Nutrition Program Bulletin – Week of March 25, 2024
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Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Exemption for School Year 2024–25
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a memo with guidance on Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) requirements for school year 2024–25. In Minnesota, schools that participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must now participate in the state funded Free School Meals Program (FSM). The FSM program is considered non-pricing and therefore operators are exempt from PLE requirements in accordance with USDA Policy SP 39-2011-Revised. For more information, review Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2024–2025.
Say Yes! to School Meals Photo Contest Results
Thank you to all the schools that participated in the first Say Yes! to School Meals Photo Contest last month. Congratulations to the winning schools:
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Academy for Sciences and Agriculture High School
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Roseville Area Schools
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Riverside Elementary School (Jackson County Central Schools)
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Sunnyside Elementary (Mounds View Public Schools)
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Kitchen Equipment Funding Opportunity
Midwest Dairy has teamed up with GENYOUth to offer Funds for Fuel Up, an effort to end student hunger by providing schools the opportunity to apply for kitchen equipment funding. The Mobile Meal Carts Kit and Healthy Start Smoothie Kit are each valued at $2,000. Submit an application on behalf of your school today. Contact Lisa McCann with questions.
Save the Date for the COMPASS Summer Institute
This free conference on June 25-26, 2024 is focused on improving student outcomes in literacy and math within the Minnesota Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MnMTSS) Framework.
All breakout sessions will provide opportunities to learn, network and collaborate with statewide colleagues.
Location: DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington, MN
Time: Tuesday, June 25 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.; Wednesday, June 26 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
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District, charter school, tribal school leaders, program coordinators, and directors
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School leaders
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Instructional coaches
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Early childhood through grade 12 educators
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Higher education professors
Registration and breakout session information will be available and open in April.
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