School Nutrition Team Mailings

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Mailings for School Year 2007 - 2008

• June 2, 2008 - Children Enrolled in Head Start with enclosed USDA Guidance
• May 19, 2008 - Announcing: Grant Opportunity for the 2008-2009 School Year for Start-up and Participation Improvement Funding
• May 1, 2008 - Summer Training Opportunities - Child Nutrition Skills Development Courses (CNSDC)
  • Announcement
  • Course Descriptions
  • Track and Sequence Recommendations for Basic Courses
  • Schedule of Classes at Five Training Locations
  • Instructions for Registering On-line
  • Request for Registering Off-line
  • Healthy Edge Training
  • Healthy Edge Training Registration Form
  • Register Now
• May 1, 2008 - School Nutrition Team Spring Newsletter
• April 2008 - School Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week - May 5-9, 2008 and State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster's Proclamation
• April 23, 2008 - Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2008-2009 School Year - Link to Guidelines
• April 14, 2008 - Announcing: Grant Opportunity for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) - Link to On-Line Application
• April 2008 - Small Victories Workshops: Financial Management and Procurement
  • Off-line Registration Form
  • Maps to Training Sites
    • Weston High School, Cazenovia
    • Capitol West Academy/St. Aemilian-Lakeside School, Milwaukee
    • St. Maria Goretti School, Madison
    • Luxemburg/Casco Intermediate School, Luxemburg
  • Register Now
• April 10, 2008 - Contract Renewal for 2008-09 Child Nutrition Programs Required by May 31, 2008
• February 15, 2008 - New Procurement Rule from USDA
• February 8, 2008 - USDA's New Rule Significantly Impacts FSMC Contracts
• February 5, 2008 - School Nutrition Team Winter Newsletter
• December 2007 - Small Victories Workshops: Menu planning, Marketing, and Nutrition
  • Training Registration Website Instructions
  • Off-line Registration Form
  • Maps to Training Sites
• November 17, 2007 - Direct Certification Required In All Schools For 2008-09
• October 16, 2007 - Discontinuation of the Requirement to Annually Submit Free and Reduced Price Data by School - Website Correction
• October 10, 2007 - Discontinuation of the Requirement to Annually Submit Free and Reduced Price Data by School - Provision 2 Schools Only
• October 5, 2007 - School Nutrition Team Fall 2007 Newsletter
• September 28, 2007 - Discontinuation of the Requirement to Annually Submit Free and Reduced Price Data by School
• September 17, 2007 - Great Beginnings Academy
  • Annoucement
  • Application
• September 2007 - National School Lunch Week - October 15-19, 2007 with Proclamation
• September 24, 2007 - Verification (National School Lunch Program) SY 2007-2008
  • At a Glance: Verification of Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
  • Personnel Directory
  • At a Glance: Determination of Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
  • Supplementary Materials to Implement Verification of Eligibility for School Meals
  • Verification Tracker for School Use
• September 2007 - Pre-review Workshops for the 2007-2008 School Year (Mailing was sent to schools being reviewed in Racine and Kenosha counties in CESA #1, CESA #2, lower CESA #4, and CESA #8.)
  • Maps to Workshops
• September 13, 2007 - School Meals Initiative Review (Mailing was sent to schools being reviewed in Racine and Kenosha counties in CESA #1, CESA #2, lower CESA #4, and CESA #8.)
  • Refer to School Meals Initiative Information Webpage for enclosures in this mailing.
  • Mailing for those schools that use Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
• July 23, 2007 - Reimbursement Rates for 2007-2008
• July 3, 2007 - Network Login Change

Mailings for School Year 2006 - 2007

• June 19, 2007 - Direct Certification Requirement
• May 11, 2007 - School Nutrition Team Spring Newsletter
• May 3, 2007 - Summer Training Opportunities
  1. Summer 2007 Training Opportunities Announcement
  2. Class Descriptions
  3. Class Schedule
  4. Registration Instructions for the On-Line Web Registration Process
  5. Additional Registration Materials for Those Unable to Register On-line
  6. Registration Form for SNA Healthy Edge Training
  7. NFSMI's Orientation to Child Nutrition management Seminar Information Sheet
• April 23, 2007 - Contract Renewal for 2007-08 Child Nutrition Programs Required by May 31, 2007
• April 2007 - School Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week - May 7-11, 2007
  1. State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster's Proclamation
• February 6, 2007 - School Nutrition Team Winter Newsletter
• February 1, 2007 - National School Breakfast Week - March 5-9, 2007 and Proclamation
• December 1, 2006 - Child Nutrition Program Report School Year 2005-06 (Note: Enclosed in this mailing was individual report)
• October 25, 2006 - Website Collection of Free and Reduced-Price Eligibility Data and Enrollment by Building
• October 25, 2006 - Website Collection of Free and Reduced-Price Eligibility Data and Enrollment by Building - Provision 2 Only
• October 20, 2006 - School Nutrition Team Newsletter
• September 15, 2006 - Verification Process
  1. Supplementary Verification Materials
  2. Sample Verification Summary Report
  3. WisLine Web Scheduled Training
  4. School Nutrition Team Directory
• September 12, 2006 - New Training Opportunities
  1. Great Beginnings Academy Schedule and Application
  2. Small Victories Schedule for First Session and Off-Line Registration Form.
• September 2006 - National School Lunch Week - October 9-13, 2006, State Superintendent's Proclamation
• September 1, 2006 - Upcoming Training Opportunities
  1. Refer to SNT Training Webpage for details on Pre-Review Workshops and Milwaukee Live Series
  2. Refer to School Meals Initiative Information Webpage for enclosures in this mailing.
• August 8, 2006 - Training Opportunities
  1. Great Beginnings Academy
  2. School Food Service Forum - WisLine Web
  3. Small Victories with Session Descriptions
• August 7, 2006 - 2006-2007 Special Milk Program Renewal
• July 14, 2006 - Reimbursement Rates for School Year 2006-2007

Mailings for School Year 2005 - 2006

• June 12, 2006 - Automated Direct Certification
• June 1, 2006 - On-Line Registration Alert for Child Nutrition Skills Development Courses and Training Location Information Table.
• May 23, 2006 - Training Available for Schools that Purchase Meals from Vendors
• May 17, 2006Child Nutrition Skills Development Courses
  1. Summer 2006 Announcement
  2. Course Descriptions
  3. Course Schedule with Locations, Dates and Times
  4. Registration Website Instruction
  5. Request for Off-line Registration Materials
• May 17, 2006 USDA Quantity Recipes are Newly Updated and Ready to Order - Order Form
• May 2006 - New Program Information Session in Madison - Registration Form.
• May 2006 - School Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week - May 1-5, 2006
  1. State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster's Proclamation
• April 20, 2006 - Contract Renewal for 2006-07 Child Nutrition Programs Required by May 31, 2006
• April 10, 2006 - Workshop & Grant Opportunities to Fund School Breakfast Program Startup AND Breakfast Program Participation Improvement in Existing School Breakfast Buildings
  1. Seminar Dates and Locations
  2. Request for the Kohl Grant Application Packets and Registration for Morning Nutrition Workshops
• February 24, 2006 - School Food Service Training Needs Survey and Consortium Opportunity.
  1. Consortium Volunteer Form
  2. School Nutrition Training Assessment Survey
• February 2006 - Letter from State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster accompanied by the National School Breakfast Week Proclamation
• February 7, 2006 - National School Breakfast Week - March 6th through the 10th, 2006.
  1. Bright Ideas for Using Eat Smart. Play Hard Materials
• February 2006 - School Food Safety Program Workshops - Milwaukee County Only. Registration Form.
• January 2006 - No Vacation from Hunger - Help Us Feed Children this Summer. Supplemental Information. This mailing was sent to all public school districts that had at least one building that had 50% or more of its children eligible for free and reduced price meals.
• December 2005 - School Food Safety Program (Four Phase Plan) and Second Inspections
  1. Guidance for School Food Authorities: Developing a School Food Safety Program Based on the Process Approach to HACCP Principles
  2. Prototype Forms for Use When Completing Food Safety Program
  3. Standard Operating Procedures, Logs, Worksheets, Resources
  4. Resources for Implementing Food Safety Program
  5. Webcast Prerequisites
  6. Registration Form Food Safety Program (Process Approach to HACCP) Workshop
  7. School Nutrition Program Personnel Directory
• December 1, 2005 - 2004-05 Child Nutrition Program Report
• November 2, 2005 - Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Computer System Performance Issues
• Website Collection of Free and Reduced-Price Eligibility Data and Enrollment by Building
  1. October 28, 2005 Letter to Authorized Representatives of School Nutrition Programs in Public Schools from Richard Mortensen, Director, School Nutrition Team
  2. October 28, 2005 Letter to Authorized Representatives of School Nutrition Programs in Public Schools Operating Under Provision 2 from Richard Mortensen, Director, School Nutrition Team
  3. October 27, 2005 Letter to School District Administrators from Richard Grobschmidt, Asst. Superintendent
  4. October 27, 2005 Letter to School District Business Officials from Richard Grobschmidt, Asst. Superintendent
• October 25, 2005 - Update about Free Meals for Homeless and Migrant Students
• October 12, 2005 - Important Updates Regarding Reauthorization and RCCI's
  1. Calendar of School Nutrition Program Requirements for RCCI's At A Glance
  2. Verification Summary Report for RCCI's Without Day Students (Residents Only)
• October 2005 - National School Lunch Week - October 10-14, 2005
  1. Proclamation
• September 12, 2005 - Changes to the Verification Process for the 2005-2006 SY
  1. Registration Instructions for the School Food Service Forum
  2. Supplementary Materials to Implement Verification of Eligibility for School Meals
  3. Verification Tracker for School Use
  4. School Nutrition Program Personnel Directory
• September 9, 2005 - Mandated Verification Changes for All Schools Conducting Verification for the 2005-2006 SY Who Have Reported a 20% or Greater Non-Response Rate on the SY 2004-2005 Verification Summary Report
  1. Registration Instructions for the School Food Service Forum
  2. School Nutrition Program Personnel Directory
• September 6, 2005 - Meal Benefits for Students Displaced by the Hurricane Katrina Disaster
• August 30, 2005 - 2005 Pre-review Workshops for All School Nutrition Programs in Upper CESA #4, CESA #7, and CESA #10
  1. Location and Dates
  2. Registration Form
  3. Workshop Agenda
  4. School Nutrition Program Personnel Directory
• August 19, 2005 - Announcing the 2005-2006 School Year School Food Service Forum
• August 5, 2005 - Program Information on Our Web; Commodity Handling Charge Update
• August 1, 2005 - 2005-2006 Special Milk Program Renewal
• June 8, 2005 - Specialized Training for Group Homes, Juvenile Detention Centers and other Residential Child Care Centers
• May 31, 2005 - New Direct Certification Process
• May 13, 2005 - Contract Renewal for 2005-06 Child Nutrition Programs Required by 6/30/05

Selected Mailings for School Year 2004 - 2005

• February 3, 2005 - Reauthorization Update Related to Free and Reduced Price Applications
• January 25, 2005 - Two Annual Safety Inspections; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP); and School Food Biosecurity

For questions about this information, contact Julie A. Cox (608) 267-9206

Last updated on 6/3/2008 10:16:20 AM