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Seamless Summer Feeding Option. April 21, 2011. Seamless Summer Feeding. What are the options for feeding children in the summer? Regular Summer Feeding Extension of the NSLP/SBP Agreement Year Seamless Summer Feeding. Seamless Summer Feeding. Who can operate a SSO?
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Seamless Summer Feeding Option April 21, 2011
Seamless Summer Feeding • What are the options for feeding children in the summer? • Regular Summer Feeding • Extension of the NSLP/SBP Agreement Year • Seamless Summer Feeding
Seamless Summer Feeding • Who can operate a SSO? • Any SFA that has an agreement for NSLP/SBP • Any SFA that feed children in a low income area • Site must be at least 50% F/R • Data from base year is used for Provision 2 SFAs • Any SFA that is “Free” of NSLP/SBP program operating problems
Seamless Summer Feeding • What is the benefit of SSO? • Provides meals for children during the summer • Reduces paperwork • Provides meals for children in low income areas -
Seamless Summer Feeding • How to apply – • SSO Application is on-line • June 2010 – Application Agreement 2009-2010 • Add operation days to the calendar • July 2010- Application Agreement 2010-11 Add operation days to the calendar
Seamless Summer Feeding • Who can participate and receive a meal? • All children who are 18 years of age and younger or • All children who meet the state agency definition of mentally or physically disabled
Seamless Summer Feeding What Meal Service may I serve for schools? • Two (2) meal periods may be selected and served • Must be meal periods approved during the school year • If breakfast was not served during the school year then breakfast is not allowed for SSO
Seamless Summer Feeding • Meal Period Options • Only 2 types of meals may be served • Select Two: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack PM • Exception to Rule: • Migrants and Summer Camps may serve 3 types of • Select three (3) types of meals of the list above if approved by the SDE
Seamless Summer Feeding May a student receive a second meal for reimbursement? Under SSO, only onemeal per student may be claimed for reimbursement. A second meal may not be counted or claimed
Seamless Summer Feeding Announcing the Program • Public Announcement is required to be posted in a prominent location • Civil Rights statement must be on the announcement
Seamless Summer Feeding Open Site: All students eat without meal charge where the community is 50% or higher meal eligibility open sites required for • Summer Schools • Communities Qualifying for 50% Meal Eligibility
Seamless Summer Feeding Restricted Open Sites Site that meets the open site criteria and are later restricted due to safety, control or security
Seamless Summer Feeding Closed Enrolled Sites May be in any community for an enrolled group of low-income children and meets the 50% criteria explained above: includes: 21ST Century Grants educational programs for low-income children or migrant programs excludes: Summer School
Seamless Summer Feeding Migrant sites serving children through age 18 of migrant families as certified by migrant coordinator can apply for state approval for service of 3 meal types
Seamless Summer Feeding Camps residential or non-residential camps that offer regularly scheduled food service through age 18 who are elibible for free or reduced meal based on income may be reimbursed campers qualifying for paid meals may not be claimed for reimbursement limited to 2 meals per day unless approved by SDE
Seamless Summer Feeding My I operate SSO if my school is not 50% area eligible or have enrolled students who qualify for 50% free/reduced meal benefits? No Option for student meals would be to extend your regular National School Lunch, School Breakfast Programs and/or Snack Program
Seamless Summer Feeding Which Meal Pattern do I use? Traditional Food Based Enhanced Food Based Nutrient Standard Meal Planning
Seamless Summer Feeding • Is HUSSC used in planning for SSO? Yes
Seamless Summer Feeding Meal pattern- Traditional Food Based Meal Components Meat/Meat Alternate 2 oz Vegetable/Fruit ¾ cup (total of 2) Breads/Grains 8-10 per wk Milk, 1 % fluid 8 oz All 5 components must be offered Offer vs. Serve – Student must take 3 components for a reimbursable meal to be counted
Seamless Summer Feeding Meal Planning Hot Meals Cold Meals Boxed Meals – Unitized ( all 5 components in meal box or bag)
Seamless Summer Feeding Menu Exercise: Pizza Tossed Salad- ½ cup w/ low fat ranch dressing Sliced Peaches – ½ cup Choice of Milk
Seamless Summer Feeding Menu Exercise: Hot Dog(1) on WW Bun (1) Sun Chips 1.25 oz Grape Juice – 4 oz Milk- Choice Oatmeal Cookie
Seamless Summer Feeding Menu Exercise: Chef Salad ( Ham 1 oz/Cheese ½ oz, Boiled Egg ½ , Salad Mix ¾ cup) Watermelon Wedge – ¼ cup WW Garlic Bread Sticks Choice of Milk – 8 oz
Seamless Summer Feeding Menu Exercise: Field Trip Boxed or Sack Lunch Ham and Cheese on Bun Apple Sauce ½ cup Apple Juice ½ cup Milk – 8 oz
Seamless Summer Feeding Breakfast Menu Exercise: Sausage Pattie Biscuit Strawberry Jelly Milk
Seamless Summer Feeding Breakfast Menu Exercise: Pancake on Stick w/ syrup Mixed Fruit Juice- ½ cup Milk- 8 oz
Seamless Summer Feeding Meal Counting and Claiming • Meals served to children 18 and under • Reimbursable meal must be validated • Meal counts must be taken and plates checked for component compliance
Seamless Summer Feeding Audit Findings from 2009 Auditor to review each year • meal counts taken from the enrollment counts • no evidence of meal counting and claiming method as identified in application agreement • no evidence of USDA/SDE approved alternate meal counting and claiming methods for NSLP, SBP or snack programs
Seamless Summer Feeding • Audit Findings from 2009 • Health inspections (2 per year) • Internal review/monitoring within the first three (3) weeks of operation (SSO Review Form) • Sites closed on day state auditor visits
Record Keeping Compliance requirements Production records must be completed daily support meal counts Seamless Summer Feeding
Seamless Summer Feeding Monitoring Review Requirement by SFA at least once during the site’s operation. Review will include the following compliance areas: Meal counting Meal claiming Meal Pattern Requirements
Seamless Summer Feeding Edit check recommended but not required Meal counts must match number of meals served and claimed
Seamless Summer Feeding Claim For Reimbursement Print the SFA claim Enter meals served under Free Submit to the SDE
Seamless Summer Feeding What rate of reimbursement is used? Free meal rate is paid for SSO who qualify for 50% area eligibility Camps are paid at free rate for free/reduced
Seamless Summer Feeding Funding Codes: Revenue Code NSLP 5110 SNB 5135 REG B 5130 Snack 5125 Ala Carte/Adult 6730 or 6740
Seamless Summer Feeding Expenditure Codes For management purposes may use Function Code 9340 same code for seamless and traditional summer feeding
Seamless Summer Feeding • Deadline to electronically submit 2010-11 application for state agency approval is May 7, 2010