TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 111 California Association of School Business Officials 2013 Annual Conference Long Beach California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division State Update, Session I Sandip Kaur – Carol Chase Huegli Chris Kavooras – Greg Heilner

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 Welcome

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 333 Today’s Overview  $.06 Certification and Validation  Direct Certification and Reverse Eligibility  USDA Foods Update

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 44 $.06 Certification and Validation

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 55 Menu Certification Status (as of March 29, 2013) Total menu packets received Total certified _________________ Current inventory 5

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 66 Menu Certification Status Anticipated Inventory additional packets (April – June 2013) 6

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Menu Certification Challenges Incomplete certification packets Information mismatch –USDA Worksheet –Menus –Nutrient analyses Number of SFAs that have not submitted Completing required validation reviews 7

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 888 Validation Reviews What is a validation review?

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 Validation Reviews 25% of certified sponsors Random selection Announced Scheduled in advance

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 Validation Reviews (as of March 29, 2013) Agencies Selected 55 - Additional Agencies (anticipated) ___________________ Total 284 Agencies

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 11 Validation Reviews CDEs primary function this year is to provide Training Technical assistance

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Updated Breakfast Requirements 12

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Updated Breakfast Requirements Effective July 1, 2013 Must offer three required components –Grain –Fruit (vegetable) –Milk Offer versus Serve –Must offer at least four food items –Student may decline one item 13

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Updated Breakfast Requirements Grains –Half of grains must be whole grain rich –Daily/weekly minimum requirement Calorie ranges Age/grade groups: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 Single Food-Based Menu Planning approach 14

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 New Meal Pattern and Menu Certification Training

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 New Meal Pattern and Menu Certification Training Attendance Make It Right: Lunch Menu Planning Workshops – 111 Completed – 1,315 Individuals – 813 Sponsors Menu Certification Trainings – 121 Completed – 1,201 Individuals – 839 Sponsors

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 New Meal Pattern and Menu Certification Training Attendance One-on-One Technical Assistance for Menu Certification

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 18 New Meal Pattern and Certification Training Plan Continue –Make It Right! Lunch Menu Planning –Menu Certification Trainings –Technical Assistance One-on-one sessions following trainings and phone support Online support through desktop sharing –Successful Menu Planning Trainings –Financial Management I and II

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction New Meal Pattern and Certification Training Plan Begin –Breakfast Menu Planning Workshops –Webinars –Outreach Tool Kit –Ambassador Leadership Conferences and Technical Assistance Freshly-Prepared, Appealing, Regional Meals and Snacks at Schools 19

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction New Meal Pattern and Certification Training Plan Webinars Successful Menu Planning Financial Management I and II Frontline Staff Training and Skill Development Ambassador Training and Technical Assistance 20

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction New Meal Plan and Certification Communications New Meal Pattern Priorities (NewMAPP) ListServ s –Informational –Training Schedules Management Bulletins –U.S. Department of Agriculture Policy Memos and other guidance –Nutrition Services Division policy decisions Letter from SSPI Torlakson 21

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction New Meal Pattern and Certification Training Plan FRESH Meals Culinary Centers –Standardized, field-tested recipes –Focus on USDA Foods and local products –Minimal ingredients –Limited equipment requirements –Salad bar recipes and templates –Best practices Large, small, urban, and rural districts 22

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction New Meal Plan and Certification Outreach Regional Child Nutrition Consultants Outreach Phone Calls Identifying Geographic “Gaps” California School Boards Association Conferences and Meetings –California Association of School Business Officials –California School Nutrition Association 23

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Questions: or Call Receive NewMAPP s: 24

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TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Direct Certification (DC) Update HHFKA Requirements: To improve States’ performance in directly certifying CalFresh (formerly Food Stamp) eligible children for free school meals. 26

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 27  Elimination of Letter Method  Three matches per school year  No further action by households Current DC HHFKA Requirements

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 28 USDA’s Annual Report to Congress DC Benchmarks  80% in  90% in  95% in DC ranking/calculations for CA

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 29  Separation of SNAP & TANF data  New Verification Reporting tool  Changes to CALPADS & CNIPS Upcoming DC HHFKA Requirements

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 30 USDA Foods Update 30

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Food Distribution Program Management Bulletins  Reporting End Product Activity on Monthly Performance Reports (USDA-FDP )  Provides a reminder for approved U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods processors of the requirements for reporting end product activity on monthly performance reports. 31

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Food Distribution Program Management Bulletins Frozen Fruit Products and Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (USDA-FDP ) –Revised USDA Policy Memo SP –Allows schools to continue to serve frozen fruit with added sugar in the NSLP through SY 2013–14 –Provides schools time to use existing frozen fruit inventories and industry to reformulate and pack new frozen fruit products 32

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Food Distribution Program Management Bulletins Offering School Food Authorities the Required Value and Variety of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods, and Efficient and Cost Effective Distribution (USDA-FDP ) –States must provide request-driven ordering of USDA Foods –States must ensure efficient and cost-effective distribution of USDA Foods 33

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 34 Food Distribution Program Carryover Balances at USDA Foods Processors Sweep of carryover pounds complete as of December 31, 2012 Schools were left with total number of pounds used between July 1 and October 31, 2012 FDP verified pounds were moved to the Excess State Account using the Monthly Performance Reports FDP sent notifications to all recipient agencies/co-op lead districts when pounds in the Excess Account became available 34

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Food Distribution Program Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling and Production Specification Requirements NSD has convened a workgroup to provide guidance and training on the documentation required to validate meal pattern contribution for commercial food products without approved CN labels 35

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