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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School Nutrition Programs Newsletter
Thursday, January 10, 2019
What's on your Calendar?
Upcoming Trainings!
  • 2/5 Webinar: Staying on Track
  • 2/6 Phoenix: Menu Planning Boot Camp 
  • 2/13 Phoenix: USDA Foods Processing Diversion Overview
  • 2/19 Webinar: Overview of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for School Year 2019-2020 
  • 2/21 Tucson: USDA Foods Processing Diversion Overview
  • 2/28 Webinar: Starting Your Afterschool Care Snack Program, Part 1

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Messages from USDA
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A Note from School Nutrition Programs
Training Teaser
The 2019 Spring Training Brochure will be released soon! Register for these training opportunities now before the brochure is posted to secure your seat! Professional development opportunities include:

  • February 6th – 7th, Phoenix: Menu Planning Boot Camp
  • Join us for two days of fun, intensive, meal pattern, crediting, and menu planning training! Space is limited to first 40 registrants!
  • NOTE: Registration for this training is full. Please email ashley.arnold@azed.gov to get a spot on the wait list!
  • April 10th, Phoenix: Allies for Childhood Hunger Solutions
  • We invite professionals from food service, administration, student services, and the community to learn together about the complex nature of child hunger, many school-based solutions, and participate in specialized follow-up technical assistance to implement interventions after the event.
  • Register here!
  • May 2nd, Phoenix: Be the “Pro” in Professional Standards
  • Attend this training to learn how to develop effective employee training plans and gain skills to be a successful and engaging trainer.
  • Register here!

Be on the lookout for the 2019 Spring Brochure for more details, or see full training details in EMS! 


HNS 37-2018 Approval Process for Capital Equipment Purchases  
This memorandum contains information pertaining to the requirement for school food authorities (SFAs) to obtain prior approval for equipment purchase(s) from the State agency. 

Find the below memo, list and request form below on the Resource Management webpage.
  • HNS 37-2018 Approval Process for Capital Equipment Purchases 
  • Pre-Approved Capital Equipment List 
  • Capital Expenditure Pre-Approval Request Form

Daily Edit Check
Perform daily edit checks for lunch and if operating School Breakfast Program, complete daily edit check for breakfast.

Aren't sure how to complete a daily edit check?
Review this Step by Step Instruction: How to Complete Daily Edit Checks  found on the Training and Professional Standards web page under the 3000 - Administration tab.

NSLP Equipment Grant
Applications are available now on GME through 11:59 PM on February 4, 2019 for the NSLP Equipment Grant – Round 5. The Request For Applications (RFA) is now available for review on the NSLP Equipment Grant webpage. For questions please contact Denise Hasty at (602) 542-7848 or denise.hasty@azed.gov .

Verification Reminder
Submit Verification Summary Report if not yet done by February 1st, 2019.
Review the Phase 4 Tab on the Verification webpage for more information.
USDA Foods/DoD Fresh
This applies to all LEAs participating in USDA Foods and/or Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program
Rotating Recipes
Health and Nutrition Services wants to encourages School Food Authorities (SFAs), operating the National School Lunch Program, to leverage USDA Foods to the maximum extent possible. This includes using a variety of USDA Foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables sourced seasonally where applicable. To aid in menu planning, HNS presents their “Rotating Recipes” , a monthly staff-selected recipe that compliments all SFAs sourcing food within the USDA Foods Program.
Find the Rotating Recipes tabs on the USDA Foods webpage by clicking here: http://www.azed.gov/hns/sfp/usda-foods/ .  
This month we are focused on breakfast with the BEST (Bacon, Egg, Spinach & Tomato) Sandwich from the American Egg Board. This recipe features the USDA Foods Whole Round Egg patty. To highlight Arizona grown items with this entrée, source your spinach and tomatoes from the DoD Fresh Produce Program and look for the state of origin information in the right hand column!


Survey Open for One More Day! Please complete if you have not already!
USDA Program Year 2020 (SY 2019-2020) Food Planning Survey
The catalog requisition period is approaching, and it is time to start planning for PY 20! To ensure that the menu items you need are made available through USDA, please utilize this opportunity to let us know what items you want to see in the PY 20 USDA Catalog. Please note that this survey will be utilized to measure your level of interest in these items only. This survey does not represent an order or commitment.

You have until January 11 th to take advantage of this survey opportunity!

Please click on the survey link below to complete the survey:
  • https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FoodPlanning
Partner Announcements 
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Featured Resource!
Project based learning is an instructional style which uses projects to each children real world skills and academic content. Fueling My Healthy Life is an interactive technology based nutrition curriculum from USDA that meets 6 th grade academic standards for English and Health. Check it out! 
As always, if you have any questions or need additional information or assistance, please feel free to contact your School Nutrition Program Specialist. We can also be reached at our group email: ADESchoolNutrition@azed.gov.  

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