ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION School Nutrition Programs Newsletter Wednesday, May 8, 2019

What's on your Calendar?

Upcoming Trainings! 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 6/13 Tucson: Director’s Track: Learning the NSLP 6/13 Tucson: USDA Foods 2019 myFOODS System Training

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

Messages from USDA

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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   Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant   The new program dates for School Year 2019-2020 (FY20) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant effective May 1, 2019 are summarized below: Original Application Submission Deadline: June 1, 2019 Anticipated Award Announcement: June 2019 Program Start Date: October 1, 2019 Program End Date: June 30, 2020 The FY20 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program application within Grants Management Enterprise was revised on May 1, 2019 to reflect the above change to the application deadline and project start date. If interested in the grant, please watch the webinar recording and/or review the slides for the Revised Overview of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for School Year 2019-2020.

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

myFOODS Training There are still available seats to sign up for myFOODS training! May 15 th in Tucson: Tucson USD, LIRC Room, 2025 E. Winsett May 29 th in Flagstaff: Flagstaff ADE, 1701 N 4 th St Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about the USDA Foods program and receive commodity dollars for your school. Sign up at https://ems.azed.gov//home/SearchResults?SearchString=myFOODs    myFOODS All SY20 trucks and DoD Set-Aside amounts have been completed in myFOODS. Please visit your “View Entitlement” page to confirm the DoD Set Aside amount, visit the “209 Report – USDA Foods Allocated and Received” report (Click SHOW GRID) to verify direct delivery (brown box) materials purchased for you, and the “Processor/Material/RA Detail Report” to verify the raw bulk pounds purchased for you. Please begin to plan and prepare for the scheduling and ordering of your SY20 materials.  June 10-14, 2019 is the FINAL week to receive USDA Foods deliveries, including the summer food allocation. Please verify shipments as soon as possible to help speed up our end of year reconciliation of physical inventory. Save the Date December 3, 2019 - School Food Programs Expo – Mesa Convention Center

Partner Announcements

Engaging Students in the Success of School Breakfast Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST Students are the customers of school breakfast and it is important to engage them as such. Students can be involved in various aspects of the school breakfast program including marketing, menu planning and delivery. This webinar will cover the basic building blocks of successful youth engagement and highlight a variety of ways that students can be engaged in the success of the school breakfast program. We’ll be joined by two guest speakers who will share creative examples from their firsthand experiences.

Click Here to Register for Engaging Students in the Success of School Breakfast

Featured Resource!

Looking for new recipes for next year? Check out the Healthy School Recipes website . This resource has compiled recipes from school districts, USDA, state agencies, and more. You'll find creative standardized recipes to integrate into your menus, or inspire you to create your own variation!

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!