Essential KPI Interactive Spreadsheet The Institute of Child Nutrition has also developed an online companion tool for calculating KPIs described in the resource “Essential KPIs for School Nutrition Success” resource. This companion tool contains 12-month interactive spreadsheets for each of the KPI included in the resource. School nutrition professionals can download this resource at no charge, enter the data for their specific programs and the spreadsheet will do the calculations. The spreadsheet can be downloaded at the following Link https://theicn.org/research/ . This link will take you to the Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied Research Division homepage. Once on the homepage, scroll down to KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS and click on Essential KPI Interactive Spreadsheet. The homepage for the KPI interactive Spreadsheet has a table that includes the following items: 1. A list of each KPI worksheet in the resource. 2. The page number the KPI is explained in the “Essential KPIs for School Nutrition Success” resource. 3. A link to a worksheet for each KPI.
nutrition program to school nutrition industry trends. The School Nutrition Association’s annual School Nutrition Operations Report is one source of industry data. Another source is the National Restaurant Association, which regularly collects and publishes operational data for restaurants, such as food and labor cost percentages and sales percentages from food and beverages. Unfortunately, at this time, there is very little industry-specific data available specific to school nutrition programs, except for data available in the School Nutrition Operations Report. In conclusion, KPIs support data-driven decision- making, which includes: • collecting appropriate and credible data, • analyzing the data in a meaningful way, • giving the data to the people who need it, • using the data to increase school district efficiencies and improve student achievement, and • communicating data-driven decisions to key stakeholders.
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Keith Rushing, PhD, RD | Institute of Child Nutrition Keith’s higher education achievements include a Doctorate Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Texas Tech University in 2005, a Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1993, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Mississippi State University in 1989. Keith has worked at the Institute of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division since 2007. His current research interests include financial management and productivity as they relate to the operation of school nutrition programs. He is the current editor of the Journal of Child Nutrition and Management.
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