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Materials & Resources
For the National School Lunch Program
- Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in School Nutrition Programs, USDA, 1995, Revised Fall 2001(yellow cover). Schools need to provide nutrition program benefits to
all eligible persons. Suggestions on incorporating the knowledge and skills of other personnel both inside and outside the school setting are offered.
- "And Justice for All" poster is available to download from the USDA website for temporary use. To order posters for permanent use contact Melissa Biagtan at 608-267-9228.
 Calendar of School Nutrition Requirements - Calendar of School Nutrition Requirements for RCCI's
- Calendar of School Nutrition Requirements for Provision 2 Base Year Schools
- Calendar of School Nutrition Requirements for Provision 2 Non-base Year Schools
- Complete Materials and Resources List
- Dietary
Guidelines for Americans 2005 - Dietary Guidelines for Americans are
published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide
authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary
habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. The 2005
edition of the Guidelines was released January 12, 2005.
- First Choice: A Purchasing Systems Manual for School Food Service, 2nd Edition USDA with NSFMI, Revised 2002. Reference manual provides child nutrition professionals with a resource to guide procurement procedures. Second edition updates procurement
information and integrates food safety information to assist purchaser in establishing procedures to assure receipt of a safe product. Includes steps in purchasing, regulations, market place environment, product movement, bid units, specifications, brand approval, obtaining prices, monitoring cost, product
testing, receiving and storage, and purchasing cooperatives. One copy of the Second edition was mailed by USDA to each school/district participating in the Child Nutrition Programs in the fall of 2001. Also available on-line at the NFSMI website.
- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (Revised November 2002) Order Form - For a limited time you may place orders for free copies of the revised Food Buying Guide. See order form for details. It is also available on the Healthy School Meals Resource System website.
- Food Buying Guide Update - USDA Policy Memo
- Food Guide Pyramid (MyPyramid) - Released April 2005
- Food Service Management Companies
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 Final Rule Document on the Management of Donated Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and Charitable Institutions - August 3, 2008
- USDA's New Rule Significantly Impacts FSMC Contracts memo from Richard Mortensen, Director, School Nutrition Team, 2/8/08
- New Procurement Rule from USDA memo from Richard Mortensen, Director, School Nutrition Team, 2/15/08
- Final Rule, 10/31/07 - Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs
- USDA Guidance Memo on Final Rule 1/28/08
- Prototype Contracts
- Please download the appropriate contract and save to your computer with the name of your school district/school and fsmc. (Example: Hillside_School_District_fsmc.doc) Then change contract as needed. When you save it with changes, answer yes to the pop up box that asked if you want to save tracked changes. Attach changed contract to an email to victor.taugher@dpi.wi.gov.
- Fixed Fee Prototype Contract
- Cost Reimbursable Contract
- Guidelines for Contracting for Vended
Meals
- Automated Meal Accountability Systems Procurement USDA Policy Memorandum
- Applicability of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Cost Circulars to Fixed Price Contracts USDA Policy Memorandum
- Rebates, Discounts, and Other Applicable Credits in Cost Reimbursable Contracts USDA Policy Memorandum
- Schools Contracting with Food Service Management Companies in Wisconsin
- Contact Information for Food Service Management Companies in Wisconsin
- Food Service Resource List - The FNIC site includes topics on Cost Control, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Facilities Planning and Equipment, Management, Customer Service and Marketing, Meal Planning and Preparation, Purchasing and Procurement, Food Safety and Sanitation, and Children with Special Needs.
- MealTalk is a forum providing an interactive electronic
discussion group intended as a communication tool to link the professionals who are operating the Child Nutrition Programs so that they can share resources, information and innovative solutions
to common day-to-day problems.
- Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals USDA, FNS-303; 1998
This resource is designed for food production staff and provides guidance on the various menu-planning options available to local school systems, as well as
background on the nutrition goals and guidance on modifying menus to meet those goals. Available from USDA and for download on the Team Nutrition Website.
- Nutrient Analysis Protocol: How to Analyze Menus for USDA's School Meals Programs This SMI guidance manual is now available on the Team Nutrition website.
- Offer Versus Serve in the School Nutrition Programs - USDA Resource now available to download.
- Pasteurized Juice Use - Clarification - USDA Policy Memo
- Procurement
- Professional Development Opportunities Available to All School Nutrition Personnel
- Professional Improvement Plan for School Food and Nutrition Services
- Purchasing Resources
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National School Lunch Program Regulations, Part 210 (210.21 on page 58)
- 2002
CFR Title 7, Volume 15, Part 3016 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments
- 2002
CFR Title 7, Volume 15, Part 3017 - Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements For Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)
- 2002
CFR Title 7, Volume 15, Part 3019 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
- First Choice: A Purchasing Systems Manual for School Food Service, 2nd Edition
- School Food Authority Agreement Template for Commercial Distribution of USDA Donated Food
- School Nutrition Team webpage on procurement
- Quantity Recipes for School Food Service - The
updated recipes from USDA's 1988 Quantity Recipes for School Food Service
and the 1995 Tool Kit for Healthy School Meals have been posted to the
National Food Service Management Institute's (NFSMI) Website. These
recipes for schools have been edited and reflect the yield changes in the newest
edition of the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs. You
can download these recipes using Adobe Acrobat Reader in
alphabetical order or
numerical order. To order the newest updated USDA recipes for your school district in hard copy with CD use the order form and email it to the address at the bottom of the form.
Learn more about the updates.
- Review Schedule for School Nutrition Programs
- School Nutrition Program Newsletters
- Team Nutrition
- USDA's Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM Resources
- USDA's Healthy School Meals Resource System
For questions about this information, contact Julie A. Cox (608) 267-9206
Last updated on 8/26/2008 3:16:51 PM
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