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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School Nutrition Programs Newsletter
Thursday, July 18, 2019
What's on your Calendar?
Upcoming Trainings!   
  • 7/24 Flagstaff: USDA Foods SY 2020 myFOODS System Training
  • 7/31 Webinar: 2019 Farm Fresh Challenge to National School Lunch Programs School Food Authorities
  • 8/6 Webinar: Staying on Track– Webinar Series
  • 8/15 Tucson: USDA Foods SY 2020 myFOODS System Training
  • 8/20 Webinar: upLIFT Webinar Series: Starting a Salad Bar, Part 1 - The Why
Click here to view all scheduled
School Nutrition and School Food Program Training Opportunities
Messages from USDA
None at this time.
A Note from School Nutrition Programs
HNS 17-2019: HNS Response to SP30-2019 Reminder: Requirements for Students Transferring from Provision to Non-Provision Schools
The purpose of this memo is to provide clarification to Program operators regarding students’ eligibility when transferring between Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). Regulations at 7 CFR 245.9(1) require LEAs to provide free, reimbursable meals to students who receive free meals at a Provision school and during the school year transfer to a school using standard counting and claiming procedures. This guidance states that schools must provide these students with free, reimbursable meals for up to 10 operating days.


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

Approval reminders:
  1. National School Lunch Program (NSLP) CNPWeb application submission and approval
  2. Update delivery site and contact information (even if you do not make any changes, you must still click the update button)
  3. Request a PO from your business office and send a copy to 4I-DL-USDA@usfood.com to pay delivery fees

Setting your status to active is a manual process. Although you may have completed all the steps listed, myFOODS will not display active until the USDA Foods in Schools Program manually updates your status. This may take up to 48 hours. Trucks are not due to arrive until mid-August, we are doing our best to have all RAs active by then. Visit the “My Agency” page in myFOODS to determine the status of your NSLP application and updates.
Partner Announcements 
School Health & Safety Program is holding a
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training!
We invite you to register , at no cost, for the upcoming Youth Mental Health First Aid training, September 16th, 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!
Local Wellness Policy
ADE has provided LEAs with optional tools for publishing their Local Wellness Policy Assessment Findings. The Wellness Policy Report Templates are fillable documents which LEAs may use to summarize their assessment findings. These templates are not required, but rather provide models for satisfying the USDA requirement to make LWP assessment results public. Use whichever format suits your LEA best, or create your own format for publicizing your assessment findings. Visit the ADE Local Wellness Policy webpage and click on the “Assessment” tab to access these templates!  
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.  

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