This event has concluded. The Spring 2024 Healthy Meals Summit — Join the Adventure: Pioneering Progress in School Nutrition — took place April 8–10, 2024 in St. Louis, MO. Registration is closed. See the highlights recap below, or register for the next Summit.

About the Spring 2024 Summit

The Spring 2024 Healthy Meals Summit convened school nutrition professionals, HMI grantees, Recognition Awardees, state agency contacts, and partners to share practices around nutrition standards, scratch cooking, student engagement, and the day-to-day work of improving school meals at scale.

The program was organized around the theme Pioneering Progress in School Nutrition, and included breakout sessions, keynote presentations, and peer-to-peer workshops.

What came out of the Summit

For a detailed recap — sessions covered, keynotes, awardee presentations, and practitioner takeaways — see the Spring 2024 Summit Highlights page. Many of the practices profiled there have since shown up in Cafeteria Chronicles entries from the districts that presented.

Register for the next Summit

The Fall 2025 Healthy Meals Summit is the next upcoming convening. Recognition Awardees receive invitations as part of their award package.

See the Fall 2025 Summit

Questions about past events

If you need documents or materials from the Spring 2024 Summit, start with the highlights recap. If you attended and need a travel or lodging FAQ reference for a reimbursement record, reach out through the Contact page on the homepage.