Webinar: Tuesdays at 2 School Nutrition Town Hall

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On January 24, 2023, 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) during School Year 2022–23. Please note we will not host a Town Hall for the month of December 2022; we look forward to celebrating the new year with you in January!

As follow up, please scroll to the end of this communication for the resource links shared during the November 15, 2022 Town Hall.

Background

The Tuesday @ 2 Virtual Town Hall events typically occur each month on the fourth Tuesday, unless otherwise noted. The Town Halls provide an opportunity for schools to learn about policy guidance, program requirements and best practices for operating their programs during School Year (SY) 2022–23.

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, January 24, 2023

2–3:30 p.m.

Registration and Cost

This town hall is free to attend. 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

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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)
- 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 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 October

The following links were shared in the chat during the recent town hall:

You can look up your assigned School Nutrition Program analyst on the CDE web page.
Send your 2021 Kitchen and Infrastructure Training (KIT) Fund photos, videos, purchase narratives and trainings to the KITFunds@cde.ca.gov email.
For more information about Marysville Joint Unified School District’s Taste of California Challenge grant email Nick Dramis at ndramis@mjusd.k12.ca.us.
Help us update our town hall banners! Send photos of your district’s school meals and students with photo releases to our NSD town hall email at NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov.
Share your school nutrition program marketing tips and best practices via the NSD town hall email at NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov.
Stay up to date about upcoming funding announcements on the CDE NSD Nutrition What’s New web page funding tab.
If, after submitting the online registration form, you do not receive the 2022 KIT funds registration autoreply, or if you have any additional questions, please email the KIT Funds team at KITFunds@cde.ca.gov.
Visit the new 2022 KIT Funds web page on the CDE NSD website.
For more information on the Fiscal Year 2023 Farm to School grant check out the USDA Grants Opportunity web page .
Access the Vendor Paid List (VPL) Instructions on the Child Nutrition Information Payment System (CNIPS) Applications web page , Download Forms, Form ID PRU02 .
Check out the CDE Code of Conduct and Procurement Procedures Checklist on the CDE Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) web page under the Resources section.
Access the Code of Conduct in CNIPS, Download Forms, Form ID PRU 08a, and a sample Procurement Procedures document in CNIPS, Download Forms, Form ID PRU 08b on the CNIPS Applications web page .
Check out the Procurement Review Instructions available on the CDE, NSD website.
View the Procurement Review Process on the Steps in the Local Agency Procurement Process web page on the CDE NSD website.
For information regarding the Extension of Deadline for Families to Submit National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Applications or Alternative Income Forms for Inclusion in Unduplicated Pupil Count (UPC) on the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Update Flash #242 on the CDE NSD web page.
For questions related to the local control funding formula funding and the alternative household income form, please contact PASE@cde.ca.gov.
For questions related to CALPADS, please email the CALPADS Service Desk at calpads-support@cde.ca.gov.
If you have any questions regarding the SNP, please contact your county’s SNP Specialist. A current list of SNP Specialists is available on the CDE NSD SNP Specialist Directory web page.
Email your change of participation or the receipt of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods for SY 2023–24 letter of intent to FoodDistribution@cde.ca.gov.
Email your USDA Foods Annual Inventory Reconciliation or Sweeps questions to the Food Distribution Program team at FoodDistribution@cde.ca.gov.
Learn more about the Great Kindness Challenge (GKC) on the GKC website .
For GKC resources, view the GKC Classroom Curriculum web page .
Visit the new CDE NSD Food Service Staff and Training web page.
Sign up to receive the latest SNP listservs on the CDE NSD SNP Mailing List web page.
Access the new Farm to School Fact Sheets on the USDA Farm to School web page .
Register for the USDA Civil Rights Division, November 29, 2022, School Meals Meal Modification Training .
Register for the USDA Civil Rights Division, December 7, 2022, SFSP Meal Modification Training .
Please take five minutes to let us know your thoughts and what you would like to see presented in future Town Hall webinars via the Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall Evaluation Survey .
If you have any questions about Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall Evaluation Survey, please email Town Hall staff at NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov.