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Monday, June 22
 

7:00am MDT

Registration Check-In
Monday June 22, 2026 7:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Lobby

Monday June 22, 2026 7:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Lobby

9:00am MDT

Nutrition 101 - 8 Hour - Pre-registration Required
Monday June 22, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Stillwater
This training provides a basic overview of nutrition with an emphasis on the importance of balance in daily food choices and the inclusion of physical activity as a key component to good health. The training incorporates a variety of learning activities including short physical activity boosters.
Speakers
SV

Sebasthian Varas

Director for Nutrition Services, Canyons School District
Since 2009, Sebasthian Varas has worked for Canyons School District in Utah as the director for Nutrition Services. He is responsible for providing leadership and direction in matters pertaining to child nutrition programs for 33,000 students. He manages 43 schools and 275 employ... Read More →
Monday June 22, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Stillwater
  8 hour breakout session

9:00am MDT

ServSafe - 8 hour - Pre-registration Required
Monday June 22, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Bighorn
The ServSafe Food Protection Manager workshop is an 8-hour sessions that includes review, study, and testing. This class is designed for first-time and recertifying participants. 
Speakers
EG

Erin Gregory

Extension Agent, Yellowstone County Family & Consumer Sciences
Erin is the Yellowstone County Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent. Her area of expertise includes food safety & management, food preservation, nutrition, family financial education, and senior physical fitness.
Monday June 22, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Bighorn
  8 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

Comprehensive Overview of School Nutrition Programs
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Boulder
This class is good for new directors, managers, or head cooks looking to learn or hear a refresher on all school nutrition program requirements. This class will cover the program requirements, documentation, and annual checklist of activities. Taught by our OPI team! Bring your questions.
Speakers
MO
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Boulder
  4 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

CPR & 1st Aid Certification - Pre-registration Required
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Gardner B
Learn what you need to know to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. Be prepared for a wide range of emergencies in your personal or professional life.
Speakers
MC
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Gardner B
  4 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

Cuisine Around the World Culinary Workshop - Pre-registration Required
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Off-Site
Expand your and your students palettes with this culinary experience. Join Alex Nguyen, Box Elder FSD, and Molly Stenberg for this hands-on exploration of Birria and Mexican cuisines to be used in your lunchroom. 
Speakers
AN
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Off-Site
  4 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

Diggin in Deep - Direct Cert App & Beyond
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Gardner A
Determining Officials from all public, private, and CEP schools will love this course that will cover the What, Why, When and How of DCA - one of your two required systems for operation of the National School Lunch Program! There' is a wealth of information and functionality in the Direct Certification Application. It's very important to use it correctly to minimize your and your families' workloads, assure students are provided their correct benefit issuance for free or reduced meals, and assist with verification requirements. We will take you through all of the information available to you in DCA and the business processes and timing that optimize the functionality within DCA. We will walk through the technical steps and explanations to give you a fuller understanding of what the system does for you, and the easiest way for you to process students in DCA, FRAPP, and exports to your POS and FRAM uploads.
Speakers
BD

Bitsey Draur

Information Technology (IT) Program Manager for the School Nutrition Programs, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Bitsey is the Information Technology (IT) Program Manager for the School Nutrition Programs for the Montana Office of Public Instruction, contracted from Peraton. Bitsey manages all things IT for the School Nutrition Programs, including the LINQ products MAPS, SFSP Meal Counter, Data Analytics... Read More →
AW

Alie Wolf

Data Analyst, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Alie is a Data Analyst at the Montana Office of Public Instruction, School Nutrition Programs.  She works to improve program integrity and access to school meals.  She is a key member of the team that developed and continues to enhance the Direct Certification Application (DCA... Read More →
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Gardner A
  4 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

Farm 2 School Tour - Pre-registration Required
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Off-Site - Bus provided
Meet bus outside the hotel at 1:00 sharp. Travel to Swanky Roots and Township Road Farm
Speakers
AL

Amber Lewis

Farm to School Specialist, School Nutrition Program
Amber is the Farm to School Specialist on the School Nutrition Program Team. Amber has a background in Hospitality and Food Service Management obtaining her bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales University. In previous roles she worked as an OPI School Nutrition Specialist and... Read More →
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Off-Site - Bus provided
  4 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

Muddy Hands & Wildflower Bouquets
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Yellowstone
The world expressed collective shock back in 2005 when researcher Richard Louv revealed that today's children can recognize thousands of corporate logos without being able to identify a single plant. In a world where an entire childhood may pass without any muddy hands, wildflower bouquets, or sun-warmed skin, we must help children and families reconnect with the natural world by building relationships with the plants and wildlife all around us. Join Linda and Luke Black Elk as they lead you on a native plant walk and provide strategies for relationship-building in a world that has, in many cases, forgotten their non-human relatives. 
Speakers
LB

Linda Black Elk

Education Director, North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
Luke and Linda Black Elk are food sovereignty activists and teachers of traditional plant knowledge, gardening, food preservation, and foraging. They spend their time collecting and preparing traditional foods and medicines for Indigenous peoples and communities in North Dakota, South... Read More →
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Yellowstone
  4 hour breakout session

1:00pm MDT

ServSafe 4 hour - Pre-registration Required
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Gardner C
The five sections are Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-contamination and Allergens, Time and Temperature, and Cleaning and Sanitation are covered in this course. This course is somewhat interactive with games and participation, not just sitting and listening for 4 hours. This course will help you to better understand the requirements of daily food prep, cleaning and regulations in your kitchen. An assessment with certificate of completion is included.
Speakers
SB

Shelli Boggess

Food Service Director;, Deer Lodge Schools K-12
I have experience in commercial food operation for just over 20 years with this being my 7th year in School Nutrition.  Deer Lodge is my home, I am the Food Service Director for the Deer Lodge Schools K-12.  I became a ServSafe instructor and Proctor 3 years ago as I wanted to find... Read More →
Monday June 22, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Gardner C
  4 hour breakout session

3:00pm MDT

Buyers Only Vendor Show
Monday June 22, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
Missouri Conference Center

Monday June 22, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
Missouri Conference Center
  Vendor Show

5:00pm MDT

Vendor Show - All welcome
Monday June 22, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm MDT
Missouri Conference Center

Monday June 22, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm MDT
Missouri Conference Center
  Vendor Show
 

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