2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization - School Nutrition Programs

• Questions and Answers from School Nutrition Association of WI Fall Conference Child Nutrition Reauthorization Presentation -11/16/2011
• Child Nutrition Reauthorization Report Presented at the School Nutrition Association of WI Fall Conference - June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team, 10/5/11
• Child Nutrition Reauthorization: At-A Glance - Updated 8/17/11
• DPI SNT Webcast Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) Roundtable 8/18/11
• 1/04/2011 Summary of Child Nutrition Reauthorization Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team

New CNR Guidance
Date	Topic
April 10, 2012 Update May 7, 2012	WI SNT Questions and Answers on New Nutrition Standards and Meal Pattern Requirements
April 27, 2012	Revised USDA Questions and Answers on New Nutrition Standards and Meal Pattern Requirements with Attachment on Short and Long Week Calculations
April 27, 2012	Interim Rule: Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
April 27, 2012	Questions and Answers Related to the Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
April 26, 2012	Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
April 20, 2012	Questions and Answers on the Paid Lunch Price Report
April 17, 2012	USDA Farm to School Grants
April 17, 2012	Formulated Grain Fruit Products
April 10, 2012	Interim Review Guidance for States with Local Educational Agencies Electing the Community Eligibility Option

Community Eligibility

• 4/10/2012 SP 24-2012: Interim Review Guidance for States with Local Educational Agencies Electing the Community Eligibility Option - WI did not apply for the Community Eligibility Option for SY 2012-13.
• 2/9/2012 SP 12-2012: Community Eligibility Option: Guidance and Procedure for Selection of States for School Year 2012-2013 and Attachment
• 3/15/2011 SP 23-2011: Community Eligibility Option: Guidance and Process for Selection of States for School Year 2011-2012 (Note: WI not yet eligible)

Direct Certification

• 4/27/2011 SP 31-2011: Frequency of Direct Certification Matching Activities Beginning in School Year 2011-2012 (Effective: July 1, 2011)
  • 7/11/2011 Change in Direct Certification Frequency for 2011-2012 school year - Memo from June Paul, Director
• 1/14/2011 SP 13-2011: Letter Method for Direct Certification - clarification (Effective: October 1, 2011)

Farm to School

• 4/17/2012 SP 27-2012: USDA Farm to School Grants (May 18, 2012: Suggested 'Letter of Intent' deadline and applications are due June 15, 2012)

Food Safety

• 5/18/2011 SP 37-2011: Enhancing the School Food Safety Program (Schools are asked to comply with this requirement as soon as possible, but not later than the beginning of School Year 2011-2012.)
• 1/25/2011 SP 16-2011: State Food Safety Inspection Reporting Requirements (Extends present requirements through fiscal year 2015)

Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications

• Foster Children

  • 11/10/11 Eligibility Determination of Foster Children - WI Department of Children and Families Memo to counties and tribes
  • 8/19/11 Determining Eligibility for Meal/Milk Benefits: Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption Assistance Fact Sheet - DPI Guidance
  • 3/16/2011 SP 17-2011: Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children (Revised 1/31/2011 Guidance SP 17-2011 to include Q and A's) Effective: October 1, 2010

• Privacy Protection

  • 2/15/2011 SP 19-2011: Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Privacy Protection and the Use of Social Security Numbers in Child Nutrition Programs - All household applications and supporting materials must be updated to reflect these requirements as soon as possible, but no later than July 1, 2011.

HealthierUS School Challenge

• 2/29/2012 Revised HUSSC Criteria USDA Memo
  • Attachment: Revised HUSSC Criteria Chart (Effective July 1, 2012)

Indirect Cost

• 4/27/2011 SP 41-2011: Indirect Cost Guidance (Effective July 7, 2011)
  • Attachment: Indirect Costs Guidance for State Agencies and School Food Authorities

Milk

• 6/21/2011 Water Availability during National School Lunch Program Meal Service and Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk - Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team (Schools are asked to comply with this requirement as soon as possible, but not later than the beginning of School Year 2011-2012.)
• 4/14/2011 SP 29-2011: Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk (Schools are asked to comply with this requirement as soon as possible, but not later than the beginning of School Year 2011-2012.)

Nutrition Standards (Meal Pattern Requirements)

• 4/10/2012 - Updated 5/7/2012 WI SNT Questions and Answers on New Nutrition Standards and Meal Pattern Requirements
• 4/27/2012 SP 10-2012: Revised Questions and Answers on the Final Rule: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
  • Attachment: Short and Long Week Calculations
  • Spring 2011 SNT Newsletter Correction: Pop Quiz Answer on the back cover should be ‘1D: All of the above.’ SP 10-2012 Question #3 on page 22 reverses USDA's previous guidance and now allows ¼ cup of fruit and ¼ cup of vegetable to equal the minimum ½ cup for a fruit or vegetable component for a reimbursable meal under offer versus serve. The student would not be required to select additional fruits or vegetables if full portions of two other components are selected.
• 4/27/2012 Federal Register 7 CFR Part 210 - Interim Rule: Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Effective July 1, 2012)
  • 4/27/2012 SP 31-2012: Questions and Answers Related to the Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
• 4/26/2012 SP 30-2012: Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (Timeline Within)
• 3/13/2012 Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) - Final Rule - Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
• Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs Final Rule - Federal Register 7 CFR Parts 210 and 220 (Effective: See Implementation Timeline below)
  • Meal Pattern Table
  • Implementation Timeline for Final Rule
  • 2/24/2012 SP 20-2012: Frozen Fruit Products and Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
  • 2/22/2012 SP 16-2012: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products
  • Nutrition Standard Resources
  • USDA's Food and Nutrition Services Webpage on Nutrition Standards for School Meals
• 1/13/2011 Proposed Nutrient Standards
  • DPI Summary of Proposed Standards
  • 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children

Paid Lunch Pricing and Non-program Revenue

• 4/20/12 SP 28-2012: Questions and Answers on the Paid Lunch Price Report
• 3/19/12 SP 22-2012: Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2012-2013 Calculations and Tool (Effective: July 1, 2012)
  • School Year (SY) 2012-13 Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Tool
    • Paid Lunch Equity Tool Step by Step Instructions
    • Paid Lunch Equity Tool (Non-Federal Funds) Step by Step Instructions
  • DPI Online Paid Lunch Equity Reporting Form
• 3/19/12 Paid Lunch Equity: Calculations for School Year 2012-13 and Paid Lunch Price Reporting - Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
• 2/15/12 SP 15-2012: Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2012-2013 Calculations (Effective: July 1, 2012)
• 11/9/2011 - Revised USDA Eligibility Manual for School Meals and Updated Guidance on Paid Lunch Equity and Revenue from Non-Program Foods - Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
  • 10/24/11 SP 39-2011: Guidance on Paid Lunch Equity and Revenue from Non-program Foods
  • Non-program Food Revenue Tool
• 8/12/11 Paid Lunch Equity and Revenue from Non-Program Foods - Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
• 6/17/2011 Federal Register, National School Lunch Program: School Food Service Account Revenue Amendments Related to the Healthy-Huger Free Kids Act
• 6/13/2011 NSLP School Food Service Account Revenue Amendments Interim Rule
  • Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Pricing Tool
• 3/2/2011 Equity in School Lunch Pricing Fact Sheet (Effective: July 1, 2011)
  • 3/04/2011 Cover letter on USDA's Equity in School Lunch Pricing Memo/Fact Sheet from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team

Procurement

• 2/23/2012 SP 17-2012: Procurement Questions and Answers to Assist in the Implementation of the final rule titled Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

School Breakfast Programs

• 4/17/2012 SP 26-2012: Formulated Grain Fruit Products (Effective July 1, 2012, School Year 2012-2013)
• 6/15/2011 SP 40-2011: Outreach to Households on the Availability of the School Breakfast Program (Effective beginning in the School Year 2011-2012.)
  • 8/2/2011 Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
  • Breakfast Outreach Resources

Summer Food Service Program

• Summer Food Service Program

Water Availability

• 6/21/2011 Water Availability during National School Lunch Program Meal Service and Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk - Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
• 7/12/2011 (Replaces 4/12/2011 memo) SP 28-2011: Water Availability During National School Lunch Program Meal Service (Schools are asked to comply with this requirement as soon as possible, but not later than the beginning of School Year 2011-2012.)
• Water Availability Resources

Wellness Policies

• 9/2/2011 Local School Wellness Policies 5‐Year Technical Assistance and Guidance Plan
• 8/25/11 Local School Wellness Policies Memo from June Paul, Director School Nutrition Team
• 7/8/2011 SP 42-2011: Local School Wellness Policies (LEAs should begin reviewing their local wellness policies during School Year 2011-2012 and, to the extent practicable, begin moving forward on implementing the new requirements.)

Other Resources

• Breakfast Outreach
  • USDA FNS editable resources for outreach
  • USDA document that contains two editable letters to parents that can accompany the free and reduced price meal application.
• Nutrition Standard Resources
  • Vegetables
    • Vegetable Subgroup Chart
    • 2010 Dietary Guidelines Food Group Listing Including Vegetable Subgroups
  • 2/2/12 - New Healthier School Meal Standards: What You Need to Know - The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and USDA webinar on what you need to know about the new nutrition rule, implementation timeline, and process. Hear an award-winning school food service leader share strategies for success. Key action steps are identified and resources are shared. PowerPoint Presentation
  • 2/1/12 - The New School Meal Patterns: What You Need to Know - The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF), in partnership with the School Nutrition Association (SNA), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Webinar.
  • 8/31/11 - Understanding the Proposed School Meal Patterns - School Nutrition Association Webinar
  • 8/24/11 - Best Practice: Menu Changes to Meet the New Proposed Meal Patterns - School Nutrition Association Webinar
    • Minnesota Department of Health - Great Trays Program
  • 8/18/11 - Dietary Guidelines for Americans - 2010 - DPI SNT Webcast
• Water Availability Resources
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Water Access in Schools Webpage

For questions about this information, contact Julie A. Cox (608) 267-9206

Last updated on 5/16/2012 1:44:48 PM