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- School Breakfast Program
- Special Milk Program
- After School Snack Program
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Nebraska Department of Education
Nutrition Services
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-9487
(800) 731-2233 (Nebraska Only)
or (402) 471-2488
EMAIL
National School Lunch Program - NSLP
2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization - School Nutrition Programs
Summary of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
- Implementation Plan: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
- Healthy Hunger-Free Act of 2010 - USDA Website
- Nutrition Standards for School Meals - USDA Website - New Meal Pattern Resources
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulation - Title 7- Agriculture - Child Nutrition Programs
Presentations
- NDE Administrator Days Presentation July 25, 2012
- Nebraska School Nutrition Association Conference 2012
- The Basics of New Meal Pattern - Summer 2012 Workshops
- Healthy Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2012 - Nebraska Association of School Business Officials (NASB) Conference presented 4/26/2012.
- NSNA Power Point.ppt Title: You won't believe what's happened since school got out! Overview of changes with reauthorization. Presented 6/28/2011 and NSNA.
- NSNA Power Point.pdf
- NSNA Power Point Slides Handout.pdf
USDA Food and Nutrition Services Website
- Resources and Guidance
- Implementation
- USDA Policy Memos - Complete List of all School Meals Policy Memos of the Food and Nutrition Service website.
Food Service & Nutrition
New Meal Pattern Requirements Resources
Milk - Dietary Guidelines for School Meals (Section 202)
- Fluid Milk provision from Section 202. Intent to increase fluid milk served in schools.
- SP 29-2011 Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk.pdf (4/14/11)
- E-mail broadcast on Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk from Bev Benes sent May 27, 2011 to School Food Authorities.
Water Availability - Competitive Foods (Section 203)
- SP 28-2011 Water Availability During National School Lunch Program Meal Service.pdf (4/12/11)
- Webinar: Putting the Act into Action "Strategies for Success: Making the Most of the New School Water and Milk Requirements" Reauthorization resource on Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) website.
Food Safety Audits and Reports by States (Sections 302, 402)
- SP 37-0011 Enhancing the School Food Safety Program.pdf (5/18/2011) (Section 402)
- SP 16-2011 Food Safety Inspection Reporting Requirements.pdf (1/25/2011) (Section 302)
Administration, Record Keeping & Finance
Lunch Pricing - School Food Service Account Revenue
Interim Rule National School Lunch Program: School Food Service Account Revenue Amendments Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Federal Register Vol. 76 No. 117 June 17, 2011.
- Paid Meal Pricing, Section 205 Effective July 1, 2011
- Equity in School Lunch Pricing Fact Sheet.pdf Cover Memorandum on Equity in School Lunch Pricing from Bev Benes, Director of Child Nutrition Services mailed to schools April 2, 2012.
- Interim Rule: National School Lunch Program: School Food Service Account Revenue Amendments Related to Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (6/13/11)
- Presentations
- School Year 2012-2013 Paid Lunch Equity Tool.pdf - presentation March 21, 2011
Direct Certification
Interim Rule Direct Certification of Homeless, Migrant, and Runaway Children for Free School Meals. Federal Register Vol. 76 No. 79 April 25, 2011
- SP 13-2011 Letter method for Direct Certification.pdf (1/14/2011) (Section 101)
- SP 17-2011 Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children.pdf (3/16/11) (Section 102)
- SP32-2011 Direct Certification Benchmarks and Continuous Improvement Plans.pdf (4/28/11) (Section 101)
Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
- Foster Children - SP 17-2011 Categorical Eligibility of Foster Children.pdf (3/16/2011) (Section 102)
- Privacy Protection - SP 19-2011 Privacy Protection and the Use of Social Security Numbers in Child Nutrition Programs.pdf (2/15/2011) (Section 301)
Other Resources
- School Nutrition Association - Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
- Food Research and Action Center