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2018-19 Household Income Guidelines and HIS Packets
The household income
guidelines and Household Income Statement (HIS) packets on the MDE website have
been updated for 2018-19 effective July 1, 2018.
For child care centers
and adult care centers, the updated documents show the maximum household
incomes that qualify for Categories A or B as of July 1, 2018.
These documents are
available on the CACFP-Centers/Household Income Statements
page of the MDE website:
- 2018-19
HIS Packet for child care centers
- 2018-19
HIS Packet for adult care centers
- 2018-19
Household Income Guidelines – for center use
For family child care
sponsors, the updated Tier I Eligibility Guidelines and sample HIS packets show
the maximum household incomes that qualify for Tier I eligibility as of July 1,
2018.
These documents are
available on the CACFP-Family/Household Income Statements page of the MDE website:
- Sample
2018-19 HIS Packet for providers
- Sample
2018-19 HIS Packet for participating families
- 2018-19
Household Income Guidelines for Tier I Eligibility
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Verification Sampling Method – Standard 3 Percent Error Prone
The list of School
Food Authorities (SFAs) that are required to use the Standard 3 Percent Error-Prone
Sampling Method is posted on the MDE Website. This sampling method is required for SFAs with a 20 percent or greater
non-response rate from households chosen for verification for the previous
school year. Please check the list to determine if you are required to use this
sampling method when determining your verification sample for 2018-19. If your
SFA is on the list, a separate communication will be sent to the Foodservice
Director at the end of July with further instruction.
Have you entered your 2018-19 Paid Lunch Prices in CLiCs?
The Paid Lunch Price
reporting screen is now open in CLiCs. Each year the Minnesota Department of
Education (MDE) must report to USDA every School Food Authority’s (SFAs)
student-paid lunch price for the current year. In order to gather this data, we
require that each SFA enter the data in CLiCs by close of business on September
30. This year, September 30 falls on a Sunday, so the deadline to report
is October 1. Failure to report by this date will result in school nutrition
program payments being withheld until the SFA has reported the appropriate
student-paid lunch prices. Detailed instruction can be found on the MDE website.
Corrected Number on 2018-19 Household Income Guidelines
A number has been
corrected on the 2018-19 Household Income Guidelines that were previously
published. The maximum yearly income for a household of four to be approved for
free school meals has been corrected to $32,630 instead of $32,360. (No
correction is needed to the 2018-19 Application for Educational Benefits packet
that is distributed to households.)
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2018-19 Household Income Guidelines for Camps and Closed Enrolled Sites
The household income
guidelines and Household Income Statement packets for use at camps and closed
enrolled sites that are not area eligible have been revised effective July 1,
2018.
- 2018
Household Income Statement Packet for SFSP (revised effective July 1, 2018)
- Use the
revised HIS packet for new participants.
- If any
HISs were denied before July 1 for children who are still participating after
July 1, the HISs may be reviewed to see if they can be approved effective July
1 based on the new income guidelines.
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Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP) Halftime Webinar
Presented as part of
USDA Team Nutrition’s FREE monthly webinar series called CACFP
Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays, this interactive webinar will focus on how the CACFP infant meal
pattern supports infant growth and development for babies from birth through 5
months. It will include identifying and responding to an infant’s hunger and
fullness cues. Certificates of participation will be provided, and continuing
education credits are available.
Register for the English webinar on July 19
(1-1:30 p.m. CST)
Register for the Spanish webinar on July 19
(2-2:30 p.m. CST)
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