Administrative Review for School Nutrition Programs--Documents

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Administrative Review for School Nutrition Programs

Documents/Forms

Forms | Preparing for the AR
Preview of Off-site Questions | Requirements

Forms

District Benefit Issuance Excel Spreadsheet (DBIES) (CSDE)
Forms for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Meal Pattern Compliance Worksheets (CSDE's Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
Paid Lunch Equity Calculations and Tool (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
Production Records for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Professional Standards Tracking Log (CSDE)

Preparing for the AR

List of SFAs Scheduled for AR During Current School Year (CSDE)
Menu Documentation Organizational Tool (MDOT) (CSDE)
Sample Administrative Review Organizational Tool (AROT)
These are examples. Each school food authority (SFA) scheduled for an administrative review will receive a specific AROT from the CSDE that is modified to include the applicable areas.
- AROT for public schools (CSDE)
- AROT for Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs) and 100 Percent Community Eligibility (CEP) Districts (CSDE)
Steps for Corrective Action for the AR Report of School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

Preview of Off-site Questions

Preview of AR Off-site Assessment Questions (CSDE)
These questions must be completed in the CNP Online System, when the SFA is notified by the CSDE lead reviewer

Requirements

Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
CSDE Letter to Superintendents: USDA Additional Guidance for the Implementation of the Administrative Reviews in School Nutrition Programs Final Rule (March 27, 2017)
- Administrative Review Summary Report Form (CSDE)
Final Rule (81 FR 50170): Administrative Reviews in the School Nutrition Programs
Final Rule (77 FR 4087): Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Nutrition Standards for School Meals (USDA webpage)
USDA Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)