Outlook: Nutrition programs

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Summer Food Service Program
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is designed to provide nutritious meals during summer
months to children from areas where at least 50 percent are eligible for free or reduced-priced
meals during the school year through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
Does your area meet this criterion? If so, consider becoming a sponsor to help bridge the gap for
children in your community. All sponsors will be required to submit the program application and
monthly Claims for Reimbursement via the Internet.
If the responsibilities of sponsorship in the SFSP are not possible, you can still participate in the
program by operating as a site under a different sponsor, being a vendor, or volunteering your time.
Visit our website at http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/summer.htm to learn more about this vital
program and how you can help.
Training Workshops
Training workshops for the Summer Food
Service Program will be held at the locations
listed below for organizations interested in
sponsoring the SFSP during the summer of
2007. To register for the workshops, visit our
website at http://www.isbe.net/nutrition.
SFSP Training Workshop Schedule
• Thursday, March 1	 Carterville
• Tuesday, March 6 Decatur
• Thursday, March 8 Fairview Heights
• Wednesday, March 14 Alsip
• Tuesday, March 27 Galesburg
• Tuesday, April 3 Rockford
• Tuesday, May 22 Springfield
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February 2007
Important Dates
• Local on-site review completion deadline (keep file at
school)—February 1, 2007
(http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/requirements.htm)
• Annual Commodity Order Form deadline—February 2, 2007
(http://www.isbe.net/business.htm)
• Breakfast Survey Due Date—February 9, 2007
(http://isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/breakfast.htm)
• Legislative Action Conference, Washington, D.C.—
March 4–7, 2007
(http://www.schoolnutrition.org/LAC2.aspx?id=2179)
• National School Breakfast Week, A World of School
	
Breakfasts—March 5–9, 2007
(http://docs.schoolnutrition.org/meetingsandevents/nsbw2007//)
The
OUTLOOK
Nutrition Programs
Illinois State Board of Education
www.isbe.net/nutrition February 2007
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February 2007 Outlook
In this issue....
Important Dates................................................................................ 1
ADMINISTRATION
Summer Food Service Program....................................................... 1
Consider Serving Children Seamlessly With the Seamless
Summer Option....................................................................... 2
USDA’s Exemptions List Updated................................................... 2
Child Nutrition Labeling Program Violations.................................. 2
Buy American Provision Reminder.................................................. 2
Civil Rights Outreach...................................................................... 2
Claim Common Cents...................................................................... 3
Questions and Answers.................................................................... 3
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Check Your Diversions to Processors..............................................4
Storage of Commodities Over Summer Break................................ 4
FOOD SERVICE and NUTRITION
Celebrate National Agriculture Day March 21, 2007...................... 4
GRANTS, AWARDS, and HONORS
School Breakfast Program Start-Up Grants Funds Are
Available—$3,500 Per Eligible School.................................. 5
TRAINING, TIPS, and TOOLS
Sign Up for the Free Electronic
Illinois Schools Can! Newsletter............................................5
Handbook for Children With Special Food and Nutritional
Needs Available...................................................................... 5
Register Now for Regional Local Wellness Policy
Implementation Workshops.................................................... 5
Mark Your Calendar for the School Nutrition Association’s
Annual National Conference 2007, July 15–18...................... 5
Additions to the National Food Service Management
Institute’s Website (October–December 2006)....................... 6
Research Report Summaries Available............................................ 6
OTHER
Calendar of Events........................................................................... 6
Administration