April 2011: Managing Food Allergies in School: What Educators Need to Know
If your district has not yet implemented a food allergy policy and management plan, it’s time you did.
By Eleanor Garrow

ImageAn estimated 2.2 million school-age children in the United States have food allergies, and that number seems to be on the rise. What’s more, survey studies indicate that one out of six kids with food allergies will have an allergic reaction while in school and that 25% of these reactions will be first-time reactions. If your district has not yet implemented a food allergy policy and management plan, it’s time you did.

Regardless of whether you are managing food allergies in school for the first time, are a seasoned pro, are looking to strengthen an existing management plan, or want guidance to creating a new one, the following steps are key to your food allergy plan’s success. These steps are focused at the school-level but require the support of district leaders to be effective.

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Eleanor Garrow is vice president of education and outreach for the Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) in Fairfax, Virginia. You can email her at: egarrow@foodallergy.org. Portions of this article have been reprinted or adapted from FAAN’s Food Allergy News (Vol. 18, No. 6) and Food Allergy News for School Nurses (Fall, 2006 and Fall, 2009).

Plan to attend Eleanor's Pre-conference Workshop on Food Allergy Management in Schools at the ASBO Annual Meeting Expo in Seattle, Washington, September 16–19, 2011. 



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April 2011 Table of Contents

KIDS AND COMMUNITY 

8 Managing Food Allergies in School: What Educators Need to Know
By Eleanor Garrow

12 Educator as Entrepreneur: Bringing Community Services to Schools
By Raffaella Borasi, Ph.D., with Ralph Spezio, M.Ed.

15 Secrets to Success in School Nutrition
By Nancy Rice, M.Ed., RD, LD, SNS

18 A Model for Healthy Change in Our Nation’s Schools
By Alicia M. Geddis

20 Finding Funding: Community Partnerships and Public Education
By Sherri-Lin P. DiNello, CPA

22 School Business Management: The International Dimension
By Geoff Southworth, OBE, and Trevor Summerson

26 Fighting Unwarranted Unemployment Claims by Substitutes
By Michael Blackstone


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30 $ense and Social Responsibility
By Lisa Sparrow


DEPARTMENTS

4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Investing in Our Students
By Charles E. Linderman, RSBA

6 PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE
Power of the Pen
By Siobhan McMahon

7 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Our Kids, Our Community
By John D. Musso, CAE, RSBA

32 LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
Highly Qualified Teachers and NCLB: An Elusive Partnership?
By Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D.

35 HUMAN RESOURCES
Automating HR: Increasing Empowerment and Accountability
By Shawn Cabey and Christine Carmichael

37 TIPS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES
Survey Says!
By William Flaherty

39 CORPORATE CORNER
Timing Your School Promotion to Optimize Success

40 SPOTLIGHT ON NANCY WHITE


Next month in School Business Affairs:
May 2011
Legal Issues and Risk Management


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