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Federal and State Updates to the Foods Sold in Schools

Presented toESE/JSI/SNA of MA Summer Institute

Presented byKatie Millett, LDN

Administrator, ESE, Nutrition, Health & SafetyAugust 16, 2012

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Updates

• State Law• Meal Pattern

– Customer information• Financial Management• Six Cents Certification

– Training Dates• Reimbursement Rates• Direct Certification• ART Grant • Food Distribution• Resources

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State Nutrition Law

• Requires DPH to establish nutritional standards for “competitive foods and beverages” in public schools sold up to 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after the school day

• Update standards every 5 years

• Plain water readily available during school day at no cost

• Offer fresh fruits/non-fried vegetables wherever food is sold (except vending machines)

• Make nutrition info available for non-prepackaged foods (except fresh fruits/vegetables, food/beverages sold at booster sales and other school sponsored events)

• Prohibit use of fryolators in preparing competitive foods

• Ensure food preparation and all foods/beverages meet state and federal food safety guidelines

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State Nutrition Bill Overview

• Requires regulations to promote school wellness advisory committees

• Requires training of public school nurses in screening and referral for obesity, diabetes and eating disorders

• Establishes Commission on School Nutrition and Childhood Obesity

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Revised (to clarify that guidelines apply to

ALL the locations in and around the

school) – food and beverages offered,

sold or provided in:school cafeterias offered as à la carte itemsschool buildings, including classrooms and

hallwaysschool stores

school snack barsvending machines

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School Wellness Advisory Committees

• Each district shall have wellness advisory committee

• Superintendent shall appoint committee members

• Shall meet at least 4 times per year• Recommend and/or review district policies

on wellness• Submit report to superintendent & school

committee

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Federal Meal Pattern

Title: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch

and School Breakfast Programs (76 FR 2494)

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Focus: Nutrient-Dense Meals

•Proposed meal patterns targets 24 nutrients

•Improve levels of protein; vitamins A, C, riboflavin, B6, and B12; magnesium; zinc;

calcium; phosphorus; potassium; fiber

•Consuming nutrient dense foods is a recurrent recommendation in the Dietary

Guidelines

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Grains

•At least ½ of grains offered during week must be whole grain-rich.

•2 years post implementation, all grains offered must be whole grain-rich.

•“Whole grain-rich” foods may contain less than 100 percent whole grains but contain at least 51 percent whole grains.

•NFSMI has just released resources on whole grains

•USDA Bread/Grain Instruction issued in spring,2012

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Fruits

•Fruits/vegetables separated into 2 components

•Fruits: A daily serving at breakfast and lunch•Fresh, frozen, canned allowed

•No more than ½ of fruit offerings may be in the form of juice

•100% juice only•¼ cup of dried fruit = ½ cup of fruit

•At breakfast, non-starchy vegetables may be offered in place of fruits

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Miscellaneous Provisions

•Start date: SY 2012-2013

•Many schools have been working toward the new requirements

•Whole-grain foods

•Dark green and red/orange vegetables

•Dry beans and peas

•Low-fat and fat-free milk and milk products

•Customer Information-clings

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Non Program Foods

• Sold outside of program meals• Purchased with funds from the school food

service account• Includes competitive foods as currently provided

in regulations• A SFA must ensure that the overall revenue from

nonprogram foods meets or exceeds the cost of obtaining these foods

• If nonprogram food is purchased the SFSA, all revenue must accrue back to the school food service account

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Federal Nutritional Standards: All foods sold in Schools

• Science- based nutrition standards for all foods sold in school other than reimbursable foods

• Apply to food items available for sale on the school campus throughout the school day

• Consistent with the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

• Consider scientific research, existing voluntary agreements and practical applications of nutrition standards

• Consider exemptions for infrequent school sponsored fundraisers

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Financial Management

• Financial Management System– As defined by state agency (ESE)– Reconciliation Process

• Local Cash Management Procedures– Cost Control

• Indirect Costs• Non Program Funds/Foods• Equity in Meal Pricing• Reimbursable Meals

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Six Cent Certification

• Submit spreadsheet for review and approval

• Training Dates– September 10, 2012-Marlboro MA– September 18, 2012-Plymouth MA– September 20, 2012- Norwood MA– September 26, 2012-Amherst MA– October 1, 2012-Westminster MA– October 3, 2012-Lowell MA– October 9, 2012- Wakefield MA– October 11, 2012- Hyannis MA– October 18, 2012- Pittsfield MA

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Reimbursement Rates 2012-13

• School Lunch– Paid .0575 + .27 = .3275– Reduced .0575 + .27 +2.11 =

2.4375– Free .0575 + .27 + 2.51= 2.8375

• School Breakfast– Paid .27– Reduced 1.25 SN 1.55– Free 1.55 SN 1.85

• After School Snack– Paid .07– Reduced .39– Free .78

• Milk .1925• Entitlement Value .2275

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Direct Certification

• All districts have to conduct by electronic means

• Minimum of 3 times per year• Virtual Gateway

– URF– PACE– VG

• Resources and Aids• ESENUTVG@doe.mass.edu

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Administrative Review Training Grant

• Address improving accuracy and accountability in School Meals Programs

• MA received $1.02 million in FY 10– Focus in 3 Areas

• On-site workshops• Training Modules• Enhanced claim analysis tools• www.makingitcount.info

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USDA Foods

• Entitlement Value– Ordering

• Shelf Life Updates– USDA– Security Portal

• Foods ordered for FY 2012-13

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Allergen Awareness

• School Food Service Personnel with Manager Certification Allergy Awareness training

• Policies and procedures in place• ESE and John Stalker Institute of Food and

Nutrition courses• Display Allergen Notice

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Resources• John Stalker Institute• Department of Elementary & Secondary

Education– Security Portal

• School Nutrition Assn of MA & School Nutrition Association

• NFSMI• ESE’s Child Nutrition Outreach Program• Food Day- October 24, 2012• Grants• US Department of Agriculture

– HUSSC– Sharing Information website