Webinar: Tuesdays at 2 School Nutrition Town Hall

Join us for the Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Virtual Town Hall event on June 28, 2022, at 2 p.m.

Immediately following the Town Hall there will be an optional 30-minute training on Eligibility and Certification resources starting at 3:00 p.m. This supplemental training is being offered in response to May’s polling question that demonstrated a high level of interest on that topic.

Finally, please scroll to the end of this communication for the links and resources shared during the May 2022 Town Hall.

Background

The Tuesday @ 2 Virtual Town Hall events occur each month on the fourth Tuesday and provide an opportunity for schools to learn about requirements and best practices for operating their programs.

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

Participation Information

Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

2–3:30 p.m.

Registration and Cost

This town hall is free to attend and participants only need to register once for the combined Town Hall and Eligibility and Certification training. Register in advance for this 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.

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 Zoom Help Center web page for assistance.

If for some reason 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.

Crediting Information

Administration (3000)

Program Management (3200), Free-and Reduce-price Meal Benefits (3100)
- Manage staff work including scheduling (3210), Eligibility (3110), Direct Certification (3120)

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 PowerPoint

The Town Hall PowerPoint slides will be posted to the California Department of Education (CDE) website on the CDE COVID-19 Guidance in the Child Nutrition Programs web page under the Webinars tab.

Town Hall Links Provided in the Prior Month

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

You can look up your assigned School Nutrition Program analyst on our CDE web page
Email questions to the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Funds email box at KITfunds@cde.ca.gov
Questions about the Food Distribution Program (FDP), email the FDP team at fooddistribution@cde.ca.gov or visit the CDE FDP Contract Update School Year (SY) 22-23 web page
For more information on the Farm to Summer Incubator Grant, visit the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) web page for contact CDFA via email at cafarmtoschool@cdfa.ca.gov
For more information regarding the Farm to Summer Celebration Week, visit the CDE web page or contact the Farm to Summer team at Farm2School@cde.ca.gov
Review the May 19th Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Application Deadline Extended listserv
To learn how to calculate your Identified Student Percentage (ISP) visit the CDE Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) training video available on the following YouTube link (Video; 13:11)
Review the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) SP 10-2022 Area Eligibility for Summer 2022 and SY 2022-2023 memo on the USDA website (PDF)
USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Final Rule Fact Sheet is available on the USDA website (PDF)
You can learn about the transitional standards for milk, whole grains, and sodium for SY 2022–23 and 2023–24 and the CDE SP 05-2022 Q&A for Updated Meal Requirements, visit the web page
The Nutrient Analysis Protocols: How to Analyze Menus for USDA’s School Meals Program resource is available on the USDA website
For more information on the Child Menu Planning Course at Fresno City College visit their website or contact Kristen Stenger at kristen.stenger@fresnocitycollege.edu