Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Announcements from the WI DPI School Nutrition Team (SNT)
- Updates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (UDA)
- Updates from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) School Nutrition Team
- Other Updates and Information
Updates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Healthy Meal Incentives Recognition Award
Congratulations to the WI Healthy Meals Incentives (HMI) Recognition Award winners from April!
| School Food Authority Name | Recognition Award Type | Healthy Meals Incentives Small/Rural Grantee | Date Awarded |
| Mount Horeb Area School District | Innovation in the Preparation of School Meals | Yes | 4/19/2024 |
| New Richmond School District | Innovation in the Preparation of School Meals | No | 4/30/2024 |
USDA Policy Memorandum SP 13-2024 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers
This guidance updates previously issued questions and answers to clarify the rural non-congregate summer meals option established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the Act) (PL 117-328), and codified through the interim final rulemaking (IFR), Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs (88 FR 90230).
The Act authorized permanent, non-congregate meal service through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and National School Lunch Program’s (NSLP) Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for rural areas with no congregate meal service. This memorandum and its attachment supersede SFSP 01-2023, SP 05-2023, Implementation Guidance: Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas – Revised, issued February 28, 2023, and SFSP 07-2023, SP 14-2023, Questions and Answers #2: Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas, issued April 20, 2023.
USDA Policy Memorandum SP 14-2024 Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2024-2025
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to State agencies and school food authorities (SFAs) on the paid lunch equity (PLE) requirements for school year (SY) 2024-2025.
Under Section 748, of Division B of the Appropriations Act, for SY 2024-2025, only SFAs that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of June 30, 2023, shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches according to the PLE provisions in Section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)) and implemented in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) regulations at 7 CFR 210.14(e).
Updates from the DPI School Nutrition Team
Recognition at Retirement
Do you know a school nutrition employee who is retiring this year? The DPI School Nutrition Team would like to recognize them for their many years of dedication and commitment to the health and nutritional well-being of the students they service. Please complete the Retirement Certificate Request Form to request a certificate.
FREE, Farm to School (F2S) Promotional Materials!
Refresh your cafeteria space and promote your F2S activities with the new, F2S promotional materials, featuring the Wisconsin F2S logo! Available materials include:
• Breakfast and Lunch Menu Signage (12”x17”, dry erase)
• Producer Highlight Posters (12”x17”, dry erase)
• Window Clings (4”x4”; 3”x5”; 5”x9”)
• Paper Stickers (3”x3”)
• Vinyl Stickers (3”x3”)
• Magnets (3”x6”, 4”x4”)
Place your order using the Promotional Items Order Form. Materials are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Spring 2024 SNT Newsletter is Live!
Extra! Extra! The Spring 2024 Edition of the School Nutrition Newsletter is here, featuring information on the upcoming School Nutrition Summer Training, highlights from this years Around the World in 80 Trays, details and registration information for the Summer 2024 Wisconsin Cucumber Crunch and much more!
You can find past editions on the School Nutrition Team Newsletter webpage.
Other Updates and Information
Culinary Training Needs Survey
The Institute of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division invites you to participate in an online Research Survey to provide insights into culinary training needs within K-12 settings. Participation in the survey is voluntary and anonymous. If you agree to participate, the information will be used to improve school nutrition program operations through the development of training and resources. More information is provided in the link below.
Please email us at jane.peterson@usm.edu with "Culinary Training Needs" in the email subject line.
We appreciate your time and look forward to your participation!
*Survey closes on May 24th. *
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Jill K. Underly, PhD, State Superintendent
125 S Webster Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-3390 • (800) 441-4563