Team Nutrition Cooks - State, Local, and Tribal Government

Attachment L – Confirmation Letter for Administrator/Principal

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Date: (Date of confirmation - following OMB approval)

Fors Marsh Group, LLC, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), are pleased to work with __(Name of Principal/Administrator)__ at ____ (Name of school/facility)____ as a site coordinator for the Formative Research of Team Nutrition Cooks! (TNC). This letter confirms the details of that engagement. The site coordinator is expected to host and facilitate the following activities:

Date(s) of Study: __________________________

Site Coordinator: NAME, EMAIL, PHONE

• Provide TNC curriculum to after-school program staff and assign roles and responsibilities as needed

• Provide the food ingredients, materials, and equipment required for completion of each lesson

• Inform parents about the lessons/activities and obtain consent for children to participate

• Ensure lessons are delivered to the students, by the program operators, each week for approximately five weeks

• Coordinate and provide rooms for two rounds of data collection:

  • Week 1

    • Kickoff meeting with program operators and research team

    • Researcher-facilitated survey with participating children

  • Around Week 5

    • Researcher-facilitated survey with participating children

    • 30-minute interviews with program operator staff (up to four)

    • 60-minute focus group with parents (while children are still attending program)

By signing below, you are acknowledging the responsibilities and expectations as site coordinator and expressing commitment to the success of this study. If the point of contact or anything else changes before the dates of the event, please let us know as soon as possible. Please contact the Project and Research Lead (Corinne Berry, [email protected]), with any questions.

Sincerely,

NAME, TITLE

Signature Date

1010 N. Glebe Road, Suite 510 | Arlington, Virginia 22201 | www.forsmarshgroup.com

1010 N. Glebe Road, Suite 510 | Arlington, Virginia 22201 | www.forsmarshgroup.com

1010 N. Glebe Road, Suite 510 | Arlington, Virginia 22201 | www.forsmarshgroup.com

1010 N. Glebe Road, Suite 510 | Arlington, Virginia 22201 | www.forsmarshgroup.com