To assist you with information related to operating a Child Nutrition Program, please select from the list of resource information listed below. This information includes manuals and materials available on-line as well as links to other web sites with additional resources.
New Administrator Orientation (NAO) 2023
State Conferences:
Child Nutrition Resource Information:
- Administrative Reviews
- Adult Meal Pricing Tool – SY 23/24
- ASCP Monitoring Form
- Capital Expenditure Request
- CEP Sample Letter to Households (Rev 5/2023)
- Child Nutrition 101 - What LEA Administrators Need to Know (Updated 10/19/2023)
- Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) Equipment List (Pre-Approval List)
- Civil Rights Complaint Policy Template (Updated 2022)
- Civil Rights Training Power Point (2022)
- Combi Training Videos
- Contact Information for Participating Organizations
- Emergency Purchasing Procedures (2021)
- Instructions for Filing a Claim After MARS Rollover (July 2023)
- Materials for Limited English Proficient Households (2016)
- MS Smart Snacks Implementation Plan (2014)
- NSLP/SBP Meal Pattern Chart – Updated July 2022
- On Site Monitoring Form - NSLP/SBP
- OVS Breakfast Countertop Signage
- OVS Lunch Countertop Signage
- OVS Presentation (Updated 2022)
- PLE Tool SY 23-24
- Preventing Overt Identification of Children Certified for Free or Reduced Price School Meals (2012)
- Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Game, and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED 11/20/2023
- Production Book Pages - Printable
- Prototype Letters (2017)
- Prototype Parent Letter - CNP Eligibility SY 23/24
- Recall Procedures for USDA Foods
- Request to Carry Excess Balance: SY 23/24 (June 2023)
- Resources on Reducing Food Waste
- Sample Procurement Plan – Updated July 2022
- Share Table Policies and Resources (July 2023)
- Smart Snacks Alliance Calculator
- Smart Snacks in Culinary Education Programs (Aug 2014)
- Smart Snacks in Schools (Aug 2022)
- Special Dietary Needs Information Form (Updated 2023)
- Special Dietary Needs Tracking Form (Updated 2023)
- State Board Policy
- Team Nutrition
- Unpaid Meal Charges (2018)
- USDA Delivery Fees Reimbursement April 2023
- USDA Resources
- USDA Transitional Standards Power Point (April 2022)
- Verification Checklist (July 2020)
- Verification Prototype Letters (Updated 2023)
- Verification Report Power Point Slides (12-13-23)
- Verification Reporting Webinar (12-13-23)
- Which CN Program Should I Operate? – A Decision Tree for K-12 Schools (Updated 10/19/2023)