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What’s New with School Nutrition Tuesday, December 9

Agenda USDA Memos CEP update Program Reminders New Webcasts for Viewing New Tools posted – Smart Snacks Team Nutrition updates WI Selected for Pilot Project

USDA Memos SP : Farm to School and Garden Expenses ◦ Additional info: SP SP : Assessing Proposed Nutrition Education Costs in the NSLP and SBP SP Written Codes of Conduct and Performance of Employees Engages in Award and Administration of Contracts

USDA Memos, Continued SP : Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs SP : CN Labels Copied with a Watermark

A message for CEP Schools SP : Updated E-Rate Guidance

Program Reminders Verification Collection Report – due February 1 Preapproval Process for Purchasing Food Service Equipment – implementation date is January 1,

Webcasts on Training Webpage Financial Viability of Smart Snacks Administrative Review Team Nutrition

Smart Snacks Tracking Tools Tracking Tools o Compliant Fundraisers o Exempt Fundraisers o Smart Snacks

Team Nutrition Updates Smarter Lunchroom Grants Home Grown Menus of Wisconsin

USDA Selects WI for the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables Eight states selected: California, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin SFAs will use a portion of their USDA Food allocation to purchase unprocessed fruits and vegetables directly, instead of going through the USDA Foods Program.

USDA Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables continued MPS and CESA Purchasing Nutrition Program ◦ The short deadline required fast turn-around and both expressed interest ◦ USDA guidance on economic scales and population demographics matched these entities ◦ Minimizes distribution model Potential for additional participants

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