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

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!

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.

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

USDA Memos SP “Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Q&As” SP “Questions and Answers Related to the Smart Snacks Interim Final Rule + calculator” SP “Additional Administrative Reviews Guidance”

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. Contact Info for SNT Smart Snacks Specialists Claire Anderson Kelly Berg Maggie Sanna Claire Troutman Debra Wollin

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   or fax to (608) Website is regularly updated ◦

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, visit CranRecipeConest.comCranRecipeConest.com

Team Nutrition Update HUSSC Training Webinar ◦ Can be found at our webcast page Resources ◦ Home Grown: School Gardens in Wisconsin ◦ Wisconsin Wellness: Putting Policy Into Practice

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program The application period for school year is now open. The deadline to submit an application is April 14, Application directions are available at n_directions.pdf. n_directions.pdf Additional program information is available at

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  or ◦ Kathy Clark, MS, RDN, CD  or

Breakfast in the Classroom Pilot Three schools will be awarded $500 mini- grant and cold milk crate bags! Submit application via to by March 25 th

School Nutrition Skills Development Courses (SNSDC) June ◦ Wausau July 8-10 ◦ Rhinelander July ◦ Oshkosh July ◦ La Crosse July ◦ Milwaukee and Madison August 5-7 ◦ Madison

Certificates of Attendance “Request for Certificate of Attendance” ◦ Complete and to The training you attended/watched needs to be at least 60 minutes long.

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

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