Teacher Institute - Friday, September 25

We are excited to partner with Zink Foodservice Columbus for our Teacher Institute on September 25.

Looking to stay overnight? Here is a list of nearby hotels. Registration is still open! Sign up HERE.

Topic agenda HERE. Final Agenda and additonal details coming next week.

Data Collection- Due TODAY!

Data collection for the 2026 – 2027 school year has officially launched! Emails including the annual survey came from the following email address - prostartdatabase@nraef.org. It's a 26-question survey asking about your program. It takes about 10 minutes to complete. These answers are used by the National Restaurant Association to evaluate and support P...

September is National Food Safety Month!

Every great recipe starts with a strong foundation. Download our first Food Safety Recipe, "Our Food Safety Culture: How We Do Things Around Here, Every Shift, Every Person," HERE and learn how to make food safety part of every decision, every shift, every day.

What Servsafe courses do you teach? Please complete this short survey!

Join us live, or view on demand our upcoming webinar, Prerequisites for Creating an Authentic Food Safety Culture, September 15th at 2:00 ET.

Learn the essential prerequisites for building an authentic food safety culture that supports compliance, strengthens operational performance, and helps prevent foodborne illness. Register...

Jenn Bushby named Director of the Hospitality Institute of Ohio, Sonya Delaney promoted to Senior Manager of Workforce Programs & Operations

Jenn Bushby has been named Director of the Hospitality Institute of Ohio, the Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance (ORHA) workforce development foundation. Jenn began her ORHA career in the Membership Department before serving most recently as Senior Manager of Communications. As Director of Hospitality Ohio, Jenn will lead programs and initiatives that strengthen Ohio’s hospitality workforce by expanding career awareness, workforce education, industry training and employer engagement. Her leadership will help position Hospitality Ohio as the st...

Ohio ProStart and Ohio Hospitality CTSO 2026-2027 Calendars

Dates

2026

September 25 Teacher Institute

October 20 Ohio Hospitality CTSO Leadership Lab

October 27 Burger Battle, Creative Cakes, Mocktail Madness

2027

March 9 Ohio ProStart Invitational

Virtual events coming soon!

Final Reminders

Monthly updates will be coming throughout the summer. If you would like us to use a different email for summer communications, email Sonya - sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org

Intent to compete forms are HERE. Any questions? Send them to Sonya (sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org).

Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grant application is coming in August!

Funding from Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grant provides schools the...

May Office Hours

May Office Hours will be held Thursday, May 14 from 2:30-3:00. Please send Sonya (sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org) your topics. Remember – CEUs are given for attendance.

Attention Educators

Intent to compete forms will be sent to all schools next week in the April recap. Be on the lookout for the email from Sonya (sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org).

Honor Cords

If you need honor cords for your 2026 graduates, please reach out to Abby at adelriesgo@ohiorestaurant.org. They will be mailed to you. Please include your school’s graduation date in the email to ensure they arrive on time.

Teacher Institute - Friday, September 25

Mark your calendars – Teacher Institute is being he...

Teacher Institute - Friday, September 25

Mark your calendars – Teacher Institute is being held September 25 at Zink Foodservice in Columbus. Registration is open! Sign up HERE.

It’s COA Time!

We will accept COA paperwork through June 30.

TWO WEEKS before you test, please have your students log into their accounts to confirm they have access.

• If they have completed a level one exam, be sure they can see their results


• If your student has never tested, have them create an account. Use the directions found in the Educator Portal HERE


• If your student cannot access their account – send an email ASAP to info@oraef.org


• If you are a multiple educator school, send us the names and email addr...