ServSafe Culinary Arts Certification

School:: Everglades City School
Subject:: Other
Teacher:: Ed Laudise
: Bill Baumler
Students Impacted:: 17
Grade:: 9-12
Date:: January 9, 2020

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

WINGS (Women In Naples Giving Support) - $2,000.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 18

Everglades City School applied for $2,000.00 from Champions for Learning on January 9, 2020. The grant was to start a Culinary Arts program at Everglades City School. Thanks to Champions for Learning Everglades City has initiated a Culinary Arts Program by hiring a teacher, setting up space, and enrolling students in the course. Below is a timeline and outcomes:

Date	Event	Outcome	Notes
1/9/20	Applied for grant		Request $2,000 to start a culinary program- purchase 16 ServSafe Manager on-line Course 7^th Edition at $125 each
1/21/20	Received word that we would get the grant	Proceeded with making plans for class – making sure it is aligned with district and state curriculum
1/23/20	Purchased	ServSafe Manager on-line Course 7^th Edition	Purchased 17 at a cost of $125 each for a total of $2,125
1/28/20	Created and enrolled students in course	18 students enrolled in course	Leveraged grant to enroll additional students
Prior to March 17 (Covid closing)	21 different dishes prepared by students and Students catered the Grand Reopening of the Baseball field (serving 200 hotdogs, chips and refreshments	Students learning and using safe food handling techniques	Items included, bananas foster, skirt steak and homemade salsa

The Covid 19 pandemic has interrupted schools however because the program was an on-line platform students were able to continue learning after the school facilities were closed. However, the district and state cancelled all testing therefore students could not take the ServSafe Food Service Managers Exam. Everglades worked hard to keep students on course and had 12 students complete the course at the time of this report.

Originally 18 students were enrolled, 1 student moved schools, 1 had to switch out of the class and 1 graduated early. Of the 15 remaining, 6 completed the course by May 15 (3 weeks before the end of the school year) and 9 are on-course to complete the class by the end of the school year.

As a result of the initial investment of Champions for Learning and student interest Everglades City School will be offering this as a year long course starting in August 2020.

Customarily this class is offered over 2 semesters and it is remarkable that 12 students completed the course in 1 semester against the backdrop of school being closed.

Original Grant Overview

Goal

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program administered by the U.S. National Restaurant Association. The program is accredited by ANSI and the Conference for Food Protection. Sanitation certification is required by most restaurants as a basic credential for their management staff.

What will be done with my students

Students will take the nationally recognized ServSafe food service manager class and pass the industry certification. This class provides the opportunity for students to learn skills that will help them in everyday life for years to come. During the semester the students will have a wide variety of kitchen experiences. They will learn about safety, sanitation, recipes, food preparation cooking techniques, and safe nutritional food.

Benefits to my students

Nationally recognized industry certification allowing them an employable skill.

Budget Narrative

16 ServSafe 7th Edition Manager on-line workbooks at $125 each = $2,000.00 if the school receives this grant is has preliminary commitments to for additional funds to purchase a refrigerator and food to cook.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	16 ServSafe 7th Edition Manager online course	$2,000.00
	Total:	$2,000.00

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