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WELCOME. Maryland State Department of Education School and Community Nutrition Programs Branch Food Distribution Section. FOOD DISTRIBUTION SECTION. Mike Birkmeyer- Section Chief Yvette Bogan- Operations Specialist Purva Hukmani- Admin. Specialist Brenda Pryor- Section Secretary.
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WELCOME • Maryland State Department of Education • School and Community Nutrition Programs Branch • Food Distribution Section
FOOD DISTRIBUTION SECTION • Mike Birkmeyer- Section Chief • Yvette Bogan- Operations Specialist • Purva Hukmani- Admin. Specialist • Brenda Pryor- Section Secretary
CUSTOMERS • 24 School Districts • 6 Of The Largest 100 Nationally • 16, 17, 25, 32, 45, and 92
CUSTOMERS • 31 Non Public Schools and RCCIs • 9 Charitable Institutions • 12 Summer Programs
$15,158,167.00 • Largest $2,593,616.00 • Smallest $158.00
Non Processed Commodities • Offer Approximately 60 Commodities • No Requisitions/ No Orders • 7% Unallocated
PROCESSED COMMODITIES • 46 Approved Processors/44 NPA • SPA by Request • Schools select products, delivery schedules, value pass thru methods, storage, and distribution of end products • Constantly Growing Percentage of Entitlement
SY08 QUANTITIES • 2.5 Million Pounds of Flour • 2.2 Million Pounds of Chicken • 5 Tanker Trucks of Liquid Eggs • 1.5 Million Pounds of Cheese • 3 Million Pounds of Bulk Potatoes
PROCESSING FOOD SHOW • All School Districts Represented • 38 Processors • Morning Training – Food Show
WAREHOUSES • No State Owned/All Commercial • State Divided Into 3 Regions • 2 Regions Delivery/1 Pick Up • 1 School District Gets Direct Delivery • 4 Districts Get 60% Direct Delivery
FINANCES • Costs Depend On Region • .85 per case Administrative Fee • No Fee on Processed Commodities • RAs Responsible for All Costs
ECOS • All RAs Place Requisitions, Track Orders, Monitor Entitlement in ECOS • All Warehouses/Processors Receive Orders and Get Allocations From ECOS • RA Notification of Commodity Delivery Based on ECOS Email
PRE-TRAINING SESSIONS • Learn ECOS “Inside and Out” As RA • Set Up RAs on Both ECOS Sites • Sent RAs Test Site Log In and Password Prior to Session • Scavenger Hunt
ECOS TRAINING • Five Initial Training Sessions • 20- Person Maximum • Held in Computer Lab
TRAINING SESSIONS • Performed All ECOS Functions On Test Site • Free Time to Practice • Placed Actual Requisitions In Afternoon • Later Reduced Sessions To 3 Hours
FOLLOW UP • Phone Resource • Site Visits • Prize Messages Before Meetings • RCCIs/Nonpubs Need Most Attention
SY2008 • Three Training Sessions • One Hour Presentation • Act as Resource While Submitting Requisitions • Site Visits
SY 2009 • No Formal Training Planned • Site Visits As Resource
ECOS ROLLOUT BENEFITS • Real Time Information • RAs Control Their Destiny • Reduced Labor • Reduced Costs
ECOS ROLLOUT OBSTACLES • Training • Initial “Set Up” Time • Summer Programs • Charitable Institutions • Surveys Which Are Only Offered For Less Then 12 Days