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Join us for the next California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD) Tuesday @ 2 Town Hall, scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 2 p.m. During the Town Hall, we will share highlights of recent federal and state policy guidance, funding and training opportunities, and best practices for operating Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs).
This month’s Town Hall will feature a Local Agency Procurement Review training with guest speaker Belinda Allen from the Procurement Resources Unit. The training will cover an overview of the Local Agency Procurement process including what to expect during a review.
Draft webinar slides will be available by 10 a.m. on the Child Nutrition Information and Payment System (ca.gov) (CNIPS) web page
on the date of the Town Hall.
Important Operational Dates: Next 30 to 60 days
- May 2024: CDE releases notification for scheduled Local Agency Procurement Reviews and School Nutrition Program (SNP) reviews, if selected.
- May 1, 2024: Deadline to use Department of Defense Fresh Entitlement in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Order Receipt System (also known as FFAVORS).
- May 15, 2024, or 30 days prior to meal service operations, whichever comes first: Deadline to submit the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
- Prior to end of School Year (SY): Advertise the availability of summer meals to your community, even if you are not offering summer meals at your site(s).
- End of SY 2023-24: Annually obtain two food safety inspection reports for each site from the state or local environmental health department.
- First week of SFSP site operations: Complete site visit(s) for new summer meals sites.
- June 30, 2024: Deadline for new Community Eligibility Provision and Provision 2 applications.
Town Hall Webinar PowerPoint
The day of the Town Hall, draft webinar slides will be available by 10 a.m. on the CNIPS web page
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Use the following steps to access slides in CNIPS
:
- For School Food Authorities: Select Applications and Download Forms
- For SFSP operators: In the SFSP Module, select Applications and Download Forms
The Town Hall slides in CNIPS are marked “Draft” and are subject to change. If updates are needed, the CDE will upload the revised slides in the same location following the Town Hall.
After the Town Hall. the CDE now posts the final Town Hall PowerPoint slides in their new location on the CDE Food Service Staff Education and Training web page under the Town Halls tab.
Background
The Tuesday @ 2 Virtual Town Hall events typically occur each month on the fourth Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise noted. The Town Halls provide an opportunity for schools to learn about policy guidance, program requirements, and best practices for operating CNPs. The desired audience includes CNP Program Operators and Food Service Directors.
Participation Information
Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Registration and Cost
This town hall is free to attend. Register in advance for this webinar
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After registering, you will see a screen that says Webinar Registration Approved with a link to the webinar. You will also receive several emails with information about joining the webinar. First, you will receive confirmation the day you register and then you will receive two reminder emails: one day and one hour prior to the webinar. If you cannot find the email confirmation, or do not receive the reminders, you can always reregister.
Tip for Attendees
To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Zoom.
- Visit the Zoom test link.
- If you experience issues, visit the
Zoom Help Center web page for assistance.
If you receive an error message that the host has declined your webinar registration, try using an alternate email address. While not ideal, you may also join by phone if you have technical issues logging in from your computer.
Professional Standards Crediting Information
- Key Area: Administration (3000)
- Training Topic: Program Management (3200)
- Learning Objective: Manage staff work including scheduling (3210)
- Instructional hours: 1.5 hours
Reasonable Accommodation
Pursuant to state and federal statutes, individuals with a disability may request reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in the Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall. Send direct requests for reasonable accommodations to the CDE by email to NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov, no later than seven days prior to the event. Please note that live captioning will be available during the webinar.
Town Hall Links and Resources Provided on March 26, 2024
The following were shared in the chat during the recent town hall:
- A current list of SNP Specialists is available on the SNP Specialist Directory web page or email SNP staff at snpinfo@cde.ca.gov.
- Email your celebration photos to Town Hall staff at NSDTownHall@cde.ca.gov.
- Visit the CDE Farm to Summer Celebration Week web page and select the resources tab at Farm to Summer Celebration Week - Healthy Eating & Nutrition Education (CA Dept of Education).
- If you have questions, please email the Farm 2 School Team at Farm2School@cde.ca.gov.
- Visit the CDE School Nutrition Programs - Proposed Rule making & Regulations web page at School Nutrition Programs - Proposed Rule making & Regulations (CA Dept of Education).
- Learn more about the Child Nutrition Advisory Council (CNAC) student recruitment. Applications are available on the CDE CNAC web page at Child Nutrition Advisory Council - Healthy Eating & Nutrition Education (CA Dept of Education).
- Send CNAC student recruitment questions to the CNAC team at CNAC@cde.ca.gov.
- Information on the CDE Resource Management and Procurement Resources Spring Training 2024 is available on the CDE Nutrition What’s New web page at CDE Spring Training 2024 - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education).
- Learn more about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resource, Safe Meals, Healthy Kids: Food Safety for Summer Meals on their web page at Safe Meals, Healthy Kids: Food Safety for Summer Meals | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)
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- Submit your SFSP Banner Request Forms in the CNIPS. Download form ID SNP 44 SSFO Banner Request Form and submit form to the staff at SFSO@cde.ca.gov.
- Learn more about the CA Meals for Kids Mobile Application on the CDE CA Meals for Kids Mobile Application web page at CA Meals for Kids Mobile Application - Mobile Applications (CA Dept of Education).
- Visit the Food Safety Inspections Reminder web page on the CDE website at Food Safety Inspections Reminder - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education).
- Learn more about the opportunity to provide comments on the Interim Final Rule: Establishing the Summer electronic benefit transfer (EBT) Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs on the USDA website at Interim Final Rule: Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)
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- To add comments regarding the Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Program and SFSP, go to Regulations.gov
and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
- For questions about the Food Distribution Program (FDP), email the FDP team at fooddistribution@cde.ca.gov.
- If you have questions about Child Nutrition Database, Release 27, please contact the USDA Software Evaluation Team at cnpntab@usda.gov.
- If you have questions regarding Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) funds, please send your questions to the KIT team at KITfunds@cde.ca.gov.
- Learn more about the Local Food for Schools (LFS) grant on the CDE LFS web page.
- Send any questions regarding LFS funds, send your questions to the LFS team at LFSGrant@cde.ca.gov.
- For more information on the Virtual CA Farm Day, and registration visit the California Farm Day web page. This meeting has occurred, and registration is no longer available.
- Register for the California Local School Wellness Policy Collaborative Winning at Wellness Webinar, Feeding the Future: Transformative Strategies for School Nutrition. This meeting has occurred, and registration is no longer available.
- Follow us on X, formally known as Twitter, @CDENutrition.
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this subject, please email NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov.