Webinar: Tuesdays at 2 School Nutrition Town Hall

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On January 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. the Nutrition Services Division (NSD) continues the discussion, policy guidance, and sharing of best practices for operating School Nutrition Programs (SNP) as local educational agencies navigate multiple nationwide waivers, and persevere with planning quality services during School Year 2021–22.

Join us for Tuesday @ 2 Virtual Town Hall events on the fourth Tuesday of the month to provide an opportunity for schools to learn about requirements for operating their programs.

The January 25, 2022, Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall webinar will feature state updates, district spotlights, and the following guest speaker:

Jannette Garcia Director Child Nutrition Sanger Unified School District (USD) (enrollment 13,527)

Target Audience

The target audience includes all state and local school nutrition professionals, superintendents, school business officials, and community partners involved in school meal service.

Schedule

Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

2–3:30 p.m.

Registration and Cost

This town hall is free to attend. Register in advance for the Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall webinar .

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 the 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 for some reason you cannot find the email confirmation, or do not receive the reminders, you can always reregister.

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Crediting Information

Administration (3000)

Program Management (3200)
- Manage staff work including scheduling (3210)

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. Please note that live captioning will be available during the webinar.

Town Hall Webinar Recordings

The Town Hall Webinars are recorded, however, please note that it takes approximately three weeks from the date of the Town Hall to post the recording to the CDE web page. To access previous Town Hall recordings, visit the CDE COVID-19 Guidance in the Child Nutrition Programs web page and select the Webinars tab.

Resources

The following links were shared in the chat during the December Town Hall:

You can view the featured story about Rialto USD on the Today Show web page .
To learn more about the Los Angeles USD “More Than a Meal” campaign go to Los Angeles USD web page .
To share your operational challenges or how you’ve spiced-up service for students and staff, please send an email to NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov
For more information about the Healthy School Food Pathways Program, contact Brandy Dreibelbis, Director of School Food Operations for the Chef Ann Foundation at brandy@chefannfoundation.org
You can access the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Letter—Update to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Letter at USDA Food and Nutrition Services web page.
You can access the policy memo at the Updates to the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold web page .
You can access the CDE Micro-purchase listserv at CDE Updates to the New Micropurchase Threshold web page.
You can access the California Universal School Meals Program Frequently Asked Questions web page.
You can access USDA’s resource on alternative school breakfast service models at Toolkit Way to Serve(PDF).
Please send your questions about Universal Meals to UniversalMealsSY22@cde.ca.gov
You can access information on the Federal Emergency Operational Costs Reimbursement program on our CDE NSD COVID-19 Guidance in the Child Nutrition Program web page, under the Reimbursements Tab at
To access the SFSP Administrative Guidance Manual that illustrates the differences in holiday meal service (page 202) go to 2016 Administrative Guide for Sponsors .
You can find guidance from CDPH about COVID-19 prevention in schools at CDPH web page .
You can find CDC COVID-19 prevention considerations for restaurants at CDC web page .
To learn more about the USDA Foods Database that will allow states and school districts to access up-to-date, vendor-specific nutrition, allergen, and ingredient information for direct-delivered USDA Foods watch USDA's recorded webinar at USDA Food and Nutrition Services web page .
For more information about verification, including training on both the verification process and verification reporting, please visit our CDE Verification web page.
You can find the claim schedule and information on the claiming process on our CDE SNP Claim Submission Deadlines web page.
For more information regarding Late Claims, visit the CDE's School Nutrition Program Late Claims web page.
The Equipment Assistance Grant Management Bulletin can be accessed at CDE 2021 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistant Grant web page.
For Equipment Assistance Grant questions, contact the team by email at equipmentgrant@cde.ca.gov
You can order the updated Guide to Professional Standards for School Nutrition Programs at Team Nutrition web page .
You can access the USDA Team Nutrition Meal Components web quiz and other Team Nutrition web quizzes .
If you have questions about the USDA FNS web survey on food supply chain challenges, please email CNSurveys@usda.gov
To review documents pertaining to Proposition 12 go to the Animal Health and Food Safety Services Regulations web page .
Written comments can be emailed to animalcare@cdfa.ca.gov