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Annual Financial Report
Due: With January 2010 Claim for reimbursement
USDA Policy Memos
Exclusion of Military Combat Pay
On-Site Reviews for School Year 2009 / 2010
Crediting Yogurt
Annual Food Safety Inspections
Payment Process for the Elimination of the Reduced Price Payment for Breakfast
Public School Sponsors of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
USDA Policy Memo 35-2009 and 38-2009
September 1, 2009
USDA Policy Memo 34-2009: Modification to the list of the USDA-approved Nutrient Analysis Software
USDA Policy Memo: School Garden Q & As
2009-2010 Reimbursement Rates
Effective July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
2009-2010 Income Eligibility Guidelines
(Effective from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010)
2009/2010 Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application and Parent Letter
Sponsors of the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs
Child Nutrition Label Clarification
Implementation Date: July 1, 2009
Annual Mandatory Training 2009
Private School and Residential Child Care Institution Sponsors of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Procedure for Submitting Site Claims for May, June, and July
USDA Policy Memo (Schools Program Policy Memo 30-2008)
2009/2010 Update Information for State Agency-Sponsor Permanent Agreement
Due Date: May 19, 2009
USDA Policy Memo (Schools Program Policy Memo 15-2009)
Match Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
Documentation due by June 30, 2009
USDA Policy Memo (Schools Program Policy Memo 10-2009)
Farm to School—Purchasing Food from Local Farms
Reminder concerning E-Rate Audits by the Federal Communications Commission
School Policy on Charged Meals/Denying Meals as Disciplinary Action
Annual Financial Report
Due: With January 2009 Claim for reimbursement
Annual Food Safety Inspections
Fluid Milk and Other Food Components/Menu Items in Reimbursable Lunches
On-Site Reviews for School Year 2008 / 2009
Update on Fluid Milk Substitutions in the School Nutrition Programs and Revised List of Recognized Medical Authorities
Revised Civil Rights Nondiscrimination Statement for Public School Sponsors of the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Programs
Revised Civil Rights Requirements for Private School and Residential Child Care Institution Sponsors
Verification of Confidential Applications for Free and Reduced Price Meals
Using 3% Random or 1% Plus Focused or 3 % Focused Sampling Methods
Verification of Confidential Applications for Free and Reduced Price Meals
Required Process – 3% Focused
Food Safety

SY 2009/2010 Information	SY 2009/2010 Verification
2009/2010 Applications and Forms Free and Reduced Price School Meals Family Application English English Spanish Russian Vietnamese Chinese Letter to Households English English Spanish Translations Coming Soon Sharing Free or Reduced-Price Information with Other Programs English Spanish Russian Vietnamese Eligibility Notification Letter - Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits English Spanish Translations Coming Soon 2007 Meal Prices: Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools All Schools Sponsor Specialist List School Nutrition Bulletin Winter 2008 Requirements for Reviewing Afterschool Snack Service October 15, 2007 2007-2008 Area Eligibility Sponsors Contracting with Food Service Management Companies: PDF MS-Word NSLP/SBP Confidential Eligibility Determination "Quick Reference"	Direct Verification Match Access and Download Instructions NSLP Sponsors Required to Use 3% Focused Verification INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES with Error Prone Guidelines 3% Random Sampling 1% Plus Focused Sampling 3% Focused Verification Summary: Verification Summary Report Verification Summary Instructions Letters to households: Notification of Selection for Verification Letter English Spanish Russian Vietnamese Letter of Verification Results English Spanish Russian Vietnamese Letter Changing Meal Benefits English Russian Spanish Vietnamese Chinese Optional - Tracking Form Verification “Quick Reference”
Guides & Manuals	Direct Certification & Confidential Meal Application Information
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Biosecurity Checklist for School Foodservice Programs Biosecurity Checklist for School Foodservice Programs CNP2000 Sponsor Manual for the National School Lunch Program Revised April 2002 Eligibility Guidance Manual Source: USDA Food & Nutition Service Food Buying Guide Revised November 2001 Pen and Ink Changes to be made to the Food Buying Guide Meal Counting and Claiming Manual Menu Planning Information & Resources Menu Planning Approaches Daily Menu Production Record - Food Based Menu Planning Daily Menu Production Record - Food Based Menu Planning USDA Menu Planner PDF Version Source: Healthy School Meals Resource System USDA Recipes 2005 The National Food Service Management Institute	Free and Reduced Priced Meal Application Download Instructions Direct Certification Data Download Instructions September 2009 Direct Verification Data Download Instructions September 2009 Eligibility Notification: Free Meal Benefits English Spanish Russian Vietnamese Free Milk Benefits English Spanish Russian Vietnamese Student Information Systems Security Policy For Free and Reduced Lunch Data Confidential Application Disclosure Guidelines USDA Prototype Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement