WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2021 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced [Read More]
Chef Patrick chats with Michelle Poirier, Supervisor of Central Kitchen Production for the Palm Springs Unified School District. Join them as Michelle discusses how her team has navigated the new school year. She also discusses how her team has been accommodating meal needs for children with disabilities.
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OXFORD, Miss. – The Institute of Child Nutrition, part of the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi, has transitioned to offer extensive virtual services so it can continue supporting child nutrition professionals across the country.
Historically, one of ICN’s largest outreach [Read More]
In Episode 5 of The Mixup, Chef Patrick chats with Vince Caguin, Director of the Natomas Unified School District. Join them as Vince discusses the strategies he is using to lead his team into the new school year.
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Pressandguide.com, author Jessica McLean, August 26, 2020
In Dearborn Michigan, starting September 7, parents or guardians picking up meal packs, which consist of a week’s worth of breakfast and lunch items for students, will be required to provide the name, student ID or student number for each child. This is to ensure meals are [Read More]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, authors Bob Batz Jr., Joshua Axelrod, and Dan Gigler, August 24, 2020
This article provides an overview of how schools have adapted their meal services to accommodate both remote learners and students physically attending schools in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania area. In the Penn-Trafford School District, students will dine in the cafeteria. [Read More]
IndeOnline.com, author Amy Knapp, August 20, 2020
In Stark County, Ohio, the Stark County Schools system is employing multiple new methods to foster safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Plain’s elementary schools, students will choose between two lunch menu items in the morning, and they will be served later in their classrooms. Older students [Read More]
11alive.com, author Jason Braverman, August 25, 2020
The Dekalb County Public School District in Georgia has partnered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to distribute food once a week to children who are in school and learning virtually at home. Food bundles will be available for pickup at DeKalb County Schools on Thursdays beginning [Read More]
USDA, FNS
The USDA, FNS has released an additional memo to help provide clarification to state agencies operating school food programs during school re-openings during the COVID-19 crisis. The memo provides information about additional waivers, and includes questions and answers to assist school nutrition professionals.
The full memo is available online, here:
School Nutrition Association
The SNA has published information about the USDA extending school meal program waivers in on an easy-to-navigate landing page. Waivers regard allowing non-congregate feeding, meal pattern flexibility, area eligibility waivers, and allowances for parents to pick up meals for children.
Link to the announcement and waivers, here: [Read More]
