ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION School Nutrition Programs Newsletter Wednesday, June 12, 2019

What's on your Calendar?

Upcoming Trainings! 6/20 Phoenix: Director’s Track: Learning the NSLP 6/25 Flagstaff: Director’s Track: Learning the NSLP 6/27 Phoenix: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training  7/2 Webinar: Staying on Track– Webinar Series  7/9 Webinar: Direct Certification Best Practices 7/10 Flagstaff: Director’s Track: Updates for the School Year 7/10 Webinar: School Food Programs Quarterly Conference 7/11 Phoenix: USDA Foods SY 2020 myFOODS System Training

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Messages from USDA

SP 30-2019: Reminder: Requirements for Students Transferring from Provision to non-Provision Schools  On July 29, 2016, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service published the final rule “National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Eliminating Applications Through Community Eligibility as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010” (81 FR 50194). This memorandum reminds State and local Program operators about a provision in the final rule effective on July 1, 2019, relating to free and reduced price eligibility for students transferring between LEAs during the school year.

A Note from School Nutrition Programs

Reminder: Household Application Distribution School officials must make families aware of the availability of free and reduced-price meals. Household application distribution: No earlier than July 1st May request that all households apply, but may not require that a household applies Prohibited from requesting separate household applications for each child within the same LEA (PL 108-265 Sec.105(a)) An application does not need to be made available to those students who are a “Match” through CNP Direct Certification Prep for the School Year June is time to prepare for the up-coming 2019-2020 School Year. Double check that your food safety/HACCP plan is up-to-date. Review and update your Local Wellness Policy Update your Unpaid Meal Charge Policy

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

USDA Foods Next week ALL USDA Foods shipments (NSLP & SFSP) will be completed. Please log in to myFOODS and verify all outstanding shipments so the USDA Foods team can reconcile inventory for the year and prepare for SY20 shipments to begin. The NSLP applications are now available on CNPWeb at: https://home.azed.gov/Portal/ , remember to indicate USDA Foods participation on the application, section 5, question 2. Training and Technical Assistance The USDA Foods Program has two “How-to-Guides” now available on the USDA Foods webpage under the Guidance and Training section to keep yourself up-to-date with myFOODS functionality. Now that the children are on summer break, take this time to attend an in-person myFOODS training to refresh some skills, sessions are available all summer. Or, register for our School Food Programs Quarterly Calls . We will be sharing important and relevant program information via a conference call so not to interrupt your day with travel and pull you out of the office for extended amounts of time.

Partner Announcements

What's Cooking? Sunny Days Bring a Variety of Colorful Vegetables. Add These Flavorful Dishes to Your Menu. Pasta Salad - USDA Recipe for Schools Pasta Salad is a healthy and delicious combination of fresh vegetables and pasta. NSLP/SBP Crediting Information: 1 cup (8 fl oz spoodle) is the equivalent of 6.2 oz of salad. One portion provides 1/8 cup dark green vegetable, 1/8 cup red/orange vegetable, 1/8 cup other vegetable, 1/4 cup additional vegetable, and 1 oz equivalent grains

50-100 Servings

Featured Resource!

Summer Meals, Summer Fun Looking for enrichment activities for summer meal sites? Check out Team Nutrition’s Summer Food, Summer Moves resource kit to keep kids and families excited about healthy eating and staying active, even when school’s not in session! Resources are available in English and in Spanish and include activity guides, recipes, posters, flyers, and more.

Summer Meals, Summer Fun [ English] [ Spanish ]

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!