1. Melissa Rothstein Julie Brewer USDA Food and Nutrition Service 1

2.  Three Major Changes  Meal Pattern Changes  Performance Based Reimbursement  Compliance Monitoring 2

3.  What we need to consider regarding  Timing of each change  Resources needed to implement successfully  How the changes fit together 3

4.  Expected publication of final rule  January 2012  Implementation of new requirements proposed to begin in School Year 2012-2013 4

5. Training for States and schools Short Term: Winter 2012 What the new requirements are Mid Term: Spring/Summer 2012 Specific changes they can make to meet the requirements Longer Term: Fall 2012 and beyond Updating materials to reflect new requirements 5

6.  Available October 1, 2012  For those SFAs certified compliant with new meal patterns for breakfast and lunch  6 cents per lunch 6

7.  Primary Considerations  Potential Impact on State workload  Initial compliance vs Ongoing compliance  Ability to turn on/off the extra funding 7

8.  Expected Publication of Interim Rule  Shortly after final meal pattern rule  Guidance and Training for States on Certification  March through July  Compliance Certifications begin  Summer 2012  6 cent payments begin for certified SFAs  October 1, 2012 8

9.  Potential Federally procured contractor(s) to support State certification activity  FNS would define certification process and provide tools  States would work directly with contractor(s) to carry out all or part of the certification process  State option to use contractor(s)  FNS-developed draft bid specifications for States to use to procure their own certification contract 9

10.  January 2012 - Meal Pattern Rule Published  January 2012 – Meal Pattern Rule Training Begins  March 2012 – 6 cents Rule Published  March 2012 – 6 cents Training Begins  July 2012 – Meal Pattern Implementation  July 2012 – 6 cent Certifications Begin  October 1, 2012 – 6 cents available to certified SFAs 10

11. Creating a Unified Review System  Combine CRE and SMI  3 year review cycle  Incorporating all new requirements 11

12.  Primary Considerations  How current CRE/SMI requirements interact with 6 cents certification activities in SY 2012-13  How to incorporate all of the HHFKA requirements as they are implemented  How to streamline and simplify the review process 12

13.  Proposed Meal Pattern Rule  Combined CRE and SMI  3 year review cycle  6 cents Interim Rule  Certifying initial compliance  Considering the interaction between certification activities and compliance monitoring in SY 2012-13  Future Guidance and Regulations  Updating/Streamlining Performance Standards 1 & 2  Incorporating all new requirements 13

14.  Updated CRE Guidance coming soon  Work group(s) begin to consider updates to the process as a whole – Winter 2012  First Priority is Performance Standard 2 (meals)  Testing new tools and resources for reviews  New Review Cycle Begins – SY 2013-14 14

15.  $50 million per year for two years  Training and technical assistance  Certification  Oversight  Available when the final meal pattern rule is published 15

16.  January 2012 - Meal Pattern Rule Published  January 2012 – Meal Pattern Rule Training Begins  Early 2012 - $50 million for States available  March 2012 – 6 cents Rule Published  March 2012 – 6 cents Training Begins  Spring 2012 – Work group begins to consider new review system  July 2012 – Meal Pattern Implementation  July 2012 – 6 cents Certifications Begin  SY 12-13 – Final year of current State agency review cycle  October 1, 2012 – 6 cents available to certified SFAs  July 2013 – Guidance on review expectations  SY 13 -14 – First year of new review cycle 16

17.  Federally Procured Contractor(s)  Are you interested?  Are you aware of any State restrictions or challenges (e.g., procurement)?  How do you otherwise anticipate conducting certifications (State staff, contractors, new staff?)  FNS-developed Bid Specs as an alternative  Would this be helpful? 17

18.  What do you need from FNS?  Training resources  Topics to cover  Guidance and Technical Assistance  How can our partners help?  What activities can you start now to prepare? 18

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