Renewal Opened in WINS on August 10, 2020.
Program applications to participate in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for school year 2020-21 will be accepted starting next week. Please complete the application in the Washington Integrated Nutrition System (WINS).
OSPI Child Nutrition Services (CNS) publishes bulletins to assist you in the renewal process. This bulletin is located on the OSPI Bulletins webpage.
- Bulletin B054-20: Special Milk Program Application Renewal for School Year 2020-21
Application Due Date - September 30, 2020.
For all sponsors, applications submitted late may not be approved in time to receive reimbursement for meals/milk for the first month of operation.
Reminders
Please ensure you are creating a program application, site application, and site calendar for 2020-21.
- Use the open program year drop-down box to select 2020-21.
- Renew program and site applications. (click on renew in the top right hand corner)
- Add a 2020-21 calendar.
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New for SY 20-21! Sponsors can now adjust the start date of the school year with an August date!
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Local Education Agencies with operating days in August 2020 will not need to create a revision to the 2019-20 site calendar(s) in WINS as part of the renewal process.
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When completing the SY 20-21 site calendar, sponsors will be able to adjust the start date of the school year with an August date. Sponsors will then be able to combine August and September claims provided there were less than 10 operating days in August 2020.
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Instructions are available in WINS.
- Log into WINS
- Go to the 'Info' tab
- Select 'WINS Documentation and Job Aides'
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New for SY 20-21! Submit your lobbying forms in WINS using the 'Assurances' tab.
- Submit applications and calendars when you are finished so that your program specialist will know your application is ready for approval.
- Submit your Meal Distribution Form (see article below).
Updates
- Please remember to update the WINS sponsor profile page to reflect new/changed points of contact for your organization. We use this information to share important CNS Updates.
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New for SY 20-21! Sponsors can now adjust the start date of the school year with an August date!
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New for SY 20-21! Submit your lobbying forms in WINS using the 'Assurances' tab.
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Private Schools ONLY
- WINS will require that you upload the most current 501(c)(3) letter from the IRS designating your school or sponsoring organization as non-profit.
Questions? Please contact your program specialist.
For sponsors who wish to participate in the National School Lunch & Breakfast Program in SY20-21, a WINS renewal application and Meal Distribution Plan (MDP) Survey must be completed and submitted.
Program operators should fill out the MDP Survey based on current meal distribution methods. We understand during this public health emergency that school districts’ instructional and meal service models may change. Program operators should re-submit their MDP survey as their meal distribution models are updated.
Submitting Your MDP Survey
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Print/ Download the MDP Sponsor Checklist.
- This checklist will guide you through the application and survey process by detailing the steps to take and what you must consider before submitting your MDP and Renewal Application.
- Sponsors do not need to return the MDP checklist to OSPI.
- We recommend gathering all of the required materials before starting your WINS application or MDP survey.
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Submit Your MDP survey.
- Child Nutrition Services (CNS) automatically receives notifications when the survey is completed. For questions, please contact your program specialist or call 360-725-6200.
Due to the public health crisis, USDA Child Nutrition Program requirements are subject to change both as updated guidance is received from the USDA and at the discretion of the State Agency. Please check CNS Updates and OSPI's website for all important updates and/or changes.
This year we are hosting a variety of training sessions using Moodle. You do not have to create an account to view these courses, and you can mark each topic complete as you view them.
Professional Standards Credits are offered for each session. Please keep record of your participation by using your training log or by printing the professional standards slide from the slide printout.
How to Access The Sessions
- Go to the NSLP Public Trainings on our Moodle Server - as a reminder you are not required to create an account, but it may be useful to do so!
- Select the Annual Training- SY2020-21 tile.
- Click on the hyperlinks for each of the training topics, a pop up will appear.
- Watch the Recorded Session and utilize the Slide Printouts as needed by selecting the links in the pop up.
- A new tab will come up in your browser (this way you won't be directed away from the moodle platform).
- Watch the recording and document your Professional Standards Credits.
- Close out of the opened tabs for the recording and slide print out.
- Close out of the pop up for the training you just attended.
- Select the next session to watch!
Sessions provided:
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Annual Updates - this session reviews updates from this past year, things to expect in the coming year, and Food Distribution Updates.
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At-Risk Afterschool Meals - Session attendance meets the annual training requirement for organizations offering CACFP At Risk Afterschool Meals in SY20-21.
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Claiming in the School Meals Programs - All things claims and fiscal, including understanding how claim status displays in WINS and late claim exceptions.
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Meal Applications and Direct Certification - This session will provide a general overview of meal application requirements as well as information about Direct Certification (DC) and Direct Certification – Medicaid (DCM).
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Preparing for your NSLP Reviews - Administrative and Procurement Reviews help ensure your program meets USDA requirements. Join us for a session on what to expect, best practices, and what you need in order to prepare for successful reviews.
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USDA’s Tools and Rules to Manage Child Nutrition Programs Finances- Join us as we review the USDA’s Resource Management rules and tools for Paid Lunch Equity, Non Program Food Revenue, Indirect Costs and Maintenance of the Non Profit Food Service Account to ensure the financial health of your operation.
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USDA Foods 101 - Are you new to ordering USDA Foods? Join us for a general overview of USDA foods including what items are offered, how to order, and ordering periods.
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Verification - For staff responsible for processing free and reduced applications, and conducting the verification process. This session will provide a detailed look at correctly processing meal applications, including reviewing examples and time to ask questions.
Questions? If you have questions regarding how to access these trainings, please email Samantha Brueske, Training and Communications Specialist.
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