What’s New with School Nutrition

1. What’s New with School Nutrition Tuesday, September 9

2. Agenda • Welcome new SNT staff members • Memos and mailings from the summer • Reminders • Breakfast Video • Trainings: Pre-Review Workshops, Small Victories and Great Beginnings • Team Nutrition • Farm to School

3. New SNT Members • Jessica Schultz, RDN, CD • Nutrition Program Consultant • Kathryn Lederhause, RDN, CD • Nutrition Program Consultant • Laura Paella • Operations Program Associate • Ann Wiebelhaus • Nutrition Program Consultant

4. Whole Grain-Rich Pasta Waiver • Survey found on our website at http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_menupln#gb • All survey requests must be submitted by October 1, 2014.

5. Whole Grain-Rich Resource http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/files/fns/pdf/wgr_nslp_sbp.pdf

6. Back to School Mailing • August 26, 2014- Back-to-School Child Nutrition Program Reminders and Updates

7. Reminders • 2014-15 Contracts • Consultants and Public Health Nutritionists are working on approving them. • Did you get the message that your contract was successfully submitted? If no, please go back in and click through the contract to re-submit. • October 30, 2014 is deadline to submit your August claim • Annual Financial Report – Was due 8/31/2014 • Direct Certification should have been run at least once

8. 2014 Equipment Assistance Grant • Priority will be for schools participating in the NSLP that have ≥50% of enrolled students eligible for free and reduced meals. • School that received equipment grant funding from the 2009 ARRA grant or the 2010 Equipment grant are not eligible for this grant. • Grant application materials will be released later in October.

9. Foodservice Equipment Preapproval Process • Future equipment purchases that exceed the SFA’s capitalization threshold or $5,000, whichever is less will need State Agency approval. • DPI is developing the procedures for incorporating these steps into your procurement process. We will provide more guidance in October. • Equipment purchases made prior to SNT mailing with new preapproval policy are not affected.

10. USDA Memos • SP 50-2014 Extension of the Deadline for Local Educational Agencies to Submit Applications to Elect the Community Eligibility Provision • SP 51-2014: Eligibility Effective Date for Directly Certified Students • SP 52-2014: Deadline Extension : State Agency Requests for Participation in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Pilot for Canned, Frozen and Dried Fruits and Vegetables.

11. USDA Memos cont. • SP 53-2014: Transition of Foods and Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value to Smart Snacks in School Standards. http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/smartsnacks • SP 54-2014: Administrative Reviews and Certification for Performance-Based Reimbursement (PBR) in SY 2014-15. • SP 55-2014: State Agency 3-Year Administrative Review Cycle Requirement- Waivers for Exceptional Circumstances.

12. USDA Memos cont. • SP 21-2014 (v.2): Community Eligibility Option: Guidance and Procedures for Selection of States for School – Revised. • SP 57-2014: Updated Offer vs Serve Guidance for the NSLP and SBP in 2014-15 SY. ( http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_menupln#ovs) • SP 58-2014: 2014 Edition of Eligibility Manual for School Meals. (http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_fincou1#manual) • SP 59-2014: Implementation of Smart Snacks in School: State Agency Fundraiser Elections and Exemptions. http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_smartsnacks

13. USDA Memos cont. • SP 60-2014 Second Extension of Grant Period for State Administrative Funds to Implement New Meal Pattern Requirements • SP 61-2014 Administrative Review – Revised Manual, Tools, and Forms

14. Breakfast Promotional Video http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_market3#parentvideo

15. Training Opportunities • Pre-Review Workshops • Small Victories • Great Beginnings

16. Pre-Review Workshops • SFAs due to receive an Administrative Review this School Year are posted on our website. • http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/files/fns/pdf/ar_1415_b.pdf • Milwaukee County: Milwaukee Center for Independence • Monday, Sept 22 • Fond du Lac County: Fond du Lac School District • Wednesday, Sept 24 • St. Croix County: New Richmond School District • Wednesday, Oct 1 • Marathon County: D.C. Everest School District • Thursday, Oct 2 • Grant County: Lancaster Community Schools • Wednesday, Oct 8

17. Small Victories • 7 different locations • 3:30pm – 7:00pm • FREE • Anyone currently working in a small school environment is encouraged to attend • Fax registration form to Loriann at 608-267-0363 • Email registration form to Molly.Gregory@dpi.wi.gov

18. Great Beginnings Wednesday, October 22, 2014 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 23, 2014 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Room P41, DPI Office – GEF 3 Building 125 South Webster Street, Madison

19. 2014 Team Nutrition Training Grant • WI Team Nutrition was awarded over $270,000 in funding • Activities include: • Smarter Lunchroom promotional campaign and sub-grants • Culinary training videos focusing on vegetables and grains • Development of a Local Wellness Policy report card

20. School Wellness Policy Resource • WI TN is mailing copies of Wisconsin Wellness: Putting Policy into Practice • To request additional copies, contact Alicia Dill or Kelly Williams • alicia.dill@dpi.wi.gov • kelly.williams@dpi.wi.gov

21. Farm to School Updates

23. National School Lunch Week October 13-17, 2014 http://www.schoolnutrition.org/NSLW2014/GetStarted/

24. Questions

25. Thanks for Participating • Next What’s New with School Nutrition • Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 2:00pm

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