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USDA MEMORANDUMS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

This years memos

   
SP 28-2013 Q & As on the School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern in School Year 2013-14
SP 27-2013 Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm to School Census 
SP 26-2013 Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grain Maximums for School Year 2013-2014
SP 25-2013 USDA Price Equity Price Tool
SP 11-2013 Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grain Maximums for School Year 2012-2013
SP 07-2012 Summer Feeding Optionss for SFAs
SP 06-2013
SFSP 05-2013
  Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grain Maximums for School Year 2012-2013
  HHFKA info letter Oct 2012
  Calories fact sheet
  Fact Sheet - Athletic Programs
SP 10-2012 revised revised Questions
SP 10-2012R Revised Q/A Meal Pattern -Nutrition Standards
SP 46-2012 Revised Edition of Eligibility Manual
SP 44-2012 Q and As Related to the 6 Cents Certification Tool 
SP 41-2012 Waiver of Congregate Feeding Requirement
SP 43-2012 USDA Information on Central Valley Meat Investigation 
SP 35-2012 Preventing Overt Identification of Children
SP 36-2012 Fruit Smotthies and Crediting Fruit
SP 10-2012 revised Meal Pattern Q/A
SP 31-2012

Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements Q/A for additional .06 reimbursement
SP 30-2012 Grain requirement for NSLP and SBP
SP 20-2012 Frozen Fruit Products and new meal pattern
SP 17-2012 Procurement Questions and new meal pattern
SP 16-2012 Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt
SP 15-2012 Price equity information SY 2013
SP 14-2012 Buy American revised memo
SP 03-2012 Verification and Reporting of Foster Children
SP 45-2011 Food Safety Inspections
SP 44-2011 Meal Benefit Application Translations
SP 28 - 2011 (Revised) Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Water Availability During National School Lunch Program Meal Service
SP 42-2011 CN Reauthorization 2010:  Local School Wellness
SP 41-2011 handbook Indirect Cost guidance manual (pdf 100+ pages)
SP 41-2011 Indirect Cost Guidance memo
SP 37-2011

Enhancing the S[]'

School Food Safety Program

SP 36-2011 Restricted Open Sites and Summer Schools 
SP-30-2011 Direct Certification 3x per year
FD-107 Best used by dates
SP-29-2011 Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk
SP 28-2011 Drinking Water and the Hunger Act
Fact Sheet Equity in School Lunch Pricing  Memo
Memo Equity in School Lunch Pricing  Fact Sheet
SP 19-2011 Social Security numbers 
SP 18-2011 geographic preference option
SP 17-2011 Foster Children automatically free  (revised)
SPS 01-2011 Summer reimbursement rates
Sp 02-2010 revised Salad Bars in NSLP
SP 14-2011 SFAs On Site Reviews  (pdf)

SP 08-2011

Teachers participating in the FFVP

TA 01-2011-05

Competitive food exceptions

SP 05-2011

FSMC and Commodities

SP 03-2011

Two sanitation inspections per school year report extended

 

 

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TA 04-2010 Healthier US School Challenge - Monetary Incentives  
SP 31-2010 Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs  
SP 17-2010 Eligibility of Haitian Refugees for the Child Nutrition  
sp-14-2010 Farm to School assistance  
SP 13-2010 Farm to school visit intro information  
     
     
SP 38-2009 Extending Family eligibility based on case numbers USDA Memo SP 38-2009.  
sp 35-2009 Milk Substitution for Children with Medical or Special Dietary Needs (Non-Disability)  
SP 34-2009 Modifications to the list of USDA-approved Nutrient Analysis Software  
SP 33-2009 School Closings for H1N1 Outbreaks Questions and Answers  
SP 32-2009 School Garden Q&As  
SP 31-2009 Responding to School Closings for H1N1  
     
SP 20-2009 Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities - Questions and Answers  
SP 19-1009 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): Adherence to School Selection Criteria and Outreach to Potentially Eligible Schools  
TA 01-2009 competitive foods acceptable list and new products exempt  
SP 18-2009 Equipment Assistance Grants American Recovery and reinvestment Act 2009  
SP 15-2009 Ways to Assist Falsies during Economic Downturn  
SP 14-2009 Economic Stimulus Funding for the National School Lunch Program – Equipment Grants  
SP 13-2009 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): Allocation of Funds for SY 2009/10  
SP 12-2009
FNS 742 Clarification—Box 11, Did Not Respond
 
SP 11-2009
2009 Edition of Questions and Answers for the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option (SSO)
 
SP 10-2009 Economic Price Adjustments in Vendor Contracts  
SP 02-09 Final Fluid Milk Substitution Rule Memo  
40-2008 Reaffirmation of Policy on Limited Disclosure of Children's Legibility  
39-2008 Food Safety Inspection Responsibility  
31-2008 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP):  Nationwide Expansion  
30-2008 Geographic Preferences in Procurements for the Child Nutrition Programs  
29-2008 Cooperation with Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Audits    
28-2008 Additional Administrative Reviews and State Retention of Improperly-Paid Funds in SY 2008-09  
23-2008 Automatic Eligibility for Free Meal Benefits Extended to All
Children Enrolled in Head Start 5/16 		 
  SFSP Sharing application information.  
14-2008  
SP 14-2008: Farm to School Cafeteria Initiatives
 

10-2008

Suspension of Westland Meat Company and Mr. Stan Mendell and attachment

 
09-2008 Final Rule, Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs  
08-2008 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program  

07-2008

Food Safety Inspections in Non-Traditional School Settings

  

06-2008

New Edition of the Eligibility Manual for School Meals, Federal Policy on Determining and Verifying Eligibility

  

05-2008

Food Safety Inspections in Non-Traditional School Settings

  

04-2008

Incorporating the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into School Meals

  

03-2008

Alternate Menu Planning Approaches - Calorie and Nutrient Standards

  

02-2008

Healthier US School Challenge Bronze Level

  

01-2008

State Agency Reports

 

Student Charging Meals

Crediting Corneal 12/14/07

List of regulations guidance for FSMC

Barack Obama's bill on nutrition standards and physical education S2066 (click here)

 

Healthy Students Act of 2007 (S 100) (click here)

Looking up Maine's proposed bills click here

 

Maine policies and updates

 
LDs First Regular Session 125th Legislature  - Engrossed, on Appropriations Table or Signed by Governor
6/30/11  9:00 a.m. 
LD # Title Charter
505 An Act To Align State Standards Pertaining to Food and Beverages outside of the School Lunch Program to Federal Standards Public Law 2011 Chapter 224
1446 Resolve, To Develop and Implement a Farm and Fish to School Pilot Program Resolve 2011 Chapter 91  (Became law without Governor's signature)

 

DHHS 2 inspection policy

State Statutes

SUBCHAPTER 9

NUTRITION EDUCATION

 

§6661. Nutrition education

The department shall work with public schools to encourage nutrition education for students and for teachers and staff as part of coordinated school health programs and school food service programs and in accordance with chapter 222. The department shall work with public schools to encourage an outreach component for students' parents and guardians as part of a coordinated school health program. The department may adopt rules to implement the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

§6662. Foods outside school meal program

1. Nutritional information. After August 31, 2008, food service programs must post caloric information for prepackaged a la carte menu items at the point-of-decision.

2. Food and beverages outside school lunch programs. The department shall adopt rules to establish standards for food and beverages sold or distributed on school grounds but outside of school meal programs. These standards must include maximum portion sizes, except for portion sizes for milk, that are consistent with single-serving standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection do not apply to food and beverages sold or offered at community events or fund-raisers held outside the hours of the normal school day.

Sec. 2. Dairy vending machines. By January 31, 2006, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council, shall implement a pilot program to install dairy vending machines selling flavored or unflavored milk with 1% or less fat in schools.

Sec. 3. Implementation of National Farm to School Program. By January 31, 2006, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, shall implement the National Farm to School Program, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, as fully as is practicable to provide locally grown fruits and vegetables in public schools.

 

Food and beverage advertising.  Brand-specific advertising of food or beverages is prohibited in school buildings or on school grounds except for food and beverages meeting standards for sale or distribution on school grounds in accordance with rules adopted under subsection 2. For the purposes of this subsection, "advertising" does not include advertising on broadcast media or in print media such as newspapers and magazines, clothing with brand images worn on school grounds or advertising on product packaging. 2007, c. 156, §1 (NEW) .]

 

 

 

SFAs Selected for Participation National Operations Study

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Special Nutrition Program Operations Study (SNOPS) Districts selected by USDA
SFANAME First Name Last Name Title StreetAddress1 City Zip Code Email Phone Number
ALEXANDER Betty Jean Wallace Food Service Director 32 Blue Devil Hill Calais 04619 bettywallace70@hotmail.com 454-7561
AUGUSTA Barbara Nichols Food Service Director 12 Gedney Street Augusta 04330 bnichols@augustaschools.org 626-2468
EAST RANGE II CSD Diane Beach Food Service Director 187 School Street Topsfield 04490 dbeach@eastrangeii.org 796-2665
HOPE Melissa Nelson Food Service Director PO Box 2007 Hope 04847 melissa_nelson@fivetowns.net 763-3818
LONG ISLAND Paula Johnson Cook 33 Fern Avenue Long Island 04050 paulajohnson@es.li.k12.me.us 766-4414
MILLINOCKET Kathy  Civiello Food Service Director PO Box 30 Millinocket 04462 kciviello@emmm.org 723-6400
RSU 17 / SAD 17 Martha O'Leary Food Service Director 1570 Main St. Oxford 04270 moleary@sad17.k12.me.us 743-8972
RSU 19 - SAD 38 & 48 David  Leighton Food Service Director 182 Moosehead Trail Newport 04953 dleighton@rsu19.org 368-5091
RSU 54 / SAD 54 Laura Pineo Food Service Director 196 West Front Street Skowhegan 04976 lpineo@msad54.org 474-9508
RSU 61 / SAD 61 Andrew Madura Food Service Director 900 Portland Road Brighton 04009 amadura@sad61.k12.me.us 647-3048
SCARBOROUGH Judith Campbell Food Service Director PO Box 370 Scarborough 04070 jcampbe@scarborough.k12.me.us 730-4100
WESTBROOK Jeanne Reilly Food Service Director 117 Stroudwater Street Westbrook 04092 reillyj@westbrookschools.org 854-0800
WHITING Carolyn Willey Cook 145 US Route 1 Whiting 04691 CWILLEY@MSLN.NET 733-4617