Sumter County Schools Receive 100 for Second Consecutive Health Inspection Cycle
Published 7:57 am Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Sumter County Middle School Nutrition Team. Left to Right: Margaret Goodin, RDN, LD, School Nutrition Director; Tiffany Williams, Michelle Bush, SCMS Nutrition Manager; Brianne Woods, Seth Warwick, Janice Hawkins, Lois Kelly, Aretha Woods, Todd Vickery, Principal
Americus-Sumter Nutrition Team. Clockwise from left: Kimothy Hadley, Principal; Kim Nelson, Phyllis Dowdell, Shemeka Slappey, Betty McCoy, Teresa Pitts, Margaret Goodin, RDN, LD, School Nutrition Director; Carolyn Hightower, Felicia Thomas, ASHS Nutrition Manager; and Brenda Poole
Americus-Sumter Ninth Grade Academy School Nutrition team. Left to Right: Sarah Slappy, ASNGA Nutrition Manager; Rosa Floyd, Martin Mitchell, Assistant Principal; Joyce Bryant, Precilla Arnett, Margaret Goodin, RDN, LD, School Nutrition Director; and Tina Jenkins
Sumter Primary School Nutrition Team. Left to Right: Dr. Renee Mays, Principal; Angela Jackson, Nell Harris, SCPS Nutrition Manager; Wendy Wooden, Lovie Foster, Shunda Green, Regina Dowdell, and Margaret Goodin, RDN, LD, School Nutrition Director
Sumter County Intermediate School Nutrition Team. Left to Right: Diane Furlow, Diane Monts, SCIS Nutrition Manager; Dr. April Smith, Principal; Teresa Chambers, Barbara Hawkins, Marquita Bess, Takesha King, Tracie Pitts, Katherine Clum, and Margaret Goodin, RDN, LD, School Nutrition Director
Sumter County Middle School Nutrition Team. Left to Right: Mary Clark, Chris, Slappey, Minnie Green, Lorriane Lassiter, SCES Nutrition Manager; Warren Jones, and Margaret Goodin, RDN, LD, School Nutrition Director
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The School Nutrition Teams across Sumter County Schools have achieved health inspections of 100 for all schools for the second consecutive cycle. Health inspections in Georgia occur twice a year for all establishments that prepare food for public consumption. School Nutrition professionals work extremely hard to maintain the safest, cleanest environment in which the students’ meals are prepared. Margaret Goodin, Director of Nutrition for Sumter County school reported, “At the beginning of the year we spend time reviewing and refreshing all of the many food safety ideals that we have in place and conduct trainings for all staff.” For health inspections, management and employees must demonstrate knowledge of food safety practices, health codes, safe food handling and preparation. The Health Inspectors drop in which helps make sure that the nutrition teams are performing their normal daily routines. Here in Sumter County each school’s lunchroom manager is ServSafe® Certified. In April, each manager had the opportunity to celebrate the success with their School Nutrition Staff along with School Nutrition Director Margaret Goodin RDN, LD and the building principals throughout Sumter County Schools.
SCS Nutrition Managers are:
- Nell Harris, manager at Sumter County Primary School for 7 years.
- Lorriane Lassiter, manager at Sumter County Elementary School for 20 years
- Diane Monts, manager at Sumter County Intermediate School for 4 years and 8 years total as a manager with SCS.
- Michelle Bush, manager at Sumter County Middle School for 4 and 13 years total as a manager with SCS.
- Sarah Slappey, manager at Americus Sumter 9th Grade Academy for 9 years
- Felcia Thomas, manager at Americus Sumter High School for 28 years.
