National School Lunch Program
NYSED Farm to School Newsletter - October 2018
Celebrate National Farm to School Month
National Farm to School Month is a time to celebrate connections happening all over the country between schools, food and local food! Farm to school enriches the connections communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at school and early care and education settings. |
Big Apple Crunch October 25, 2018 at 10am
FFVP 2018-2019
Below is the list of 253 schools in 47 school food authorities (SFAs) that were selected to receive the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) funding for the 2018-2019 school year.
2019-2020 Adult/Student Selling Prices
Adult Selling Prices
Breakfast
- Schools that receive regular reimbursement for breakfast must charge a minimum of $1.95 plus tax for an adult breakfast meal
- Schools that receive severe need reimbursement for breakfast must charge a minimum of $2.31 plus tax for an adult breakfast meal
Lunch
- Schools that receive under 60% ($3.4699) for lunch must charge a minimum of $3.84 plus tax for an adult lunch
Reimbursement Rates
The 2022-2023 reimbursement rates, including the Seamless Summer Option and commodity rates, have been added to the Reimbursement Rates webpage.
Instructions for Preparing the Cash Analysis Report for Non-Public School Food Authorities
General Instructions
All required data must be reported on an accrual basis to the nearest whole cent.
Farm to School Memos
2019
Document Number | Title | Release Date |
NYSED Memo |
NY Farm to School Grant Due Oct. 1st
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $1.5 million is available for eligible school districts to support the growth of the Farm-to-School programs across New York State ahead of the upcoming school year.
Applications are due October 1, 2018 by 4 pm and should be submitted in Grants Gateway.
School Food Authority Financial Reporting
In accordance with 7CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) § 210.14, all school food authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch Program are required to account for all revenues and expenditures of their nonprofit school food service. Public school districts accomplish this through the annual ST-3 report required by the NYS Education Department.