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Coordinated Review Effort CRE Administrative Review of the School Nutrition Programs

U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations require the Department of Public Instruction to evaluate program compliance and provide consultative and technical assistance for local educational agencies participating in the School Nutrition Programs. To meet this requirement, we conduct on-site evalua

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Coordinated Review Effort CRE Administrative Review of the School Nutrition Programs

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    1. Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) Administrative Review of the School Nutrition Programs

    2. U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations require the Department of Public Instruction to evaluate program compliance and provide consultative and technical assistance for local educational agencies participating in the School Nutrition Programs. To meet this requirement, we conduct on-site evaluations, using USDA required procedures called Coordinated Review Effort. What is CRE?

    3. If More Than One School, How Many and Which Ones Will Be Reviewed?

    4. Worksheet will be sent to you by the consultant assigned to your review. Complete the form using claim information for the month of October 2011: School name Number of serving days Number of free eligible Number of free lunches claimed If you have more than one school listed on Schedule A of your on-line contract, you will need to complete a School Selection Worksheet.

    5. Coordinated Review Effort – Critical Performance Standard 1 Summary of Certification and Benefit Issuance Meal Counting and Claiming Updating Eligibility CRE Review Areas (process used to review both lunch and breakfast programs)

    6. CRE Review Areas Coordinated Review Effort – Critical Performance Standard 2 Lunch Components What are your menu planning and offer versus serve options?

    7. CRE Review Areas Coordinated Review Effort – General Free and Reduced Price Process Overt Identification Verification Process – can result in fiscal action if changes in eligibility as determined during the process were not made. Denied Applications Meal Patterns for Lunch Portion sizes to meet meal pattern requirements Production records Crediting Documentation (CN labels, spec sheets, etc.) Variety of milk, plain or flavored low fat and fat free milk Correct implementation of Offer vs Serve

    8. CRE Review Areas Coordinated Review Effort – General (con’t) Civil Rights Compliance Completion of Civil Rights Self Evaluation Form Outreach to community & grassroots organizations Civil Rights training for frontline staff Documentation to support accommodation of special dietary needs “and Justice for All” poster Monitoring Responsibilities Edit checks by site for lunch On-site monitoring for agencies with multiple sites completed by February 1

    9. Coordinated Review Effort – General (con’t) Reporting and Recordkeeping Food Safety Food Safety Plan Based on HACCP Principles (extends to all programs including National School Lunch Program, Afterschool Snack Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Food safety inspections completed Most current report posted in a public area CRE Review Areas

    10. Water Availability during National School Lunch Program Service Student Involvement Competitive Foods Purchasing Practices USDA Foods Distribution Program (Commodities) Financial Management System School Wellness Policy Any grants received for the current school year Regulatory Evaluation of Operations

    11. Other Programs School Breakfast Program Special Milk Program Wisconsin School Day Milk Program Elderly Nutrition Improvement Program After School Care Snack Program Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

    12. Special Milk Program Only available to half-day students that do not have access to School Breakfast and/or Lunch Wisconsin School Day Milk Program Provides free milk for milk break (milk served other than at scheduled meal times) for students in Pre-K through 5th grade who are eligible for free and reduced price meals. Claims for both milk programs must be based on an acceptable and accurate point of service accountability system! Milk Programs

    13. You will find links to webcasts, resources, forms and other information for each of the review areas categorized on our CRE webpage at: www.dpi.wi.gov/fns/cre.html CRE Webpage

    14. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs) http://dpi.wi.gov/fns/cnreauthorization.html Really Simple Syndication (RSS Feeds) http://dpi.wi.gov/fns/nutritionnews.html Facebook Page and Twitter – connect from our main webpage http://dpi.wi.gov/fns/index.html How Will You Know If There Are Program Changes?

    15. Have you visited our website lately? http://dpi.wi.gov/fns/index.html You’ll find lots of information on the various areas of the Child Nutrition Programs. It’s available 24/7 Have Questions?? Looking for More Information??

    16. Think you missed a mailing? All mailings for the current school year, Including the Back to School mailing, are posted to our website at: http://dpi.wi.gov/fns/sntmail.html

    17. Thank you for your participation today! The students of Wisconsin benefit from the nutritious meals you provide to them!

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