2026 School Nutrition Program Expense Basics

Description

CLASS INSTRUCTOR: Betsey Willard

Course Objectives:

• Explain school corporation expense funds related to school nutrition
• Analyze and interpret expenses for program evaluation and improvement
• Understand how indirect costs are calculated and applied to school nutrition accounts
• Calculate and apply expense-related benchmarks and KPIs used in the school nutrition industry
• Describe strategies for controlling food and labor costs
• Explain the difference between variable and fixed costs