ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION School Nutrition Programs Newsletter Wednesday, May 1, 2019

What's on your Calendar?

Upcoming Trainings! 5/7 Webinar: Staying on Track– Webinar Series  5/8 Phoenix: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training 5/15 Tucson: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training  5/16 Webinar: The What, Why and How of Smart Snacks  5/21 Webinar: Nutrition Education for Your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) 5/29 Flagstaff: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training

Click here to view all scheduled School Nutrition and School Food Program Training Opportunities

Messages from USDA

SP 27-2019: Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2019-20 This memorandum provides notice that any SFA with a positive or zero balance in its nonprofit school food service account as of December 31, 2018, is exempted fro PLE pricing requirements found at 7 CFR 210.44(e) for school year (SY) 2019-20. Read SP 27-2019 to learn more. If required to complete the PLE, please find the PLE tool attachment on the memos webpage .

A Note from School Nutrition Programs

School Nutrition Programs and School Foods Programs Customer Satisfaction Survey! Thank you in advance for taking part in this important survey measuring customer satisfaction for School Nutrition Programs and School Foods Programs. Today we would like to obtain your thoughts and opinions in order to better serve you in the future. To ensure that we are satisfying your needs and expectations, we would appreciate your help by taking a few moments to complete this survey. Be assured that all answers you provide are anonymous. Please click the below link to begin: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SY1819SNPSFPCustomerSurvey

Don't Forget to Plan Your Annual Training Hours for the Up Coming Program Year! Professional Standard Training Tracking Requirements: SFA records need to document the planned and completion of annual training standards by all personnel (program directors, managers, and staff). To learn more about training tracking or planned training hours, please review the Online Course: Designing Your Employee Training Plan: A Course for School Nutrition Directors

Be Sure to Use The Program Year 2020 Training Curriculum & Brochure to create your Training Plan. ADE offers over 140 hours of training each year through in-person regional trainings, live and recorded webinars, self-paced online trainings and professional development events. ADE is excited to release the training schedule for the upcoming program year, which now includes specialized training curriculum for eight different roles in the Child Nutrition Programs! Each curriculum includes a list of recommended trainings, the format of each suggested training, the Professional Standards hours each training provides and where to access the training or registration. After the curriculum pages you will find dates, locations, and descriptions of each training being offered in School Year 2019-2020. We look forward to working with you as you learn and grow professionally throughout this program year! View the new Training Curriculum and Brochure on the Training and Professional Standards webpage under the Training for School Nutrition Professionals tabs!

USDA Foods/DoD Fresh This applies to all LEAs participating in USDA Foods and/or Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program

Mark your calendars!

Partner Announcements

How to Make School Year 2019-20 a Record Year for Your School Nutrition Program Start the 2019-2020 school year strong by starting to plan now on how strengthen and expand your school nutrition programs, especially school breakfast and afterschool meals! Efforts to increase participation pay off throughout the school year — endless benefits for students, as well as your bottom line. Join this webinar to learn effective strategies on how to expand and promote your offerings to ensure everyone is excited about your program! Register for this webinar my clicking here . School Health & Safety Program is holding a Mental Health First Aid Training! We invite you to register , at no cost, for the upcoming Youth Mental Health First Aid training, May 8 th , 8 am to 5 pm, at 3300 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012. Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders. This training is especially valuable for food service staff who often see students before they step foot in the classroom.

Featured Resource!

What's the buzz on whole grains all about? In this webinar, ADE discussed the nutritional benefits of whole grains, the updated meal pattern flexibilities, what to consider when planning menus, and how to take a pledge to continue serving all whole grain-rich items! Watch the recording here!

As always, if you have any questions or need additional information or assistance, please feel free to contact your School Nutrition Programs Specialist. We can also be reached at our group email: ADESchoolNutrition@azed.gov.   Click here to subscribe to these weekly School Nutrition Program Updates!