preferences are formed early in a child’s life and meals served to infants and preschoolers are a critical part of establishing healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Sponsors: This USDA Policy memo outlines some of the changes made to the Pre-School age/grade group’s meal patterns and goes through those changes to help clarify some questions that have been asked by school districts. - Beginning Verification before October 1: Guidance to Education Agencies This USDA policy memo was released in the October bulletin. Sponsors: This USDA Policy memo and the Eligibility Manual for School (pg. 98) says that local education agencies (LEAs) may begin the verification of household application once the application approval process has begun for the current school year and approved application are on file and not wait till Oct. 1st. However, we would like to point out that by not waiting until Oct. 1st to pull your 3% sample pool LEAs can run the risk of over verifying or under verifying which can result in having to do verification training the following school year. Additional Topics Food Safety Train-the-Trainer Event Join the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) for the Food Safety Train-the-Trainer Event on December 5-6, 2017, Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside in San Diego, California. This event is for district directors and/or district trainers to receive materials and information to provide training in their home districts. Participants who complete this 12-hour session will earn 12 continuing education units approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and the School Nutrition Association. Codes for USDA Professional Standards are listed on the certificate of completion. Materials will be provided for each session. Participant travel expenses will be reimbursed according to ICN’s Participant Travel Policies and Procedures. To register for this great training opportunity you will find the ICN Flyer under the September Bulletin at: To celebrate National Food Day we asked programs to volunteer to participate in a Local Lunch event during the month of October by serving food items that were grown or harvested in Alaska. If you had a Local Lunch day event, you could receive a special prize by just emailing us what you served that day. Everyone who submits Local Lunch Day information will be put in the drawing for prizes ranging from plush Garden Heroes’ figures to a Kids Nutrition Prize Box which includes bookmarks, Garden Bingo game, plush toys and other goodies. Please email Sue Lampert at by November 15th. For more information please contact Sue Lampert at 907-465-8710
preferences are formed early in a child’s life and meals served to infants and preschoolers are a critical part of establishing healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Sponsors: This USDA Policy memo outlines some of the changes made to the Pre-School age/grade group’s meal patterns and goes through those changes to help clarify some questions that have been asked by school districts. - Beginning Verification before October 1: Guidance to Education Agencies This USDA policy memo was released in the October bulletin. Sponsors: This USDA Policy memo and the Eligibility Manual for School (pg. 98) says that local education agencies (LEAs) may begin the verification of household application once the application approval process has begun for the current school year and approved application are on file and not wait till Oct. 1st. However, we would like to point out that by not waiting until Oct. 1st to pull your 3% sample pool LEAs can run the risk of over verifying or under verifying which can result in having to do verification training the following school year. Additional Topics Food Safety Train-the-Trainer Event Join the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) for the Food Safety Train-the-Trainer Event on December 5-6, 2017, Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside in San Diego, California. This event is for district directors and/or district trainers to receive materials and information to provide training in their home districts. Participants who complete this 12-hour session will earn 12 continuing education units approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and the School Nutrition Association. Codes for USDA Professional Standards are listed on the certificate of completion. Materials will be provided for each session. Participant travel expenses will be reimbursed according to ICN’s Participant Travel Policies and Procedures. To register for this great training opportunity you will find the ICN Flyer under the September Bulletin at: To celebrate National Food Day we asked programs to volunteer to participate in a Local Lunch event during the month of October by serving food items that were grown or harvested in Alaska. If you had a Local Lunch day event, you could receive a special prize by just emailing us what you served that day. Everyone who submits Local Lunch Day information will be put in the drawing for prizes ranging from plush Garden Heroes’ figures to a Kids Nutrition Prize Box which includes bookmarks, Garden Bingo game, plush toys and other goodies. Please email Sue Lampert at by November 15th. For more information please contact Sue Lampert at 907-465-8710
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