National School Lunch Program

The USDA “And Justice for All” poster must be on display in all buildings where Child Nutrition Programs are in operation.  To obtain “And Justice for All” posters, please complete the Resource Order Form.

The Office of Child Nutrition also provides free display cases for your posters, as shown below.  These can be ordered free of charge on the Resource Order Form: http://www.cn.nysed.gov/form/resource-order-form

The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 201, 7 CFR 210.10(a)(2) requires the schools identify, near or at the beginning of the serving lines, what foods constitute a unit priced reimbursable meal.

The Child Nutrition Program Administration has materials available, free of charge, to ensure School Food Authorities (SFA’s) are complying with this signage requirement.

With election of applicable waivers, current USDA flexibilities allow school food authorities (SFAs) the option to provide students learning remotely with access to meals on school days during the 2021-2022 School Year.

Waivers

Non-congregate Meal Service*

Waives the requirement for meals to be served and consumed by students at school and allows meals to be provided outside of school.

This memo can be found at http://www.cn.nysed.gov/common/cn/files/sp02_2022sfsp01_2022fedmicro.pdf.

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify School Food Authorities (SFAs) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of whole, fresh, red, white, and yellow onions, grown in Mexico, due to potential contamination of Salmonella Oranienburg.

This memorandum provides School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the federal Child Nutrition Programs with clarification regarding student eligibility carryover in the 2021-2022 School Year (SY).

Additional clarification regarding eligibility carryover for the 2022-2023 SY is forthcoming from USDA and will be posted to the Child Nutrition Knowledge Center (CNKC) when received.

Eligibility Carryover

The list of applicants that were selected to receive the FY 2020 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grant for School Food Authorities (SFAs) can be found in the link below. 

FY 2020 Equipment Grant Awards (EXCEL) (PDF) Revised 10/28/21

As schools plan for the upcoming school year, many are seeking to maximize nutrition for students during and beyond the school day. The At-Risk Afterschool Snack/Supper component of the NYS Department of Health’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides an opportunity to serve complete meals to students in enrichment programs after school, on weekends, and/or during school holidays throughout the regular school year.

Adult Selling Prices

Breakfast

• Schools that receive regular reimbursement for breakfast must charge a minimum of $2.08 plus tax for an adult breakfast meal.
• Schools that receive severe need reimbursement for breakfast must charge a minimum of $2.46 plus tax for an adult breakfast meal.

Lunch

• Schools that receive under 60% ($3.7199) for lunch must charge a minimum of $4.12 plus tax for an adult lunch.

All non-public School Food Authorities (SFAs) are required to submit their established school year calendar by Recipient Agency (RA) to the Child Nutrition Program Administration office (CN) each school year. Residential Childcare Institutions (RCCI) and Jails are exempt from this process.

The 2022-2023 school year runs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. Calendars for the 2022-2023 school year must be submitted via email to cn@nysed.gov by September 30, 2022.