National School Lunch Program

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NSLP Application Materials

• More Than a Meal Application Flyer - SY24/25

USDA Claims Calendar (State Agency requires all claims to be submitted by the 10th of the following claim month)

Comparison Chart of the 2023 Proposed and 2024 Final Rule Requirements for School Meal Programs

ATAM Schedule for SY23/24

Appeals Process

Verification - FY23/24

• Verification Effort Plan of Action
• Verification Introduction Letter
• Verification Letter of Results to Household
• Verification Notice of Selection
• Verification Social Security Statement
• Verification Statement of Earnings
• Verification Timeline
• Verification Definitions
• FNS-742 Instructions

Equipment List NHED Prior Approval Form

• Prior Approval Equipment Documentation

Food Safety

• Food Code 2017 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Food Protection - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• SAFE Food Handling for Food Service Workers - UNH Cooperative Extension 

Income Eligibility Form 

• Income Eligibility Form SY24-25
• Income Eligibility Form SY23-24
• Eligibility Manual for School Meals Determining and Verifying Eligibility

Listing of National School Lunch Program Sites

• National School Lunch Program Sites

Menu Certifications Worksheets 

• USDA Certification of Compliance Worksheet & Resources
• Menu Planner for School Meals

NSLP Timeline

• NSLP Timeline SY23-24

Procurement

• Procurement Recordkeeping Worksheet
• Procurement CFR §210.21
• Buy American Justification Form

Production Record Template

• Production Record Template

Program Authorization Form

• Program Authorization Form

Rates for Reimbursement 

• Rates for Reimbursement SY23-24

50% Eligibility List

• 50% Eligibility List - SY24-25

School Breakfast Program USDA Link

School Food Authority On-Site Review Checklist (Accuclaim)

• On-Site Review Checklist (Accuclaim)

Seamless Summer Option (SSO)

• SSO Summer Rates
  • SSO Rates for January 1, 2022 to December 30, 2022
• Meal Pattern Requirements
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
• Trainings:
  • Claiming Instructions for SSO
• SFSP - Seamless Summer (SSO) - NSLP Comparison Chart
  • Comparison Chart

Special Dietary Medical Statement Form

• Special Dietary Medical State Form

Trainings:

• SY 23/24 Information Buffets: 30-minute bite-sized trainings: 15 minutes of information and 15 minutes for Q&A
  Find previous Information Buffets and other workshops/trainings on our YouTube Page
  • National School Lunch Program, (NSLP) Application Overview - May 29, 2024
  • Completing the Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Tool - April 17, 2024
  • Best Practices and Updates on Free and Reduced Price Meal Benefits - March 20, 2024
  • Choosing Your Summer Meal Program in 2024 - February 14, 2024
  • Offer vs. Serve for Frontline Child Nutrition Workers - January 24, 2024
  • Food Service Management Company (FSMC) RFP and Contracts - December 20, 2023
  • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Overview of Non-Pricing Food Service Options - November 15, 2023
  • USDA Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium: Final Rule - October 18, 2023

• Wellness and Learning Conference: 
  Summer Training Workshops

  • 2023 Wellness & Learning Conference - NSLP Workshop Recordings - July 19, 2023, & August 16 and 17, 2023
  • 2022 Wellness & Learning Conference - All Workshop Recordings August 2022

• Nourishing NH - School Meals Newsletter
  • A newsletter to support and inspire your school lunch and breakfast program
    • June 2024
    • April/May 2024
    • March 2024

• Professional Standards Summary of Updates:

  • English (USDA)
  • Spanish (USDA)

Civil Rights

Alternative Services Available

• Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
  The contact for interpretive services is the NH Commission for Human Rights. Their contact information is: 603-271-2767, press #0 to request a language interpreter, or email the Commission at humanrights@nh.gov and make an appointment for language interpretation.
   
  • NHED - ESOL K-12 English for Speakers of Other Languages 
    Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish)
  • USDA LEP Information
  • USDA Eligibility Manual for School Meals
• NHED Special Education
  • Complaints and Due Process Hearings
  • Forms, Guidance, Documents, Handbooks, and Reports
  • Procedural Safeguards
    NH Procedural Safeguards Handbook, based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and the New Hampshire Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities adopted March 23, 2017.

USDA Memos

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement / Food & Nutrition Services

This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.

Contact:

Maddie Parker, Child Nutrition Operations Manager
madeline.r.parker@doe.nh.gov
603-271-3864

Ruth Howard, Program Specialist
ruth.howard@doe.nh.gov
603-271-3863

Bridget Resse, Program Specialist
bridget.r.resse@doe.nh.gov
603-271-3647