Teacher Institute
Have you registered for Teacher Institute? If your name is not highlighted in GREEN then you need to register ASAP. Check the list HERE.
If you haven't registered, use the link HERE
Looking for the tentative agenda or hotel information? Click HERE
Last chance to submit topic suggestions at the survey HERE
If you did not attend the 2024 Teacher Institute you should definitely be attending on September 26.
Burger Battle
Registration for the October 28 Burger Battle is coming soon! Click HERE to review the rules and access the templates. Our judges have registered and are now waiting for the teams!
Industry Awards
Do you know an outstanding ProStart student who embodies the ProStart Core Values of leadership, passion, and community and shows great promise and aptitude for a future career in the foodservice industry? What about an educator who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the advancement of the Ohio foodservice industry? Each December, we celebrate a ProStart student and hospitality educator at our Industry Awards dinner. Nominate them today by completing the form - HERE. Nominations close Tuesday, September 23.
National ProStart Data Collection
The Data Collection emails have hit the majority of inboxes last Tuesday. The sender address is prostartdatabase@nraef.org. If it is not in your inbox, please check your junk or spam folders. If you did not receive it, that means you are not registered as a ProStart educator. Reach out to sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org ASAP. The surveys are due by September 29th.
Educator Office Hours
Our first office hours of the school year is TODAY at 2:30pm. Teams invites were sent out yesterday morning. Let me know if you did not receive it. We will be discussing what is coming this school year. Submit your topics ot sdelaney@ohiorestaurant.org and let me know if you will make it.
Ohio Hospitality CTSO Update
Registration for Ohio Hospitality CTSO is open. You can use the link HERE to register your students for the 2025-26 school year.
Student Waiver Link is HERE. CTSO Handbook is HERE.
Important CTSO Dates
August 18 - CTSO Leadership Campaigns Begin
September 15 - CTSO Chapter Registration Closes
September 15 - CTSO Chapter Leaders Due. Submit HERE
September 15 - Chapter Leader Training Begins
Leadership Lab Registration is OPEN
Click HERE to register your students for the October 29 Leadership Lab. We are working on an exciting agenda that will be released soon. Tentative timeframe for the day is 8:30am-3:00pm.
Rachael Ray ProStart Grow Grant
It's time! The Rachael Ray Grant application is open. Don't miss out on this opportunity to get funds for your classrooms! Get more information HERE.
Grant applications close Friday, September 19, 2025. Let us know if you apply!
Webinar Series - Fueling the Future of Work
NRAEF is hosting a series of webinars to address the evolving needs of the hospitality workforce.
Webinars are held on Wednesdays throughout September at 2pm. Register even if you can't attend. They typically send out the replay.
Here is the link to register - REGISTER HERE
Calendar of Events - CLICK HERE
In Next Week's Edition
School contact survey
Burger Battle Registration
Creative Cakes and Mocktail Madness Rules & Registration
Data Collection Survey Continues
Industry Awards Nominations Continue
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