What’s New with School What’s New with School NutritionNutritionJanuary 14, 2014

AgendaAgendaWelcome

◦Claire Anderson, MPH, RDNUSDA MemosCycle MenusUSDA Foods Upcoming DeadlinesWASBTeam NutritionTraining OpportunitiesQuestions?

USDA MemosUSDA MemosSP 15-2014

◦Paid Lunch Equity: SY 2014-15 Calculation Tool

◦The average weight price for SY 14-15 is $2.65

Six Cents Final Rule

On Wisconsin! On Wisconsin! Cycle Cycle MenusMenusKelly Berg

◦Kelly.Berg@dpi.wi.gov◦608-267-9286

Maggie Sanna◦Margaret.Sanna@dpi.wi.gov◦608-266-7261

Claire Troutman◦Claire.Troutman@dpi.wi.gov◦608-266-9356

Participant PollParticipant PollDo you use a cycle menu?(Answer using Blackboard

Collaborate’s interactive tools)

WisconsinUSDA Foods ProgramUpcoming Deadlines

School Year (SY) 2014-15 School Year (SY) 2014-15 Upcoming DeadlinesUpcoming Deadlines

SY 2014-15 Annual USDA Foods Order

SY 2014-15 Commercial Distribution

SY 2014-15 Annual USDA Foods SY 2014-15 Annual USDA Foods OrderOrder All School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in

the Wisconsin USDA Foods Program must place an annual USDA Foods order for the entire school year.

  Typically, this annual USDA Foods order survey is

placed in January - February timeframe for orders to be received the following school year. However, preliminary information provided by USDA has indicated that USDA is delaying the annual order survey deadlines.

  Therefore, based on this preliminary information,

the SY Wisconsin USDA Foods Annual Order Survey dates have been TENTATIVELY set as March 10, 2014 – April 8, 2014.

New Program TrainingNew Program TrainingTo prepare for the SY 2014-15 USDA Foods

Annual Order Survey, DPI will be offering a training session specifically for new Food Service Staff and programs new to the USDA Foods program.

This training session will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster Street, Room P41, Madison, WI.

New Program TrainingNew Program TrainingThe training session will cover basic information

regarding the USDA Foods program, as well as prepare SFAs for placing their SY 2014-15 annual USDA Foods order.

This session will cover the basics of planning for an annual order (i.e., what USDA Foods to order, the amounts to order, etc.).

Registration for this new program training session is online. The online registration is located under the “USDA Foods Program Training” section of the USDA Foods Program webpage at the following link: http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_usdafoodtraining

SY 2014-15 Commercial SY 2014-15 Commercial DistributionDistribution

For SY 2014-15, SFAs will again have the option of selecting a commercial distributor for delivery of USDA Foods.

All SFAs will also have the option of continuing with the current state distribution method, where USDA Foods are delivered once per month via the state-contracted trucking company.

SY 2014-15 Commercial SY 2014-15 Commercial DistributionDistribution Any SFA interested in using a commercial distributor

for SY 2014-15 to deliver their USDA Foods MUST complete all of the following three steps by April 30, 2014:

 ◦ Sign and submit back to DPI the contract between

DPI and your SFA.

◦ Following procurement regulations, sign a contract/agreement with one commercial distributor selected by your SFA.

◦ Access the Wisconsin USDA Foods Ordering System and designate on the School Food Authority Contract Form for SY 2014-15 (Program Year 2015) which commercial distributor has been selected. http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/files/fns/doc/commodityorderi

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Wisconsin USDA Foods Wisconsin USDA Foods ContactsContacts

SNT Presence at the SNT Presence at the Wisconsin Association of Wisconsin Association of School Board ConferenceSchool Board Conference

BoothBreakout Session: “What you

NEED to know about your School Nutrition Programs”

Team Nutrition UpdatesTeam Nutrition Updates

Student Chef Competition Whipping Up Wellness Cookbook 2013

◦ Full copy is available at: http://ne.dpi.wi.gov/files/fns/pdf/tnwuwcbk.pdf

◦ Hard copies available by contacting Alicia Dill (alicia.dill@dpi.wi.gov) or Kelly Williams (kelly.williams@dpi.wi.gov)

Whipping Up Wellness Cookbook 2014◦ Competition entries due March 7, 2014◦ For more information, please visit:

http://ne.dpi.wi.gov/ne_whip

Team Nutrition UpdatesTeam Nutrition UpdatesHealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC)

USDA HUSSC Webinars◦ Webinars review the HUSSC criteria and tips

for applying. ◦ To view the webinars, please visit:

http://www.fns.usda.gov/hussc/healthierus-school-challenge-training-and-technical-assistance

HUSSC Training◦ WI Team Nutrition will be hosting a HUSSC

training on February 20, 2014 at DPI.◦ A memo will be to all food service directors

with details.

Alliance for a Healthier Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Generation: Foods and Foods and Funds...Keeping it Healthy WebinarFunds...Keeping it Healthy Webinar

Time: January 16th  3:30-4:30 CST

Summary:  This session is for Wisconsin schools and will cover fun creative new ways your school can keep fundraising healthy! ◦ A lively discussion will be encouraged and

there will be time for Q & A.   

◦ Register: https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/training_center/?link=%252fdeeplink%252fssodeeplink.aspx%253fmodule%253dtranscript%2526loid%253d3fa913e7-b930-468c-8d6d-f7ab3a5ad486

Training OpportunitiesTraining OpportunitiesMenu Certification Workshop

◦WI DPI Office: Madison, WI Date TBA

◦Our Lady Queen of Peace: Milwaukee, WI Monday, Feb 10 at 1:00pm

http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_snt_trainingServSafe

◦East Troy, WI Wednesday, March 19

◦Wisconsin Dells, WI Sunday, June 29

Julie SheltonJulie.Shelton@dpi.wi.gov608-267-9132

Introducing Community Introducing Community EligibilityEligibilityAll students are offered both lunch

and breakfast at no costImproves nutrition of students at

riskHigher federal reimbursement Increases meal participationEliminates the application and

verification process for meal rate categories, simplifying meal counting and claiming

Ease of use

To Qualify for CEP To Qualify for CEP ParticipationParticipation40 percent or more of students are

directly certified for free meals without household application (called Identified Students)

The district may choose to implement community eligibility in one school, a group of schools or district wide

Schools agree to provide free breakfasts and lunch to all students at no charge

Kathlyn Walter, SNS◦Kathlyn.Walter@dpi.wi.gov◦(608) 267-9283

Any questions?Any questions?

Thanks for ParticipatingThanks for ParticipatingThe next What’s New with School

Nutrition webinar is Tuesday, February 11 at 2:00pm.

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