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The Florida ProStart program began as a pilot program in the 1994-95 school year with six schools. Today, it is over 200 schools strong. This directly correlates to the explosive growth of the foodservice industry, which was the original intention of the ProStart program founders, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). As the foodservice industry was growing, the NRAEF forecasted an alarming shortage of restaurant managers. ProStart was created to interest high school students in this diverse industry to head off these shortages.
At the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (FRLAEF), we, along with our sponsors, are doing our part to keep the foodservice industry vibrant as we touch the lives of over 10,000 students and their teachers with industry training, scholarships and grant funding.
  
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| Upcoming ProStart Opportunities |
The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (FRLAEF) is proud to offer events, activities and monetary support for your ProStart classroom. FRLAEF believes participation in these activities can provide your classroom with a richer learning environment for your ProStart students.
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| ProStart Spring Survey |
| Included in the March issue of NewsBites was the ProStart Spring Survey. Click below to download.
If you completed a Fall ProStart Survey, only complete the top portion (Student Information) and the section regarding students who are working in the industry.
The FRLAEF uses the Fall and Spring Surveys to obtain information on how the ProStart program is growing. All teachers who return the Spring ProStart Survey to FRLAEF will receive free SafeStaff Foodhandler Guides ($8 value each).
Please return the Survey to the FRLAEF by April 15, 2009.
SPRING SURVEY
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| 9th Annual ProStart Culinary Team Competitions |
The 9th Annual ProStart Culinary Team Competitions took place Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
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| ProStart Certification |
The FRLAEF will award $250 to each school that becomes a ProStart Certified Program. The ProStart Certification looks at five different areas including Curriculum, Instructor, Student, Facility, and Advisory Committee. If you are interested in this certification, please let us know. Click link below to download a copy.
CERTIFICATION PACKET
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| 13th Annual ProStart Teacher Training Institute |
For the thirteenth year, the FRLAEF will conduct the ProStart Teacher Training Institute. This event will be held at Johnson & Wales University, North Miami campus.
The week-long training is built around topics covered in the ProStart curriculum. At the conclusion of the week, attendees should feel more comfortable teaching the ProStart curriculum to their students.
The FRLAEF along with its sponsors will cover the cost for all Florida ProStart instructors. This includes instruction, lodging and meals (excluding dinner on Tuesday and Thursday), chef coats and take-home educational materials. If you will not be teaching the ProStart curriculum during the 2009-2010 school year, the cost for you to attend is $800.
Registration brochures will be mailed in March.
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