all  of your  strategies  may  include:  Agendas,  printed programs,  advertising  flyers,  newspaper articles,  receipts,  copies  of  letters  sent  or received, etc. (Pictures may also be included but may  not  be  used  as  the  complete documentation.

GOAL I: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Explain  the  NYSNA  and  SNA scholarship programs. Have a chapter member  submit  an application for  a NYSNA or SNA scholarship.
2. Have at least one chapter member sit
3. or SNS Credentialing Exam.
4. Have  at  least two chapter members attend the annual NYSNA conference and assist in paying the registration fees, and more if possible).
5. Have a chapter member attend NYSNA annual conference as a First Timer.
6. Have  at  least  two  chapter members attend  one  of  the  NYSNA  Regional Industry Seminars.
7. Promote SNA certification by having at least one  member  in your chapter become SNA certified.
8. Have  at  least  one  member  attend  a national SNA SNIC.
9. Have  at  least  one  member  attend  a national SNA ANC.
10. Have  a  chapter  member  host  a  NYSNA workshop  (Boot  Camp  101  or  4-hour professional development training).
11. Promote SNA’s Training Zone and have at least  2  chapter  members  submit the course completion certificate.

GOAL II: MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNITY

1. Conduct a local, chapter planning meeting in the early Fall to set goals for the year (membership growth,  training,certifications,  credentialing, earning a chapter award).
2. Promote  SNA  and  NYSNA district-owned membership option and have at least one district  become  either  NYSNA  or  SNA district owned (only new, not currently).
3. Nominate an Industry Partner for the Jeff Siegel Memorial Plaque.
4. Use  the NYSNA  Job  Board  on  the  website by  having  an  open position  within  the chapter posted.
5. Have  at  least  one  member  attend  the NYSNA  School  Nutrition  Industry Conference.
6. Have  at  least  one  chapter  representative serve  as  a  voting  delegate  at  the  NYSNA House of Delegates meeting.
7. Have at least one chapter member serving on a NYSNA task force, NYSNA committee,or NYSNA Board of Directors.
8. Invite a district with few or no members to attend a chapter event as guests.
9. Work  with  your  Area  Director  to  partner with  an  inactive  chapter  to  help  the chapter become active again.
10. Conduct  a  membership  drive  to  increase NYSNA/SNA membership.
11. Invite  a  member  of  the  NYSNA  Board  of Directors to a meeting and/or workshop.
12. Recognize  new  members  with  a  letter  of welcome  and  a  personal  invitation  to  the first chapter meeting.
13. Recruit  industry  representatives  to  be chapter  members – create  an  Industry Membership form (for chapter level).
14. Post  chapter  events  to  the  NYSNA website’s Event Calendar.

GOAL III: ADVOCACY & PUBLIC IMAGE

1. Have a chapter member apply for a NYSNA Farm to School Award.
2. Nominate a member for either the Anne B.
3. ennings award or the Champion of Child Nutrition award.
4. Have at least one chapter member attend the NYSNA Legislative Action Conference.
5. Promote SNA/NYSNA awards by having at least one entry from your chapter for one of the following awards: Employee of the Year, Manager of the Year, or Director of the Year.
6. Conduct a Farm to School activity in your Chapter.
7. Submit at least one FOCUS article from the chapter for each of the four issues.
8. Visit your legislator while he/she is at the home office near you.
9. Host  a  state  legislator  visit  at  a  school  in your chapter.
10. Invite a state legislator to attend a chapter event.
11. Send  letters  to  your  local  legislator communicating any updates or legislative asks.
12. Submit  an  article  or  speak  at  an  allied event  (School  Boards,  ASBO,  PTA) regarding child nutrition programs.
13. Invite local media to district to observe an event  for one of your  programs  (summer feeding,  after  school  meals,  breakfast week, lunch week, etc.)
14. Submit  content  for  NYSNA  social  media pages.
15. Have  at  least  one  member  attend  a national SNA LAC.

AWARD LEVELS

BRONZE AWARD

A chapter must complete six (6) strategies,with a minimum of 1 from each goal.

Award: Chapter will receive a plaque.

SILVER AWARD

A chapter must complete ten (10) strategies,with a minimum of 2 from each goal. In addition, the chapter must retain current membership for both NYSNA and SNA.

Award: Chapter will receive a plaque, and two (2)Day Tripper Conference Registrations for annual conference for the following year.

GOLD AWARD

A chapter must complete fourteen (14)strategies, with a minimum of 3 from each goal. In addition, the chapter must grow membership for both NYSNA and SNA by 3%.

Award: Chapter will receive a plaque, two (2) Day Tripper Conference Registrations, and one (1) full conference registration for annual conference for the following year.

Due Date: September 1st

Send to:

NYSNA Headquarters

21 Executive Park Drive

Clifton Park, NY 12065