Register Now for Annual Training!
During this webinar, we will review the updates from this past year, things to expect for next year, Food Distribution updates, and more!
Register Here
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Time: 1 - 3 pm PT
We look forward to 'seeing' you there!
This session will be recorded and posted to the NSLP Training webpage at a later date.
Recorded Sessions
Recorded sessions offering professional standards credits will be released this week! Topics include:
- Record Keeping
- USDA's Tools and Rules for Resource Management
- Meal Applications and Direct Certification/ DC-Medicaid
- Verification
- At-Risk Afterschool Meals (required for district At-Risk sponsors)
We will announce how to access these sessions during our Annual Updates webinar on Tuesday!
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September orders open Wednesday, August 5, and will close Wednesday, August 12, at 4pm.
Surplus orders will open Thursday, August 13, at 1pm for groups 1 - 3, and 2pm for all other groups. Surplus closes Friday, August 14, at 4pm.
Ordering
- To place an order - log-in to CNP Web.
- Your Food Distribution Application must be completed (including certified and submitted) before you can place an order.
- Ordering Instructions
- Reminder:
The Ordering and Receiving webpage has multiple resources to assist you in placing your ordering including; instructions, order and distribution schedule.
Delivery Changes
To update or change your delivery contact person, please complete the Delivery Updates Form.
Questions? Please email the Food Distribution Office or call 360-725-6204.
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During this week's webinar, we announce that there are new Individually Wrapped W-Code products that will be available in surplus starting in September!
At this time, OSPI CNS is asking for sponsors to only order what they need in the near term. We are continuing to re-stock these items monthly and new products will be available in the coming months for surplus ordering.
Please see the Order and Delivery Schedule 2020-21 for surplus ordering dates.
- JTM Food Group - W | WIW575 | Rotini w/meat sauce bowl IW
- JTM Food Group - W | WIW585 | Macaroni & Cheese bowl IW
- Nardone - W | WIW516 | 6" Round Personal Cheese Pizza IW
- Nardone - W | WIW517 | 3x5 Breakfast Flatbread IW
- S.A. Piazza - E | WIW525 | Wild Mike's IW 4-cheese Cheesy Bottom pizza by the slice
- Land O'Lakes - W | WIW533 | Ultimate Cheddar Cheese Dip Cups
- ES Foods - W | WIW518 | WG Mozzarella Ch. Pinwheel Pizza - IW
- ES Foods - W | WIW519 | WG Trky Pepperoni Pinwheel Pizza - IW
- Tools for Schools - W | WIW553 | Pepperoni Pizza Ripper IW
- Tony Roberts - W | WIW501 | WG Cheese Lunch Pizza Bagel IW
- Tony Roberts - W | WIW502 | WG Pepperoni Pizza Bagel IW
- Tony Roberts - W | WIW503 | WG 4x6 Cheese Pizza IW
- MCI Foods - W | WIW400 | Taco Snack - Beef & Cheese IW
- MCI Foods - W | WIW401 | Brkfst Burrito Trky Sausage Crumbles, Cheese & Egg IW
We hope these options help you in this upcoming school year!
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If the answer is yes, this message is for you.
We have been able to simplify the WINS site application and site calendar process for you. If the district will operate 10 days or less in August, an August schedule in the 19-20 site calendar is no longer required. Instead, August serving days can be identified in the school year 20-21 site calendar. Additionally, when this feature is used, you will be able to combine August and September claims.
Instructions are available in WINS.
- Log into WINS
- Go to the 'Info' tab
- Select 'WINS Documentation and Job Aides'
We hope you find this new feature helpful.
Join United Way of King County and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for a Virtual 2020 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Summit!
This summit will outline how CEP simplifies meal service, increases reimbursement, and provides much needed flexibility for the upcoming school year. For many districts, SY20-21 will be a prime opportunity to lock in high meal claiming rates and offer four years of providing meals at no cost to children in their district.
Register Here
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2020
Time: 1 - 3 pm PT
As your district is considering adopting CEP, join us to learn how to maximize CEP benefits for your district and community. We'll cover a range of topics, including:
- An overview of CEP - what it is and how it works, as well at the challenges and best practices
- CEP & COVID-19: A benefit for families AND nutrition staff
- Maximizing reimbursement
- Funding impacts of CEP—Title 1 and LAP funding
- Direct certification best practices
Who Should Attend?
Superintendents, school board members, business officials, Title 1 staff, nutrition staff, local leaders, and anybody else involved in CEP planning is encouraged to attend! We recommend attending as a cohort from your district to maximize planning time.
Questions? Please email Mikhail Cherniske.
Districts offering the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program must attend Annual Training specific to this program.
This program is operated under the Child and Adult Care Food Program, annual training is required for continued participation in the At-Risk Program.
At a minimum, the person responsible for oversight of the program must attend. This training is intended for directors and administrators.
Annual Training FY 21
This training will be offered as a recorded session. This session will be released with the NSLP Annual Training Recorded Sessions and will be posted to NSLP Training webpage later this week.
Renewal applications opens August 10, 2020!
Complete your National School Lunch Program, Special Milk Program, and Afterschool Snack renewal for School Year (SY) 2020-21 starting 8/10.
Reminders and Updates
- Please remember to update the WINS sponsor profile page to reflect new/changed points of contact for your organization.
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New for SY 20-21! Sponsors can now adjust the start date of the school year with an August date!
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Local Education Agencies with operating days in August 2020 will not need to create a revision to the 2019-20 site calendar(s) in WINS as part of the renewal process.
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When completing the SY 20-21 site calendar, sponsors will be able to adjust the start date of the school year with an August date. Sponsors will then be able to combine August and September claims provided there were less than 10 operating days in August 2020.
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New for SY 20-21! Submit your lobbying forms in WINS using the 'Assurances' tab.
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Private Schools ONLY
- WINS will require that you upload the most current 501(c)(3) letter from the IRS designating your school or sponsoring organization as non-profit.
Questions? Please contact your program specialist.
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Fill out the SY19-20 Carryover form by August 12!
Sponsors who use diversions can request carryover of processor pounds using the CNS FDP Carryover Form. Sponsors will have the entire 2020-21 school year to utilize carryover pounds.
Note: Carryover is not automatic. Requests must be submitted if you would like to roll your pounds forward.
Questions? Please email Sarah Davis.
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It has come to our attention that some families may have been incorrectly denied Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits. We are working with DSHS to resolve this issue and will do whatever we can to ensure qualifying families that apply will receive their benefits.
What Should Schools Do?
We encourage school districts to reach out to families in your school district through social media channels or other methods. Messaging should include information regarding who at the district families can contact if they believe they were incorrectly denied P-EBT benefits. These students should then be logged with the following information:
- Student first and last name
- Student birthdate
- Name of the school where student was enrolled between March and June 2020
- The month the student became eligible for free or reduced-price meals
- Students eligible before March 2020 - denote "March".
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Upload the log into your WINS documents so student information is not transferred via email.
- Email Child Nutrition Services when you have done this or if you have updated the log you have previously uploaded.
- Highlight the student names you have added if updating a previously submitted log.
Have Families Contact Us
If your district is not adequately staffed to collect this information from families, you can direct them to email Child Nutrition Services. This email notifies us and we are then able to check CEDARS for their child’s eligibility.
Any incorrectly denied P-EBT applications identified by OSPI will be resolved with DSHS and families will receive the benefits they qualify for.
Two weeks ago, we announced that we are transitioning our weekly meetings to focus on school districts and reopening for the 2020-21 School Year.
Register Here
Date: Wednesdays through the months of July and August
Time: 2 - 3 pm PT
We will continue to record these webinars and email all registrants with a follow up each week.
This software is USDA-approved for nutrient analysis to meet the school meal program requirements and will help you manage ingredients, create recipes, create cycle menus, and more!
With this software, you’ll be able to:
- Manage ingredients and link to stock items
- Create recipes and add them to your menus
- Create custom menus and cycle menus
Training is now provided online! Our next training is scheduled for October!
Visit our PrimeroEdge MPNA software website to request a demo and sign up for training.
Join your school nutrition peers to hear the best ideas to feed kids in response to virtual and blended learning environments and staggered academic schedules—all while using classroom, curbside and other service models. You’ll learn what’s working and what’s not, and collectively brainstorm solutions to complex challenges – practical ideas that will be developed in real-time and compiled as a take-home resource.
Review information about this conference.
Dairy Farmers of Washington (DFW) is teaming up with longtime partners Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the Seattle Seahawks to match donations up to $50,000 that will provide grants to Washington and Alaska schools to ensure school nutrition personnel have the equipment needed for grab and go student meals this summer and into the fall.
Donations can be made online at www.feedwayouth.org.
You can share this promotional video from the Seattle Seahawks to help spread the word!
GENYOUth is providing grants of up to $3,000 per school to supply much-needed resources for meal distribution and delivery efforts to get food to students during COVID-19 because this equipment will help ensure our children continue to receive the nutritious meals they need.
Learn More on the GENYOUth Grant webpage!
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August 4
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NSLP and FDP Annual Training Live Webinar - 1pm | Register Here
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August 5
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New Weekly Call Series: Reopening Schools for SY 2020-21 - Register Here
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August 5 - 12
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September FDP Orders Open
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August 12
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Diversion Carryover Request Form Due
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August 13-14
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FDP Surplus Ordering Open
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August 31
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Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Applications Due in WINS
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