Community Eligibility: Last Chance to Lock in Free Meals for Four Years

Community Eligibility adoption season is upon us! As the September 30th adoption deadline for the 2021-2022 school year approaches, community eligibility provides a unique opportunity to offer free meals to…

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Community Eligibility Provision: Title I, Budgeting and Getting Buy-In

…interact. Know tips and best practices for evaluating the financial viability of community eligibility. Know best practices for communicating with key stakeholders in the school to gain buy-in for community…

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Ensuring Proper Benefits for Students in School Meal Programs

…benefits, particularly related to completing their applications and providing documentation (see Ponza et al., 2007, and Moore et al., 2015, for example). In recent years, Congress enacted changes to reduce…

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Designs on Facility Design Success

Whether it’s brand-new construction or a major renovation, when it comes to the design of your school foodservice spaces—the storage, the prep kitchen, the serving line, the dining area—there are…

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Submit Your Comments on Proposed Nutrition Standards

…proposed rule. Please submit your comments by March 15, 2023. Additionally, industry members who wish to anonymously share how long it would take their company to comply with the proposed…

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Executive Committee

What is the Executive Committee? The Executive Committee assists the Board of Directors by addressing time-sensitive matters that arise between official Board meetings. In such cases, the Executive Committee has…

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Investigating the Transparency and Accessibility of High Schools’ School Wellness Policy Documentation

…statewide SWP guide was developed to correspond with the CDC’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, ten-component model with Nutrition Environment & Services as one of the 10 components (CDC,…

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Perceptions, Practices, and Perceived Barriers Associated with School Professionals Serving the Nutritional Needs of Pre-Kindergarten Children in the Public School Setting

…questionnaire. These pilot study participants were instructed to complete the questionnaire and to assess the cover letters for clarity and the questionnaire clarity and completeness of directions, statements, and response…

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Announcing the 2023 NSLW and 2024 NSBW Themes

…a computer science career. Partner with the library to highlight video game-themed books and with computers and software or with teachers for lesson plans on coding. This can create a…

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2015 Position Paper

…look forward to sharing their expertise and commitment to these key principles: ensure students have access to nutritious, appetizing meals; promote healthy school environments; simplify regulations and provide flexibility to…

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