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• Menu Planning Guidance for School Meals for Grades K-12

  This webpage offers a series of guides that contain comprehensive information and guidance on planning menus to meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s meal patterns for grades K-12 in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP.

• Healthy Food Certification (HFC)

  Healthy Food Certification (Section 10-215f of the Connecticut General Statutes) requires that each board of education or governing authority for all public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must certify annually to the Connecticut State Department of Education whether the district will follow the Connecticut Nutrition Standards for all foods sold to students separately from reimbursable school meals.

• Ridgefield 26-0517

• Avon 26-0587

• Afterschool Snack Program (ASP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's ASP operates under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It provides cash reimbursement to help schools serve nutritious snacks to children in afterschool activities aimed at promoting the health and well-being of children and youth in Connecticut’s communities.

• Crediting Foods in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

  Guidance on crediting foods and beverages in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's meal patterns for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

• Crediting Foods in the Summer Food Service Program

  Guidance on crediting foods and beverages in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's meal patterns for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

• Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs

  Financial management requirements for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) school nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP, Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) of the NSLP, and Special Milk Program (SMP)..

• Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs

  Resources that provide guidance on planning, preparing, and promoting healthy meals that meet the USDA meal pattern requirements for schools and institutions participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child Nutrition Programs.

• Procurement for School Nutrition Programs

  Guidance on complying with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's procurement requirements for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Special Milk Program (SMP), and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP.

• Special Diets in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

  Guidance on meeting the requirements of the federal nondiscrimination laws and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations for meal modifications for participants with special dietary needs in CACFP child care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, emergency shelters, family day care homes, and adult day care centers.

• June 16, 2026

• K-3 Literacy Assessment

  Training

• TEAM Training - Schedule and Registration

  Descriptions, registration and schedule of TEAM program training for reviewers and mentors.

• Final Decision and Order Case #26-0339