Is Your Organization Planning to Operate SFSP/SSO through June?
If your SFSP/SSO site calendars were submitted prior to the release of CNR #56 which allows SFSP/SSO operation through the end of the school year, you may need to revise your site calendar(s).
Your meal service may currently be approved through December 31. You must complete the following by December 31, 2020:
- Make a calendar revision to extend operations through the end of the school year. You must revise your SY 20-21 WINS calendar(s) to reflect June 30, 2021 as your last calendar day.
- Notify your program specialist.
NOTE: Calendar extensions submitted after December 31, 2020, may not be approved. Meals are required to be served during the state agency approved dates and times per 7 CFR 225.16.
Providing Meals for the Holiday Breaks?
Ensure non-operating days in your SY 20-21 WINS Calendar(s) are updated prior to meal service.
Changed your Meal Service Operation?
Submit a new Meal Distribution Plan to reflect your updated meal service models.
Adding or Removing Meal Service Sites?
A site application and calendar should be submitted for new meal service sites. The end date in the site calendar should be revised for sites that will cease operations.
Questions? Contact your Program Specialist.
The Organizations Providing Meals During COVID-19 Shutdown Map is an interactive map that connects families to district and organization websites for more information regarding meal services near them.
OSPI will not be updating the No Kid Hungry Site Locator Map nor the USDA Site Locator Map during the school year.
NOTE: This map only works on modern browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge; it will not work on Internet Explorer.
Have updates? Email Mikhail.Cherniske@k12.wa.us
Sign Up for the New Webinar Series!
We will see you every other week until December 16!
Districts offering the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)/ School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) this fall are encouraged to join us for these webinars.
You must register for this NEW series.
Register Here
When? Every Other Wednesday
Dates? November 18, December 2, December 16
Time? 2 - 3 pm PT
Reminders
- Save us on Your Calendar! When you register, there is an option to add us to your calendar at the bottom of the confirmation email.
- A reminder email with your link to log into the webinar is sent 1 hour before the session starts.
- Weekly follow up emails with a copy of the slides are sent to everyone registered for the session, even if they did not attend.
- We do not post recordings to the CNS webpages.
- Please keep an eye out in your inbox for these emails, if you do not see them in your inbox please check your SPAM box.
Miss last week? You can review last week's recording at this link.
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In a previous At-Risk update we reviewed requirements from USDA, details regarding eligible sites, and considerations for operating the CACFP At-Risk program.
Some Highlights
- Meal sites that are not area eligible must target meals/snacks to children in need. To meet this requirement, sites must be located in the attendance area of a public school (an elementary, middle, or high school) where at least 40% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
- Sponsors may submit an exemption request if there are extenuating circumstances.
Claiming Meals
- Sponsoring organizations that operate the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Meals Component may only claim meals after the end of the instructional day if students are physically in care.
- For CACFP At-Risk afterschool care programs that are providing on-site care to children attending school virtually: Schools that are operating virtually are considered "in session". Only a meal and/or snack served after the virtual school day is over would be reimbursable.
- For CACFP At-Risk afterschool programs that are not caring for children on-site: When meals are being provided for children that are not in on-site care, at-risk suppers and or snacks may be claimed even if they are distributed before the end of the school instructional day. These meals must be marked as At-Risk meals.
Questions? Please contact your OSPI CNS Program Specialist.
SFSP meal delivery may be beneficial to childcare centers if school age children are now in care all day due to COVID-19. Coordination between the school district and the childcare center needs to be a formal arrangement where the childcare center is either a “site” under the school district OR the childcare center is a “stop” on a meal delivery bus route. The process listed below must be followed for either one of these scenarios:
Childcare Center is a Site SFSP Meal Distribution
Meals are dropped off at the childcare site:
- Childcare staff must be trained by School District on SFSP requirements as they pertain to their role
- Childcare staff must take “Point of Service” meal count using the SFSP meal count form
- Meal counts must be submitted to the school district
- Communication about meals received, leftovers on hand, and accurate meal count forecasting must occur regularly to ensure enough meals are delivered for each child AND to reduce food waste
- The childcare center cannot claim these meals for reimbursement
Childcare Center is a “stop” on the Meal Delivery Bus Route
Meals are distributed to children individually:
- School district staff would take “Point of Service” meal counts as each meal is provided to a child
- The childcare center cannot claim these meals for reimbursement
Reminders
- Childcare centers are unable to pick-up meals on behalf of the children in their care.
- Under no circumstance may children receive more than the number of reimbursable meals allowed in each Program for which they are eligible.
Questions? Please contact your CNS Program Specialist.
The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied research, education and training, and technical assistance for child nutrition programs.
Earn a continuing education certificate by joining the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) for their monthly STAR webinar!
Stronger Together: Highlights of School Nutrition Heroes Across the Nation
Register Here
Date: Thursday, November 19
Time: 12 - 1 pm PT
Since the onset of the worldwide pandemic and school closures, school nutrition professionals have taken action from interruptions in their typical daily operations and created innovative, alternate plans to provide meals to our nation’s children. During this month’s webinar, ICN will recognize unspoken heroes across the nation and highlight stories of how school nutrition programs are serving meals during these unprecedented times.
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November 18
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SY20-21 Food Service Operations for NSLP and SFSP Sponsors Webinar - Register Here
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November 30
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Last day to submit your September claims! 60-Day Claim Deadline
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