Nutrition Program Bulletin – Week of January 25, 2021

Minnesota Department of Education sent this bulletin at 01/29/2021 10:30 AM CST

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Nutrition Program Bulletin – Week of January 25, 2021

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What's New on the Website
All Nutrition Programs
School Nutrition Programs

What's New on the Website

New document:

Off-Site Monitoring Guidance for Multi-Site Sponsors on the Food and Nutrition COVID-19 Resources webpage and on the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Centers Multiple Site Sponsors and Monitoring webpage

Updated documents:

Child Enrollment Form (CEF) – English , CEF – Hmong, CEF – Somali, and CEF – Spanish on the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Centers Household Income Statements webpage
USDA Food and Nutrition COVID-19 Waivers on the Food and Nutrition COVID-19 Resources webpage

USDA Food and Nutrition COVID-19 Memos on the Food and Nutrition COVID-19 Resources webpage

All Nutrition Programs

Action Item: Ensure Correct Program Dates in Site Applications

School Food Authorities (SFAs) planning to operate the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or Seamless Summer Option (SSO) through the end of their school year must ensure that the closing date is updated to April 30, 2021, on question #4 in the site application in the Cyber-Linked Interactive Child Nutrition System (CLiCS). The number of serving days in each month should also be updated through April 2021 on question #6. CLiCS will not allow sponsors to submit claims for months occurring after the program end date listed on the site application.

Instructions for application updates past April 30, 2021, will be provided at a future date.

School Nutrition Programs

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Training

Two live webinars will be held on February 3, 2021, to provide an overview of P-EBT and cover data entry procedures. This training is intended for public and nonpublic school staff who will be responsible for compiling and submitting data to MDE. The webinars will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. Read additional information about P-EBT eligibility and the data collection process.

Public Schools: Register for Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 9-10:30 a.m.
Nonpublic Schools: Register for Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 1-2:30 p.m.

Email PEBT.mde@state.mn.us if you have questions.

Tuesdays @ 2 Webinars

Join school nutrition staff for a training webinar every Tuesday at 2 p.m. Read session descriptions and register for Tuesdays @ 2 webinars.

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