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State school nutrition director outlines goals, procurement pilot and End Hunger Task Force updates
Summary
Josh Nelly, Tennessee state director of school nutrition, reviewed program goals, federal funding status during the federal shutdown, collaboration with other states, and announced Hamilton County’s selection for a national procurement pilot.
Josh Nelly, state director of school nutrition at the Tennessee Department of Education, told statewide school nutrition staff on the department’s quarterly call that the agency has three goal areas this year — foundational support, operational support and external engagement — and that staff are already implementing changes intended to help districts. He also said the department received some federal funds before the recent federal shutdown and will send updates as USDA guidance becomes available.
Nelly opened with a broad program mission and a note about persistence: "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage…
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