January 23, 2024 Tuesday at 2 Town Hall Resources

The Nutrition Services Division (NSD) hosted the monthly Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall webinar on January 23, 2024. These webinars provide school food service operators with an opportunity to learn about Child Nutrition Program requirements and to share best practices.

The Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall webinars are typically held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. Information about future Town Halls can be found on the Tuesday @ 2 School Nutrition Town Hall Webinar web page.

Webinar Slides

January 23, 2024 Town Hall Webinar Slides (PPTX)

Town Hall Resource Links

A current list of School Nutrition Program (SNP) Specialists is available on the SNP Specialist Directory web page or email SNP staff at SNPInfo@cde.ca.gov.
Child Nutrition Consultant assignments are available in the Child Nutrition Information and Payment System (CNIPS), Download Forms section > Form ID: Caseload > Directory of Staff County Assignments.
Visit the Great Kindness Challenge website for turnkey resources and more.
CDE's The Great Kindness Challenge Week: January 22-26, 2024 listserv is available on the CDE website.
Learn more about the Food Literacy Center and Sacramento Unified School District’s partnership on the Inside California Education, episode 504: Food Literacy Center web page.
Read The Press Democrat e-article, Sprouting change: Piner High School receives funding to revitalize its garden .
View the State of California Governor’s Proposed Budget on the California Budget 2024–25 web page.
If you have experienced a price gouging of 25 percent or more, email the Nutrition Services Buy American Provision email at NSDBuyAmericanProvision@cde.ca.gov.
Learn more about the Buy American Food Act on the CDE Senate Bill (SB) 490 and Assembly Bill 778 web page.
For resources on reducing organic waste and methane emissions visit:

CalRecycle’s SB 1383 for Local Education Agencies (LEA) (PPTX) PowerPoint presentation is available on the CalRecycle Resources for LEA: K-12 Public Schools and School Districts web page.
CalRecycle’s website for California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy .
Resources for Local Education Agencies: K-12 Public Schools and School Districts .
Education/Outreach Toolkit: Customizable Outreach Materials available on the CalRecycle website.
Model Food Recovery Agreement (DOCX) available on the CalRecycle website.
SB 1383 Local Education Agency Requirements (Video; 1:03:36) CalRecycle webinar.
To stay up to date, sign up for CalRecycle’s Schools and Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) listservs .
Learn more and apply to the California Climate Action Corps Fellowship on the State of California, California Volunteers website.
Identify your local jurisdiction CalRecycle liaison on the CalRecycle Contacts Search web page.
Questions regarding SB 1383 or resources available on the CalRecycle website, contact the CalReycle staff at Schools@calrecycle.ca.gov.
Questions regarding Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, contact CalRecycle staff at slcp.organics@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Waste Reduction web page.
OUSD Waste Sorting Video (Video; 3:51) available on YouTube.
OUSD Waste Sorting Jeopardy Google slides.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Designation interactive web page.
View the updated Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) rates on the USDA SFSP 2024 Reimbursement Rates web page.
Download the Farm to School Census 2023 digital badge on the USDA Farm to School Census Art Resources web page.
Add the noreply@qemailserver.com to your approved senders list so that you do not miss the USDA Supply Chain Disruption and Student Participation Survey.
Access the new USDA Available Food List for School Year (SY) 2025 web page.
Learn more about the Local Food for Schools (LFS) grant on the CDE LFS web page.
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) tab on the CDE Kitchen Infrastructure and Training 2021 web page.
CDE Funding Profile (ID 6118): 2024 School Breakfast Program (SBP) and Summer Meal Programs (SMP) Grants web page.
Learn more about the USDA Supporting the Use of Traditional Indigenous Foods in the Child Nutrition Programs Cooperative Agreement web page.
Send questions regarding Supporting the Use of Traditional Indigenous Foods in the Child Nutrition Programs Cooperative Agreement via email to Anna Arrowsmith, Grants Officer, anna.arrowsmith@usda.gov.
Learn more about the Healthy School Food Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship Program and the application process on the Chef Ann Foundation website.
For program questions about the Healthy School Food Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship, contact pathway@chefannfoundation.org.
Learn more about USDA’s Safe Practices, Safe Meals, Safe Children: Food Safety Tips for Safe Summer Meals on January 31, 2024, from 12pm–1:30pm PST on the CDE Food Safety Tips for Safe Summer Meals Webinar web page.
Check out the National Nutrition Month, Beyond the Table resources available on eatright.org.
For National School Breakfast Week resources , visit the School Nutrition Association’s website.
Learn more about the Child Nutrition Advisory Council (CNAC) and the upcoming recruitment process on the CDE CNAC web page. CNAC recruitment is now closed.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this subject, please email NSDTownHalls@cde.ca.gov.

Questions: Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609

Last Reviewed: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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