School Nutrition Team Mailings

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Mailings for School Year 2011 - 2012

• January 2012 - National School Breakfast Week (March 5-9, 2012) Proclamation Memo from State Superintendent Tony Evers with Proclamation
• December 27, 2011 - 2010-11 Child Nutrition Program Report
• November 9, 2011 - Revised USDA Eligibility Manual for School Meals and Updated Guidance on Paid Lunch Equity and Revenue from Non-Program Foods
• October 3, 2011 - Verification (National School Lunch Program) SY 2011-2012
  • Enclosures
    • Verification Process Resource Materials and Verification Summary Report
    • Verification Forms 2011-2012: Supplementary Materials to Implement Verification - Table of Contents
    • Verification Tracker for School Use
    • Sample of Completed Verification Report
    • Blank Verification Report for School Use
• September 2011 - National School Lunch Week Proclamation Memo from State Superintendent Tony Evers with Proclamation
• September 15, 2011 - Training Opportunities for the 2011-2012 School Year
  • What's New with School Nutrition
  • Great Beginnings Academy
  • Small Victories and Off-line Registration for Small Victories
• August 26, 2011 - Announcing: Proposed Nutrition Standards Pilot Grant for the School Breakfast Program
• August 25, 2011 - Local School Wellness Policies
• August 22, 2011 - School Breakfast Challenge
• August 19, 2011 - Back-to-School Nutrition Program Updates
  • Child Nutrition Reauthorization: At-A Glance
  • Determining Eligibility for Meal/Milk Benefits: Foster Care, Kinship Care and Adoption Assistance Fact Sheet
• August 12, 2011 - Paid Lunch Equity and Revenue from Non-Program Foods
• August 2, 2011 - Outreach to Households on the Availability of the School Breakfast Program
• July 11, 2011 - Change in Direct Certification Frequency for 2011-2012 school year

Mailings for School Year 2010 - 2011

• June 21, 2011 - Water Availability during National School Lunch Program Meal Service and Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk
• May 16, 2011 - Use of Returned/Reserviced Food, Food Banks, and Donations to Charitable Organizations in School Nutrition Programs
• May 2, 2011 - DUNS Number Required For All Agencies Receiving Federal Funds (This memo was sent to schools/agencies participating in School Nutrition Programs that still need to obtain federal DUNs numbers.)
• April 25, 2011 - Prototype Vending Agreement and Joint Agreement
• April 22, 2011 - Determining whether to hire a Food Service Operations Consultant or a Food Service Management Company
• April 12, 2011 - On-line Contract Renewal for 2011-12 Child Nutrition Programs Required by May 31, 2011
• April 11, 2011 - Outreach to Households on the Availability of Summer Food Service Program Meals
• February 22, 2011 - Disclosure Policy for School Nutrition Programs - Enclosure: USDA Eligibility Manual, 2008, Part 7 - Confidentiality/Disclosure
• January 4, 2011 - Child Nutrition Reauthorization
• September 2010 - Locally Grown, Fresh, Raw, Whole Fruits and Vegetables
• August 16, 2010 - Prototype Contract Renewal/Amendment, sent only to Authorized Representatives of School Food Authorities (SFAs) Contracting with Food Service Management Companies (FSMCs)
  • Amendment to Renew Cost Reimbursable Food Service Management Contract
  • Amendment to Renew Fixed Fee Food Service Management Contract
• August 16, 2010 - School Breakfast Challenge

Mailings for School Year 2009 - 2010

• May 19, 2010 - New Web-based Direct Certification System
• April 27, 2010 - Required Documentation for Crediting of Food Items
• March 25, 2010 - New Civil Rights Training Resource Available to Help Meet USDA Requirements
• September 8, 2009 - Extending Categorical Eligibility to Additional Children in a Household - USDA Policy Memo SP 38-2009

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

Last updated on 1/30/2012 3:24:15 PM