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Lunch n’ Learn webinars are short, concise, high-level “power sessions” on specific CACFP-related topics. Most of the topics are based on sponsor suggestions and we will be presenting a different one each month through September!
Register Here
Date: Tuesday, March 30
Time: 1:30–2:00 pm PT
This webinar is intended for sponsoring organizations who are conducting monitoring visits remotely. The USDA granted Nationwide Waiver #39 to allow for monitoring visits to be conducted off-site. Washington state was granted an additional monitoring waiver for FY21 with further flexibilities.
During this webinar we will discuss:
- Flexibilities allowed in the monitoring waivers granted by USDA
- Planning for off-site monitoring visits (announced/unannounced)
- Conducting off-site monitoring visits
- Follow up and completing the off-site monitoring visit
- Questions & Answers
The 2020-21 Washington Public School Data for Area Eligibility Report was recently removed from the website for update. The report has been reposted. Changes were made to school sites operating the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
About This Report
This report may be used to establish area eligibility for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO). Area eligibility may be assigned if school data indicates that the proposed meal site is located in an attendance area of a public school where at least 50% of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals.
The Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs Reference Sheet provides more details on area eligibility.
Questions? Please contact your OSPI CNS Program Specialist.
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You may have noticed inaccurate information in the sponsor staff section of the Sponsor Profile in the Washington Integrated Nutrition System (WINS). Currently, deactivated staff appear and other staff names are duplicated with multiple different titles. This is a defect.
The WINS team has made changes to the sponsor contacts in preparation for the 2021–22 program renewal season. These changes will make it easier to update program contacts so that we may use WINS contacts for Child Nutrition Services communications in the future.
Until sponsor application is renewed for the 21–22 program year, the sponsor contacts section will continue to look the same. This is a known defect and we ask that you please disregard for the time being.
Information About This Update
- Later this spring, the edit feature will be removed from the sponsor home screen.
- WINS will not allow you to update or make changes to the existing sponsor staff contact information for the remainder of program year 20–21.
- You may add new staff contact information through revisions to the sponsor application as needed.
- You may choose to wait and make all staff contact updates in your 21–22 application.
- The Updating Sponsor Contacts Information Sheet will be available in WINS after April 1. Once logged into WINS, the information sheet is located under the Info tab > WINS Documentation and Job Aids.
Child Nutrition Services (CNS) invited the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) to conduct several FREE trainings over the coming year. These sessions can be attended by any food services staff, and they offer Professional Standards.
There is a limit of 2 participants from each center per training. We will be offering sessions more than once so there will be more opportunities to attend later in the year.
Trainings
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Foundations for Training Excellence: Basics - This training focuses on how to design and deliver effective training.
Sign-Up Here
Date: Tuesday, April 6
Time: 12–4 pm PT
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Training Culturally Diverse Groups - This training is designed to help you develop your skills to effectively deliver trainings to culturally diverse groups.
Sign-Up Here
Date: Thursday, April 8
Time: 12–4 pm PT
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Infant Meal Pattern Requirements - This training reviews requirements for serving infants in the CACFP.
Sign-Up Here for the May 4 class
Sign-Up Here for the May 6 class
Time: 12–4 pm PT
Registration Information
Participants register for the training using the pdEnroller platform.
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Each participant must have their own pdEnroller account to sign up for the training if you do not have one currently. You may use this link to create an account, if needed.
- Make sure to edit your profile to include your STARS ID to make getting your STARS credits easier!
- Keep your confirmation email!
- This email is your portal to the training session and additional handouts for the training.
- Pro Tip: You can add events to your calendar via the event page, this way your Zoom access link is available from your calendar.
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Can't Attend?
- You can cancel your registration at any time using pdEnroller.
- Log into your account.
- Select your name in the upper right hand corner.
- Click on 'My Events'.
- Upcoming events appear at the top of your screen, you should see the class and a 'Cancel Registration' button.
- Waitlist Participants:
- PdEnroller notifies CNS of the number of interested participants and automatically creates a waitlist when the session is filled.
- If someone cancels their attendance, pdEnroller automatically notifies the next person on the waitlist and gives them an opportunity to register - keep an eye out in your emails.
IMPORTANT:
There is a limit of 25 participants for each session. Each participant must have their own pdEnroller account to register.
Have Questions? Please email Samantha Brueske, Training and Communications Specialist.
Join farmers, local food suppliers, school and childcare staff, and partners at virtual meetings for these regions:
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King/Pierce/Thurston Co: Tuesday, March 23 at 8:30 am - Register Here
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Northeast WA: March date TBD – contact ciberle@agr.wa.gov to hear when registration opens
Are you interested in buying more food and ingredients from local farms for your meals? Come connect directly via Zoom with local farmers, food suppliers, and other nutrition staff in your region to help get more farm fresh foods to local students!
Hear from local farmers and food suppliers about products they’ll have available for schools, and how you can bring in their products for your meals. Share updates about your meal programs with farmers and community partners, how you’ve adapted meal and food distribution during COVID-19, and your current and future food and product needs.
If there isn’t a meeting happening for your region, please reach out to ciberle@agr.wa.gov to connect with farms or find out more about buying local foods, or visit the Washington Washington State Farm to School Network Regional Hubs to find out more about programs near you.
Questions? Email Chris Iberle, WSDA Farm to School Lead.
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Shout Out to the Northeast Youth Center!
Northeast Youth Center in Spokane is primarily a before and after school program. During the pandemic, the center made a shift and remained open for all day care for school-aged children. Eight team leaders went from working before and after school split shifts, to all day schedules. Northeast Youth Center has been serving about 60 children each day for breakfast, snack, lunch, and supper.
Homemade Meals and Learning
Meals are homemade and prepackaged using fresh fruits and vegetables for extra nutrition during the day.
The team leaders oversee the kids with virtual learning. They monitor and help the kids from 8:30 am– 2:30 pm during their school day. Supper is served at 3 pm. The center is open until 6 pm for working parents.
Parents have been very appreciative of Northeast Youth Center. The center has gone above and beyond to open the center all day for these children to have a safe place to go and learn, as well as have nutritious meals throughout the day.
Thank You
Hats off and thank you to Northeast Youth Center for serving their community during such trying times.
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March 30
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Lunch n' Learn: How to Conduct Remote Monitoring Visits
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April 1
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January Claim 60-day Deadline - if you haven't already, submit your January Claims!
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April 15
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March Claims Due in WINS
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