Edit Checks

1. Edit Checks/Claiming Process Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction School Nutrition Team Handouts – large versions of step-by-step slides (4-20, 25-27), blank edit check form with instructions, step by step written instructions for attendance factor? Edit check process and submitting your claim go hand-in-hand – here we will go through the step-by-step process beginning to end that should be completed every month when submitting your claim to DPIHandouts – large versions of step-by-step slides (4-20, 25-27), blank edit check form with instructions, step by step written instructions for attendance factor? Edit check process and submitting your claim go hand-in-hand – here we will go through the step-by-step process beginning to end that should be completed every month when submitting your claim to DPI

2. What is the Edit Check? School’s method of control to make sure that an accurate claim for reimbursement is being made Compares meal counts to average daily attendance to identify possible errors in the meal counts and problems with meal counting procedure Required by USDA for each school participating in the program Can use form provided by DPI or software programs to perform edit checks Edit checks protect schools from making erroneous claims and potential overclaims Edit checks protect schools from making erroneous claims and potential overclaims