ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School Nutrition Programs Newsletter
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
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The purpose of this memorandum is to notify Child Nutrition Program operators of the 2018 Farm Bill's expansion of the provision stating that certain groups are not liable in civil cases regarding the donation and service of traditional foods. This provision only applies to food service programs at public and nonprofit facilities that primarily serve Indians, including those operated by Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.
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A Note from School Nutrition Programs
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Urgent Message!!
All operators of the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and After School Care Snack Programs will not be able to submit reimbursement claims for the month of July 2019 until further notice. The CNPWeb system will be modified to ensure that claims are not submitted for this period and CNPWeb users should receive a message regarding this, if a claim for this period is entered. This is due to the 2019-2020 Federal reimbursement rates not being released at this time. Until USDA issues the 2019-2020 Federal reimbursement rates no claims for that period can be submitted into CNPWeb. All program operators will be notified when the updated rates have been issued and reimbursement claims can be submitted in CNPWeb.
The purpose of this memorandum is to communicate updates to the CNP Direct Certification (DC) system and provide useful information about the automatic designation of partial matching. On July 26, 2019, the automatic designation of partial matching was implemented. ADE believes this will reduce the workload of the School Food Authority (SFA) that have a large number of partial matches.
Reminder:
Carryover of Previous Year’s Eligibility
For purposes of the CNPs, carryover refers to a child’s eligibility from the previous school year being carried over into the current or new school year. According to 7 CFR 245.6(c)(2), an individual student’s eligibility from the previous school year (before July 1) carries over for up to 30 operating days into the new school year, or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first. The 30 operating days begins on the first operating day of school. Operating days are the days on which reimbursable meals or milk are provided by a school or another program sponsor [7 CFR 245.2]. Carryover applies to eligibility established through a household application or through direct certification. Meals served during the carryover period are claimed at the appropriate rate, depending on the individual child’s eligibility status from the previous school year.
- See Section 3: Establishing Eligibility (page 46) of the The Eligibility Manual for School Meals for more information, including carryover within an LEA, carryover between LEAs, carryover from Provision Schools, transfer of eligibility and transferring within an LEA.
Processing Applications
Applications must be reviewed in a timely manner. Whenever possible, applications should be processed immediately, and must be processed within 10 operating days. This is particularly important for children who are not eligible to receive carryover benefits because they were not certified as eligible for free or reduced price meals during the previous school year.
For more information about processing household applications please review:
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USDA Foods in Schools
This applies to all LEAs participating in USDA Foods and/or Department of Defense Fresh Produce Program
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Annual Procurement Training Begins Next Week
Does the word “procurement” intimidate you? Are you unsure whether this even applies to your School Nutrition Programs?
Procurement A-Z
training is ideal for those that are involved in the purchasing process and are making decisions regarding funds paid out of the SFA’s nonprofit school food service account. During this training, we will review the methods of procurement (micro, small, formal) and go over the importance of forecasting and maintaining proper documentation. We will also explain in depth the process of the Procurement Review. We hope you will join us for all things procurement!
Register
here
for an August 2019 Regional Procurement A-Z training
Shipments for
USDA Foods in Schools
Program Roll In
SY20 is underway and the
USDA Foods in Schools Program
has received 7 truckloads of direct delivery materials – cereal oat circle bowls (
new
), shredded cheddar cheese, canned tuna, red kidney beans, vegetable oil, peanut butter, and sliced turkey breast. Remember, if you requested these materials during the catalog requisition process and you do not obtain an active status and schedule a shipment before the must ship by date, you will be invoiced $1.10 per case for excess storage fees. RAs can find cases of these materials on the surplus catalog, which is now available.
Register for the 2019 Farm Fresh Challenge!
Celebrate National Farm to School Month this October and
register for the 2019 Farm Fresh Challenge
to the National School Lunch Program! The Challenge is designed to be a simple, first step in building your farm to school program. New this year is the tiered “Taste Arizona” challenge, encouraging School Food Authorities to grow in their buy-local efforts. Check out the archived
recording and online resources
to support your Farm Fresh Challenge this year!
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Making it Count (MIC) was designed to enhance your knowledge of Child Nutrition Programs, strengthen your skills to meet the nutrition needs of students in your school, and assist you in providing better access to meals. MIC includes videos, interactive and site-based group activities, teaching tools such as facilitator's guides, fact sheets, key word lists, and useful links to help you operate your school nutrition program the best way possible.
Check out MIC's 10 Lunch video
s which will you will get an overview of the National School Lunch Program, focusing on USDA Meal Pattern Requirements and Dietary Specifications. You will also learn how to better Identify a Reimbursable Lunch.
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Did you know that Team Nutrition has a webpage full of Back to School Resources? Visit
this link
to find posters, nutrition education materials, and wellness policy promotion materials.
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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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