Requirements and Guidance

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

 

Preparing for the AR

• List of SFAs Scheduled for AR During Current School Year (CSDE)
• Sample Menu Documentation Organizational Tool (MDOT) (CSDE)
• Sample Menu Documentation Organizational Tool (MDOT) for Residential Child Care Institutions (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)
• Records Retention Requirements for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Nutrition Standards for School Meals (USDA webpage)
• USDA Legislation and Regulations (CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)