1. Welcome to the 2014 ProStart Educator Winter Training
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2. Louisiana Culinary Institute Charlie Ruffolo, Director of Public Affairs

3. LRAEF Update Alice Glenn, LRAEF Executive Director Jennifer Jeansonne, LRAEF Program Manager

4. 2015 LRA Education Foundation Board Academic Advisory Representatives 2 Seats: ProStart & Post Secondary Contact Alice Glenn to apply (504)
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5. Jump Start Update Culminating credential now required for graduation
Culminating credential now required for graduation
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6. 2014-2015 School Support Grant Fund UPDATE
$50k to 36 schools in January 2015!
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36 applicants, 70k requested, 50k awarded (average of 1400 per school)
Received letter with amount awarded
Checks will be mailed at the beginning of 2015

7. 2015 LRAEF Scholarship Fund UPDATE
Application posted by January 1, 2015
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Last year- $61k, 31 students
Applications posted and distributed around January 1, 2015

8. 2015 Louisiana Seafood ProStart Student Invitational UPDATE
March 3-4, 2015

9. 2015 LA Seafood ProStart Student Invitational
National Competition- Disneyland April 18-20, 2015
Rules Updates
Culinary Competition:
Changes to Role of Alternate
New Chicken Fabrication Rules
Management Competition:
Marketing Strategies no longer include social media
Critical Thinking Session now private
Must include LA Seafood in title, when used
Example: Louisiana Redfish, not Redfish
More information coming soon. CHECK YOUR !
National competition
Rules updates
Culinary
Changes to role of alternate- now allowed on the floor, allowed to talk to the team, participate in cleanup just not touch anything
Chicken fabrication
2. Management
Marketing- social media no longer a strategy… it’s a given
Critical thinking session… now done in private

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13. Total Students Enrolled in ProStart
1258
Total Students Enrolled in ProStart

14. Certificates of Achievement earned95
Certificates of Achievement earned

15. Certificate of Achievement
CHAPTER
COA
ACADIANA CHAPTER
Washington Career 4
BATON ROUGE CHAPTER
Denham Springs
Donaldsonville
Dutchtown 5 6 19
BAYOU CHAPTER
Terrebonne Career
CENLA CHAPTER
NONE
GNO CHAPTER
Bonnabel
Chalmette
Grace King
St Charles Satellite
St. James Career 3 9 2
NORTHEAST CHAPTER
West Monroe 1
NORTHSHORE CHAPTER
Fontainebleau
Hammond
Lakeshore
Mandeville
Salmen
Slidell 7 10
NORTHWEST CHAPTER
SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
Sulphur
Certificate of Achievement
= 95

16. Highest Number of COA’s Earned Dutchtown High School = 19
Schools with over 50% of Students earning a COA
Bonnabel (50%)
Chalmette (100%)
Fountainbleau (50%)
Grace King (69%)
Hammond (50%)
Lakeshore (88%)
Mandeville (50%)
St. James Career Center (50%)
Salmen & Dutchtown right on the border… 48%

17. The New COA Process

18. The New Process: What Changes?
What Doesn’t Change
Increased Capacity
Requirements
Better, Trackable Data
Pass both exams
Streamlined Process
Document 400 hours
Complete Work Experience Checklist
Exams
Paper and Online Acceptable
Timeline
Scores are valid for 3 years
The new online COA system replaces the former paper-and-pen system. COAs can no longer be processed manually.

19. Students have more responsibility for meeting the COA requirements under the new online system.
There will be a new tab called “About the COA” where teachers and students can find general information, copies of forms and FAQs
Please Note: The new system considers passing the first exam as the application for a COA. “Track COA Progress” will only show up once a student has passed the first exam.
If nothing shows up when a student clicks track COA progress it is likely that :
The student has not registered
The student has not signed in
The student has not passed the initial exam
A COA Application is valid for 3 years from the date of the initial examination

20. Students
Must register on the website
We recommend all students register in the first few weeks of class. It is not recommended that students first register on the day of the first exam!
Best Practice: Have each student put log in information on an index card and give it to the teacher a copy is available for those who may not remember their login when testing

21. This student has passed one exam and has entered all required work experience hours but has yet to complete the work experience checklist or pass the second exam
Student records are connected to the educator who administered their most recent exam
Please Note: To change school or educator, students may contact their state coordinator.

22. Work Experience Hours When adding required work experience hours:
There is no limit to the number of jobs a student may enter
“Jobs” may be paid, unpaid/school enterprise or unpaid service/volunteer work
THERE MUST be a start and stop date for the work experience
This does not mean the student must stop working at the job, it just means he/she stops recording hours for ProStart
Brief description of job responsibilities is required
Company name and address are required
MUST enter either or phone number for mentor or supervisor

23. EDUCATORS
Educators must register to manage COA applications and access exams
After the educator creates a profile, in order for access as a ProStart Educator to be granted, the state coordinator must approve the educator registration. It can take 2-3 days after creation of a profile for access to be granted.

24. PLEASE NOTE the new section under Educator Services: “Manage COAs”
Best Practice: “Help Documents” under “Manage Exam Session” are VERY helpful when administering exams

25. Educators can search for any student at the school to see the status of a students COA application
Applications are connected to the educator who administered the student’s most recent exam

26. Workplace Checklist
Note: in addition to documenting 400 hours of experience through the new online system students must still submit signed work experience checklist(s) to the teacher for approval
Must have “sign off” on a total of 52 of the 75 Competencies. The Checklist has space for 3 supervisors to sign; but a student may submit multiple checklists, each signed by only one supervisor/mentor.
Remember: class “labs” and practice for competition do not count for competencies or for work experience hours.

27. Teachers must examine and confirm work experience documentation (pay stubs, letters from supervisor, signed forms etc.)
Teachers must also examine the signed Work Experience Checklist to confirm that 52/70 competencies have been reached
Teachers should send all of the documentation for each student within 5 days of approval to the state coordinator.

28. The State Coordinator will be notified whenever an educator has approved a COA application. A sample of the Coordinator is shown here.
After confirming the documentation the coordinator may approve a student’s COA application
Once the Coordinator approves and application, the COA will be awarded and mailed directly to the student using the address that student has in his/her profile
Students will receive a reminder to check the address in their profile before the COA is mailed

29. A second email is sent to the student when a COA is ready to be shipped

30. NEED NEW FRONT AND BACK
The new Certificate has a QR code, which can be scanned to verify authenticity. It also contains information on how to verify authenticity online.
Note that verification is available only for COAs issued under the new, online process.

31. The back of the new COA includes information for prospective employers and post-secondary institutions on what it means.

32. In addition to scanning the QR code on the document, there is also a new place to verify COAs. This is only good for the COAs that will be issued through the new system.
Side note- info about the summer institutes and scholarships coming to your mailbox in the next few weeks. Be on the lookout!

33. Be Social! NRAEF Sites LRAEF Sites
@ProStart
@LaRestAssoc #lraef
/ProStartProgram
/LouisianaProStart
/ProStartProgram
/LaRestaurantAssoc
/GoProStart
/larestassoc
Please send all school / ProStart social media handles to Jennifer Jeansonne

34. LRAEF ProStart Student Camellia Brand Recipe Contest
Deadline- January 12, 2015
March Top 10 Announced
Week of April 20, winners announced
12 ingredients max (not including spices)
First Prize- $5000, Runner Up- $1,000 for ProStart class
Questions? Contact Jennifer Jeansonne
Student driven recipes!

35. A great gift idea. Contact Jennifer Jeansonne (jjeansonne@lra
A great gift idea! Contact Jennifer Jeansonne to purchase.

36. Thanks for coming to the 2014 Winter Training!
Treat for coming- business cards… order form is in packet
A look ahead to the day
- non-baking dessert sessions and plating competition (winner and runner up from each room)
- educator roundtable
- lunch n learn with tips for marketing your program from canes
- secrets to creating a school-based garden
- proper cleaning and maintenance of commercial equipment -