What’s New with School Nutrition Webinar

1. What’s New with School Nutrition Webinar Tuesday, March 11

2. Agenda • DPI Mailings • Clarification on Non-Program Foods revenue • USDA Memos • Community Eligibility Provision • Team Nutrition • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • Training • Tentative Summer Training Dates announced!

3. DPI Mailing • Effective Date of Free or Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Determinations • Clarifies the flexibility available to LEA officials for establishing the effective date of eligibility for children certified for free or reduced price meals.

4. Non-Program Foods Revenue Clarification • The nonprofit school food service account may be used to purchased goods for another program. • The cost of these goods, plus any labor associated with purchasing or preparing these goods needs to be reimbursed to the nonprofit school food service account. • After reimbursing the nonprofit school food service account, all revenue may be kept by the program doing the sale

5. USDA Memos • SP 21-2014 “Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Q&As” • SP 23-2014 “Questions and Answers Related to the Smart Snacks Interim Final Rule + calculator” • SP 24-2014 “Additional Administrative Reviews Guidance”

6. Smart Snacks Webcast • A Smart Snacks Webcast is being created and will be available late April. • We would like your input on what you want answered about this interim rule.

7. Community Eligibility Provision • Schools should start determining interest in CEP • All schools must submit the Direct Certification School Level Data Report • Karrie Isaacson, Assistant Director SNT • karrie.isaacson@dpi.wi.gov • or fax to (608)-267-0363 • Website is regularly updated • http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_sntwebcasts#cep

8. Team Nutrition Update • “Get Your Cran On” • Content Deadline is Sunday, March 23 • Winners announced in early May • You could win up to $1,000 for you and $1,000 for your school! • For official contest rules and details, visitCranRecipeConest.com

9. Team Nutrition Update • HUSSC Training Webinar • Can be found at our webcast page • Resources • Home Grown: School Gardens in Wisconsin http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/files/fns/pdf/tn_hmgrwn_wi.pdf • Wisconsin Wellness: Putting Policy Into Practice http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_wellnessplcy

10. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • The application period for school year 2014-15 is now open. • The deadline to submit an application is April 14, 2014. • Application directions are available at http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/files/fns/pdf/application_directions.pdf. • Additional program information is available at http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_ffvp.

11. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • Be sure to review program requirements carefully before applying. • Questions about the application process or the program can be directed to: • Cindy Loechler, MS, RDN, CD, SNS • cynthia.loechler@dpi.wi.gov or 608-266-5185 • Kathy Clark, MS, RDN, CD • kathy.clark@dpi.wi.gov or 608-266-5197

12. Breakfast in the Classroom Pilot • http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_sbpgrants • Three schools will be awarded $500 mini-grant and cold milk crate bags! • Submit application via email to lwilford@wmmb.org by March 25th

13. School Nutrition Skills Development Courses (SNSDC) • June 24-26 • Wausau • July 8-10 • Rhinelander • July 15-17 • Oshkosh • July 22-24 • La Crosse • July 29-31 • Milwaukee and Madison • August 5-7 • Madison

14. Certificates of Attendance • “Request for Certificate of Attendance” • Complete and email to Molly.Gregory@dpi.wi.gov • The training you attended/watched needs to be at least 60 minutes long.

15. Any questions?

16. Thanks for Participating • The next What’s New with School Nutrition webinar is Tuesday, April 8 at 2:00pm.

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