- School Nutrition Program Site Guide – Discover in more detail what it means to partner with Let’s Go! and the tools and resources available.
- 2024-2025 Let's Go! Self-Assessment
- School Nutrition Program Goals Template
- Announcing Partnership Communication Template
- Let’s Go! Sample School Wellness Policy
- Maine DOE Wellness Policy Checklist – scroll to Local Wellness Policy section
- Healthy Hungry Free Kids Act Summary 2010
- Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT)
Let’s Go! is committed to providing registered sites professional development opportunities through in-person and virtual trainings as well as technical assistance through in-person and virtual meetings.
On-Demand Trainings
Current on demand virtual trainings can be accessed at LetsGoLearning.Thinkific.com.
Culinary Skills for School Meals
The Culinary Skills for School Meals training is a 5-day hands-on intensive culinary training for school nutrition professionals focusing on foundations for food service, including knife skills, cooking techniques, and kitchen efficiencies, to improve the culinary skills of school nutrition professionals. Find more information and details here.
Why it Matters - Promoting the School Meals Program
Resources for Program Staff
Communication Template
Why it Matters - Serving a Healthy School Breakfast
Resources for Program Staff
- Best Practice for Reducing Added Sugars at School Breakfast
- Build a Healthy Breakfast
- School Breakfast: The Facts
Resources for Families
Why it Matters - Serving a Healthy School Lunch
Resources for Program Staff
- Build a Healthy Lunch Poster
- Farm and Sea to School Seasonal Menu
- Culinary Skills at a Glance
- Cafeteria signage
- Food Bar Signs
- Milk Signs - Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4
- Water Signs - Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4
Communication Template
Developed in collaboration with the Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition this collection of resources was created to support parents returning to work who wish to continue to feed their baby human milk.
- Understanding your Rights
- Creating a Return to Work Plan
- Sample Return to Work Plan
- Advice from Experts in the Early Weeks at Home
- Preparing to Go Back to Work
- Pump Bag Checklist
- Human Milk Feeding Goals Worksheet
- Sample Pumping Schedules & Storage Guidelines
- Caregiver Tips for Bottle Feeding Human Milk
- Common Challenges & When to Ask for Help
- Affirmations
- Pumping Sign
The Returning to Work toolkit for employees has been translated into French, Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish. The translated resources are available for download on the Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition website.
News Center Maine Highlights Let’s Go! Culinary Skills for School Meals Training Classes
This summer 75 school nutrition professionals from 11 districts across Maine, participated in this year’s program to bring healthier recipes into school lunch programs.
If you're interested in learning more or partnering with Let's Go!