Requirements and Guidance

Preparing for the AR  |   Requirements  |   CSDE Training

Preparing for the AR

• Administrative Review Guidance and Tools (USDA)
• List of SFAs Scheduled for AR During Current School Year (CSDE)
• Sample Administrative Review Organizational Tool (AROT) 
  These are examples. Each school food authority (SFA) scheduled for an administrative review will receive a customized 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) 
• Sample Menu Documentation Organizational Tool (MDOT) (CSDE)
• Sample Resource Management Comprehensive Review Organizational Tool (CSDE)
  This is an example. SFAs that flag for a Resource Management Review will receive a customized tool from the CSDE that is modified to include the applicable areas
• Steps for Corrective Action for the AR Report of School Nutrition Programs (CSDE) 

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)

CSDE Training

• Handout of Slides: USDA Meal Pattern Compliance for the Administrative Review (October 14, 2025)
• Handout of Slides: Resource Management for the Administrative Review (October 15, 2025)