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The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Annual Update at the Illinois School Nutrition Association (ILSNA) Annual
Conference
June 2014
Mark Haller, SNS – State Agency Director
ISBE Nutrition Programs Website
What’s New? Resources Workshops/Web-based Training
www.isbe.net/nutrition
Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold In Schools Commonly referred to as Smart Snacks
• USDA issued Interim Final Rule on June 28, 2013.
• Implementation Date: July 1, 2014
• The provisions specified nutrition standards for all food and beverages sold:
– Outside the school meals programs:
– On the school campus; and
– At any time during the school day.
• ISBE plans to publish emergency and proposed rules related to the Fundraising Exemption in the near future.
• A phase in reduction to occur over 3 year period, K-8 and 9-12.
• Roxanne Ramage, ISBE is presenting session on Wednesday, June 25 at 10:45am and repeated on Thursday, June 26 at 9:30am.
Meal Pattern Requirements – Changes SY2014-2015
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• School Breakfast Program meals now contain 1 cup of fruit. • All Offer vs Serve meals must contain a fruit and/or a vegetable
for BREAKFAST and lunch. • ALL grains must be whole grain rich in both NSLP and SBP, with
some flexibility for whole grain rich pasta (waiver survey coming soon!)
• In January 2014, USDA made permanent the waiver for maximum of meat/meat alternate and grains.
• Target 1 Sodium Standard for NSLP and SBP. (See next slide)
Update on 6 Cent Certification
• As of June 23, 2014:
– Approximately 1,128 districts have been APPROVED for their additional 6 cents.
• (97% submitted are approved.)
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
• CEP is an alternative to household eligibility applications for free and reduced price meals in high poverty Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) (or districts) and schools.
• Eligibility requirements are available on
our website. • Illinois has implemented CEP since SY
2011-2012. • To date, we have 100 LEAs with at least
1 site participating in CEP. (This number
does not reflect SY2014-2015 applicants.)
Direct Certification with Medicaid
• Income Eligible Medicaid Electronic Direct Certification will be statewide for SY2014-2015.
• IL has been awarded as one of the pilot states for direct certification for income eligible Medicaid since SY12-13 in selected LEAs.
• No LEA can accept an income eligible Medicaid case number via a Household Eligibility Application.
The NEW Administrative Review
• Began with School Year 2013-2014, and will continue SY2014-2015
• 3 year review cycle
• Most areas currently reviewed will continue to be reviewed.
• Paula Williams, ISBE is presenting session on Thursday, June 26 at 9:30am.
• Workshops planned statewide in October 2014.
NSLP Statewide Workshops SY2014-2015 • Registration is now open for ALL workshops below! All workshops are ½ day!
• School Meals Menu Planning 101 – 5 locations
– July 2014
• Direct Certification, Certification, and Verification – 5 locations
– August 2014
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based Food Safety Plan – 3 locations
– August 2014 (coinciding with selected Direct Cert, Cert, Verification Trainings)
• Overview of the Administrative Review Process – 4 locations
– October 2014
USDA Foods Product Exhibit and Conference December 3, 2014
Abbington Distinctive Banquets Glen Ellyn, IL
• Come learn and taste new USDA Foods that align with the NSLP/SBP meal pattern.
• Registration information will be forthcoming from ILSNA.
The Outlook Newsletter
• Electronic newsletter published by our division EVERY month!
• Current and archived issues available online at http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/newsletters.htm
FY2015 USDA Equipment Grant
• Illinois was awarded $1,318,438 for equipment grants.
• An RFP was issued and due to ISBE June 20, 2014.
• RFPs will be reviewed and evaluated.
• Awards expected in August 2014.
• Funds must be used to purchase equipment needed to meet the new nutritional standards as required by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
USDA School Breakfast Expansion Grant
• USDA selected Illinois as one of five states to receive this grant.
• In March 2014, Illinois awarded sub-grants of up to $10,000 per district/School Food Authority on a competitive basis to establish, maintain, or expand their SBP.
Awarded School Districts
• Aurora West SD 129 • Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative (BASSC) • Berkeley SD 87 • Betty Shabazz International Charter School • Champaign CUSD 4 • Community Unit School District 300 • Co-Ordinated Youth Services • Crystal Lake SD 47 • DHS / IL School for the Visually Impaired • Earlville CUSD 9 • Hillside SD 93 • Lyons Elementary SD 103 • Matteson SD 162 • Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview SD 89 • Plano CUSD 88 • Polo CUSD 222 • Prairie Hills SD 144 • Proviso Township High Schools District 209 • Quest Charter Academy • Round Lake Area Schools Community Unit District
116 • Steger SD 194
School-Based Child Nutrition Programs Administrative Handbook
• Currently being updated.
• We will notify schools via email once all updates have been completed.
• Will be posted online at http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/pdf/sbn_admin_handbook.pdf
FY2015 Sponsor and Site Applications
• Applications to participate in School-Based Child Nutrition Programs are to be filed electronically by September 15th through IWAS/WINS.
• The application and claiming system is Web-based Illinois Nutrition System (WINS).
• Applications will be available in early August. • Important to keep your contact information (including e-mail address) updated on the application as that is where we send important notices such as report due date reminders and food recall information.
USDA selected Illinois as Target State for Summer Food Service and Seamless Programs!
Special Events in FY15
National School Lunch Week (Oct)
HealthierUS School Challenge Week (March 2015)
National School Breakfast Week (March 2015)
School-Based Child Nutrition Programs Program Staff:
Shawn Backs [email protected]
Lindsay Blough [email protected]
Deb Collins [email protected]
Joan Love [email protected]
Chad Martel [email protected]
Roxanne Ramage [email protected]
USDA Foods Staff:
Jim Copp [email protected]
Julie Flentje [email protected]
Funding and Disbursements Staff:
Beth Minder [email protected]
Dara Strode [email protected]
Ami Yohn [email protected]
Contact Us
Nutrition and Wellness Programs Division Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, W-270
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Telephone: 800/545-7892 in Illinois only 217/782-2491
Fax: 217/524-6124
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.isbe.net/nutrition