Child Nutrition Resources

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) 2024

NAO Part I

• MDE OCN & MARS
• Policy Updates
• Permanent Agreement Annual Enrollment for NSLP
• Benefit Issuance
• Red Book Presentation
• Financial Management Part I
• Meal Counts Overt ID and Claims Review
• Financial Management Part II
• Child Care PreSchool Meal Pattern
• NSLP ASCP meal Pattern
• Meal Pattern Presentation
• OVS NSLP & SBP

State Conferences:

• July 2023
• July 2022

Child Nutrition Resource Information:

• Administrative Reviews
• Adult Meal Pricing Tool – SY 24/25
• 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)
• Cooking with Combi Ovens 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)
• Meal Application Frequently Asked Questions
• Meal Application: USDA Translated Model School Meals Application
• Meal Pattern-Breakfast Chart
• Meal Pattern-Lunch Chart
• On Site Monitoring Form – NSLP/SBP
• OVS Breakfast Countertop Signage
• OVS Lunch Countertop Signage
• OVS Presentation (Updated 2022)
• PLE Tool SY 24-25
• PLE Flowchart
• 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 SY 2024/2025
• Prototype Letters
• Recall Procedures for USDA Foods
• Request to Carry Excess Balance: SY 24/25 (June 2024)
• Resources on Reducing Food Waste
• Sample Procurement Plan – Updated (July 2024)
• 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
• Special Dietary Needs Tracking Form
• Team Nutrition
• Unpaid Meal Charges (2018)
• USDA Delivery Fees Reimbursement May 2024
• USDA Meal Pattern Final Rule
• USDA Resources
  • Office of Food Safety
  • Produce Safety Hacks
• USDA Transitional Standards Power Point (April 2022)
• USDA Waivers and Extensions
• Verification Checklist (July 2020)
• Verification Prototype Letters (Updated 2023)
• Which CN Program Should I Operate? – A Decision Tree for K-12 Schools (Updated 10/19/2023)