School Breakfast Program
Comment Period Extended for the CNP: Revision to Meal Patterns Proposed Rule
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has extended the deadline to submit comments on the “Child Nutrition Programs: Revision to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guideline for Americans” proposed rule to May 10, 2023. This extension is intended to give the public additional time to review the proposed rule and submit comments.
Proposed Rule: Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for Schools
On March 23, 2023, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service published a proposed rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision – Increasing Options for Schools.
State-level Waiver Requests
- Non-Congregate Meal Service [NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A) and Child Nutrition Act, 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(A)]
National School Breakfast Week
Join us in celebrating National School Breakfast Week!
National School Breakfast Week celebrates the importance of starting the school day with a healthy meal! From March 6-10, 2023, schools are encouraged to recognize the importance of a nutritious breakfast for all students. This year’s theme is “Dig into School Breakfast”.
If you are planning to participate, let us know! Email CNspotlight@nysed.gov or call a Special Teams representative to feature your SFA in our Child Nutrition Spotlight!
Second and Third Allocation of Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funding
Student Meal Prices and School Food Service Funds
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided operational flexibilities and additional funding to School Food Authorities (SFAs) to help overcome challenges and ensure children have continued access to meals. As a result, many SFAs now have a substantial positive balance in their school food service accounts, some in excess of the maximum balance allowed by federal regulations. This memo provides guidance to SFAs on current flexibilities and acceptable uses of the school food service account funds.
**Updated**Free and Reduced-Price Policy Statement Collection
Original memo dated 10/03/2022. Recent updates will be noted by the asterisk (*).
NYS Ban on PFAS in Food Packaging Law
New York State has banned the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) in food packaging, enacted under the Hazardous Packaging Act, Title II of Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law, which will take effect on December 31, 2022. The term package is those intended for direct food contact and comprised of paper, paperboard, or other materials derived from plant fibers and includes many items used in school foodservice such as trays, bags, sandwich wrappers, soup cups, etc.
Child Nutrition Return to School Resources
Original memo with signature can be found at http://www.cn.nysed.gov/common/cn/files/return2schcnresources.pdf.
When schools open this fall, school meal programs must return to pre-pandemic operations. This means that many districts will transition back to requiring family applications for free and reduced-price meals. Students who are not income eligible will be required to pay for meals at the paid price.
School Meals Application Outreach Toolkit
Click here to access the Toolkit by No Kid Hungry's Center for Best Practices.
The School Meals Applications Outreach Toolkit is designed to help school districts get the word out to families about why completing and submitting FRP applications is important for the 2022-2023 school year.
The toolkit comes complete with:
