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:
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 (2024)
- Materials for Limited English Proficient Households (2016)
- Meal Application Frequently Asked Questions
- 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
- USDA Transitional Standards Power Point (April 2022)
- USDA Waivers and Extensions
- Verification Checklist (July 2020)
- Verification Prototype Letters (Updated 2023)
- Verification Report Power Point Slides (12-13-23)
- Which CN Program Should I Operate? – A Decision Tree for K-12 Schools (Updated 10/19/2023)
Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs
Derechos Civiles para los Programas de Nutrición Infantil
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.