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The first step of Verification begins on October 1. On that date you should count up the qualifying applications that you have received this year. Do not include any applications that were denied/over income.
- Verify 3% of the qualifying applications. To find out how many applications that is, multiply the number of qualifying applications by .03 to get the number of applications you must verify. Any fraction needs to be rounded up, so if you get 1.05 applications, you must round the number up and verify two applications.
- The verification process consists of contacting the household by letter requesting the documents needed for verification of the income listed on the application. A due date of ten days must be included. If the household does not comply by the due date, at least one follow up contact must be made with the household to obtain the documentation.
- The verification process ends on November 15th. If the household has not responded by then, the household is then notified that the benefits will be terminated in 10 days.
- A report of the verification process needs to be filed in NDFoods by December 15th. Even if no verification was conducted, a verification report still needs to be filed. This report will open in the NDFoods application on November 1st.
The steps and the documentation needed to complete the verification process are located on the bottom of the following website page: https://www.nd.gov/dpi/districtsschools/child-nutrition-and-food-distribution/school-nutrition-program/snp-free-reduced.
The following videos will guide you through gathering information for the Verification Reporting Process: https://youtu.be/-PN29wFBTUg
You can also find more information on verification here: Verification Toolkit | USDA-FNS or reach out to our office at dpicnfd@nd.gov.
This letter is not required to be sent to households; however, school officials are encouraged to clarify for families that the carryover of the household eligibility from the previous year will end after 30 operating days. The letter should inform families to submit a new application for school meals to re-establish their child’s eligibility before the end of the carryover period. If a family does not respond to the letter by submitting a new application, benefits are terminated on the 31st day of operation. The household does not have the right to appeal this termination as the eligibility is a carryover from the previous year’s application.
You can find this notification letter HERE or on our website SNP Free & Reduced Price Information | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (nd.gov) under the "Letters of Eligibility Notification" drop down tab.
Summer 2022 was another successful year for the summer food service program. Thirty-four school food service authorities participated in the program this year. To help better understand the struggles and successes of your program, we have created an end-of-year survey for sponsors to complete. Please use this link to complete the survey: https://forms.office.com/g/wiwFiqBRyC The survey will be open until October 31, 2022. Thank you and have a great school year!
Deb's Wrap Up
Deb Egeland will be retiring from NDDPI-CNFD on October 31, 2022.
She does not want a retirement party, just a parting picture. What about a parting Kitchen Counter Conversation with the whole State recorded for her picture.
She has Stories!! She should write a book about “ND Lunch Ladies”; can you say ‘Knoephla Soup’? We will talk about beef and milk, vegetables and fruit, her achievements and what is left to accomplish.
We hope you can join us to help send Deb off to the next glorious adventure.
Join at the link below on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 from 2 to 3 p.m.
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National School Lunch Week (NSLW) was created in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has both in and out of the classroom. |
The School Nutrition Associations (SNA) theme for the October 10-14, 2022 celebration is “Peace, Love &School Lunch”. It may look and sound like the 80’s, but indeed the trends are coming back!
SNA goals of NSLW:
- Increase student participation
- Spread the message to parents that school’s are serving healthy, delicious lunch at school
- Earn media coverage
- Connect with teachers and admin at your school/district to spread the word about school meals
National School Lunch Week - School Nutrition Association
Send us pictures of what you did to celebrate!
Email us at dpicnfd@nd.gov!
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We hope you are proudly displaying the poster featuring the canola as a top product of North Dakota. If you are in the northwestern part of our state, you may have seen the beautiful yellow flowering crop. The canola plants have 'canola seeds' which are crushed into oil. Canola is also used to make things besides edible food items.
Check out the great resources that the Northern Canola Growers have put together: Kids | Northern Canola Growers Association
Send us pictures of how you feature CANOLA during October! We would love to see them!
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To view our full listing of the 2022-2023 SY Harvest of the Month planning information, check it out HERE!
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If you are refreshing your wellness policy; you can send it to our office for review. Remember you must conduct a triennial assessment of your wellness policy. Let us know if you need an assessment form!
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