Transcript Administrative Update - Alaska Department of Education

Administrative Update for
Early Head Start and Head
Start Programs
Alaska Child and Adult Care
Food Program
August 14, 2014
Required for FY 2015
USDA – Child and Adult Care
Food Program
Legislation
 Regulations
 Instructions
 Policy Memos
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USDA – Child and Adult Care
Food Program
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Legislation – latest is the Healthy
Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010
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Regulations
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Code of Federal Regulations Title 7
Agriculture, Chapter II – Food and
Nutrition Service, Department of
Agriculture Part 226
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7 CFR 226.2, 226.15, 226.16,
226.17, 226.17a, 226.20
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Parts of 226 that you may be
interested in:
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.2 Definitions
.15 Institutional provisions
.16 Sponsoring Organization provisions
.17 Child care center provisions
.17a At-Risk afterschool care center prov.
.20 CACFP Meal Requirements
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From Regulations:
Basic Requirements
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Tax exempt or meet for-profit require.
New applications and renewals req.
Accept final administrative and
financial responsibility
Provide adequate supervisory &
operational personnel
Pre-approval visits for all facilities
Recordkeeping – outlined on next slide
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Recordkeeping
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Application & supporting docs
Enrollment & eligibility
Daily attendance & meal counts
Daily meal counts for adult program
staff
Invoices/receipts/records of costs and
of income
Claims submitted within timeframe
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Recordkeeping, cont.
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Receipts of program payments from
EED
Documentation of meals served
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(Menus, recipes, recipe analysis, production records)
Monitoring records
Training sessions (& attendance at
training of monitors)
Non-profit food service
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Basic Requirements, cont.
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Perform edit checks prior to claim
submission
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Have daily records available
Meal type approved
2nd person double-check counts, if menus
are creditable (children/infants/allergies),
attendance is being completed
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Basic Requirements, cont.
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Permanent Agreement with the state
Proper commodity utilization
Record retention 3+ current year
Comply with regulations, instructions,
& guidance
Ensure WIC material available
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USDA – Child and Adult Care
Food Program
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FNS Instructions
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Posted on CNP website Provide
guidance
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Ie. FNS Instruction 796-2 Rev. 4–
Financial Management in CACFP
Updated this year! Good resource
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/cnp/CACFP6.
html
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USDA – Child and Adult Care
Food Program
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Policy Memos
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Distributed through Alaska Bulletins
and USDA website
Guidance on specific topics
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CACFP 11-2013 Q&A Head Start
Policy Memos can be found on USDA
website:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care/RegsPolicy/PolicyMemoranda.htm
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Update & Renewal for FY2015
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Update annually & renew every 3
years
Database Updates & Renewals due
October 1st
Forms due October 1st
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Except the
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NPFS Financial Report
One Month Attendance Report(if you also
have a child care)
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Child Nutrition Program (CNP)
Database
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FY2015– Renewals/Updates
Handout on CNP yearly update
Uploading claims to CNP
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Child Nutrition Program (CNP)
Database
Type in URL address –
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/cnp/
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Child Nutrition Program (CNP)
Database
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All Programs Update Yearly
Submit to the state agency by
October 1st
 Management Plan (if updated)
 Attachment A & B (Budget sheets for
sponsoring orgs – more than one site)
 Attachment C
 Attachment D
 Cycle Menus
 Vended Meal Agreement (if applicable)
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Central Contract Registry (CCR)
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All recipients of federal funds must
register on CCR
Update or renew annually
Need a Data Universal Number
System (DUNS) number to register
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All Programs Update Yearly
Submit to the state agency by
November 10th
 Non-Profit Food Service (NPFS)
Financial Report
 One Month Attendance Report – NEW!! (if
you also have a child care center)
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Non-profit Food Service
Financial Report
Best Practice:
Food costs = or > than 50% of reimbursement
If you don’t meet this submit an explanation
with form as to why you are not spending at
least 50% of reimbursement on food
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Non-profit Food Service
Financial Report continued
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Print out all back-up when you
complete this report and keep in your
files
Report from your accounting system
What system do you use?
What report dates are you using?
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Non-Profit Food Service
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Cash vs. Accrual Accounting
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Cash = expenses & income reported
when paid/received
Accrual = expenses & income recorded
when incurred
End of year you’ll use accrual (costs &
income in September for September)
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Non-profit Food Service Financial
Report (due no later than Nov 10th)
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Additional Documents for
Renewal (every 3 years)
Submit to the state agency by October 1st:
 Recipes & recipe analysis
 Organizational Chart
And if the following have changed:
 Outside Employment Policy
 Mission Statement
 Non-discrimination Statement
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Claim for Reimbursement
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Due no later than 60 days past the end of
claim month
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Needs to be in PENDING APPROVAL by due
date (see claim calendar)
Additional 30 days for upward amendment for
total of 90 days past end of claim month
On-line claim must be submitted by
authorized representative
Requires Total Attendance
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Claim for Reimbursement cont.
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Total Attendance for Month
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Add all children throughout the month
Duplicated number
Type this number on line 6
The database will compute Average Daily
Attendance (ADA) on line 7
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Claim for Reimbursement cont.
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Costs entered on sponsor claim sheet
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All costs must be approved prior via Budget
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Actual costs for food, non-food, labor (no guesses)
Only CACFP on receipts – do not include non-CACFP on same receipt
Note food or non-food amount on each receipt
System for compiling to accurately submit expenses on monthly claim
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Claim for Reimbursement cont.
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Claims by site
What to do if you haven’t received all
paperwork for all of your sites?
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Database requires you to have 75% of your
sites submit claims
If site not claiming for a month:
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Go into site information sheet & revise to un-check the
month, then submit for approval
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If you haven’t started the claim the site will not show up – if
you have touched the site claim we will have to delete at the
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state agency
CACFP Training by state
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Annual attendance is required
Need Civil Rights training yearly
May be found Seriously Deficient for
non-attendance at annual state training
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Annual Civil Rights Training
Two options:
PowerPoint on the CNP website:
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/cnp/CRR.html
Or distance training through eLearning site:
http://education.alaska.gov/ELearning/
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CNP Administrative Reviews
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At least every 3 years
More often if :
 follow-up is needed
 State CNP needs to meet 33.3%
requirement
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Core Review Elements
Enrollment & Eligibility
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Enrollment forms – NEW!!
CACFP information required on
enrollment forms
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Name
Date of birth
Normal days and hours of care
Meals normally eaten
Parent signature
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Core Review Elements
Enrollment & Eligibility
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License posted if licensed center &
within capacity
Attendance Records
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Where do you take attendance?
Most issues come with lack of good
attendance
WIC information posted
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Core Review Elements
Meal Counts
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Point of Service meal counts
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Count by child’s name (most reliable and
you can verify w/attendance)
Consistent counting methods
Consistent compilation of counts
Double-check system in place prior to
submission to state
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Core Review Elements
Meal Counts
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Attendance should not be used for meal
counts
Meal count at point of service on separate
sheet
Meals not reimbursed if meal count is not
current
Avoid counting at end of meal – when
children have left the table it’s too late!
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Core Review Elements
Meal Counts
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Procedure to ensure non-reimbursable
meals not claimed
Program adult meals counted (not
claimed)
Non-program meals counted (not claimed)
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Who is paying for these meals since they are
not USDA meals?
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HS reimburse CACFP?
Food costs not included in CACFP food costs?
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Core Review Elements
Meal Observation
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Meal Service
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Portion sizes
Creditable components
Type of meal service implemented
correctly
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Family Style
Pre-plating
Eating environment
POS Meal Counts
Health & Safety
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Core Review Elements
Menu Records & Meal Pattern
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Cycle menus
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Working menus must be on file
Recipes with analysis for serving sizes
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HM & CN listed & actual doc on file
Variety of cycle menus for the year
Variety of foods served
Need recipes even if you have production
records
Production records (if using)
Medical statements
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Core Review Elements
Infant Feeding
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Infant = 0 through the 11th month
Have to offer to all program
participants – cannot exclude infants
Procedure for double-check that meals
are creditable before claiming
Separate Infant menu/meal counts
Formula/Feeding selection forms on
file or include on enrollment form
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More notes on Infant Meals
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Imperative to train staff well
Use new infant menu/meal count
sheets
Double-check and only claim if meals
are creditable for age
More infant training on CNP
website:http://education.alaska.gov/tls/
cnp/CACFP3.html
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Core Review Elements
Vended Meals
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Intent to contract to EED prior to
setting up contract
Approved (by EED) contract on file
Menus/recipes/CN labels – provided
by vendor and available on review
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Who creates the menus?
What do you do if not meeting CACFP or
HS standards?
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Core Review Elements
Vended Meals continued
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Daily vendor receipts
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Time/temperatures documented on
receipt daily
Items delivered & quantities
Vendor receipts = end of month
invoice – who checks this??
Back-up system
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Core Review Elements
Non-Profit Food Service
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Costs are accountable (food/non food
are different ledger accounts)
Costs match or exceed reimbursement
Food Costs = or > than ½ the
reimbursement or reason why not 50%
Food receipts match menu
Reimbursement is used for CACFP
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Food costs & Operating costs
Not used for other center programming
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Core Review Elements
Non-Profit Food Service cont.
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Must be on approved budget
Food receipts match menu
Reimbursement is used for CACFP
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Food
Non-food Operational Costs
Operational Labor (actual time spent)
Administrative & Administrative Labor
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Actual time spent
Cannot exceed 15% of total reimbursement
Not used for other center programming
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Procurement
We will check your
procurement records
Procurement in
CACFP/SFSP PowerPoint
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Core Review Elements
CACFP Staff Training
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Annual CACFP training must be
conducted
Annual Training File must include:
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Agenda with all topics listed:
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Attendee names & signatures
Date of training
Location of training
Any materials used in training (keep together)
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Core Review Elements
CACFP Staff Training
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New Employee CACFP training must
be conducted
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New Employee Orientation sheet
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Agenda with all topics listed:
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Attendee names & signatures
Date of training
Location of training
Any materials used in training (keep together)
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Training issues
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What are your training issues?
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What has worked well for training
staff?
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Core Review Elements
CACFP Staff Training
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All CNP CACFP training presentations will
be available on CNP website
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/cnp/CACFP3.html
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CACFP Training Agenda Template
available on CNP website
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/cnp/CACFP2.html
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Core Review Elements
Site Review (site-monitoring)
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At least 3 times a year
No more than 6 months between
Timely corrective action (document)
If new site – must do:
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Pre-approval visit
1st site visit within 4 weeks of open
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Core Review Elements
Site Review (site-monitoring)
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Form available on web
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Monitor one meal type
Visit each classroom
Summary at the end must be completed
2 signatures
Complete 5-day reconciliation-Updates
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Check attendance & enrollment with meal
counts
Each classroom (use addendum if needed)
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Core Review Elements
5 Day Reconciliation - UPDATED
14. Do daily attendance records support the meal counts for the day of review & prior 4
days? (Complete a 5-day reconciliation below)
Meal Verified: __Breakfast XXLunch/Supper __Snack (AM/PM/Eve)
Day 1 Date: 7/29/14 Attendance: 25 Enrollment: 35 Meal Count: 24
Day 2 Date: 7/30/14 Attendance: 20 Enrollment: 35 Meal Count: 24
Day 3 Date: 8/3/14
Attendance: 23 Enrollment: 35 Meal Count: 23
Day 4 Date: 8/4/14
Attendance: 25 Enrollment: 35 Meal Count: 24
Day 5 Date: 8/5/14
Attendance: 22 Enrollment: 35 Meal Count: 22
Document last 5 days
•Attendance (from actual sign in/sign out)
•Enrollment (are all children enrolled?)
•Meal Count Sheets
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Core Review Elements
Civil Rights Requirements
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Justice for All poster(s) displayed
Racial/ethnic count noted by reviewer
Your procedure on collecting
racial/ethnic data you submit yearly on
CNP web
No discrimination taking place
Complaint procedures understood
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Write down your complaint procedure
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Core Review Elements
Civil Rights Requirements
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Non-discrimination statement
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Long Version
Website
Newsletters
Menus (short version okay)
Parent Policies
This is what some programs forget
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Updated
Non-discrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers,
employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs,
marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s
income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in
employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all
prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)
f you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866)
632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information
requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
[email protected].
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 is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Non-discrimination Statement
short version
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider and employer
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Core Review Elements
Health Safety & Sanitation
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State of Alaska Dept. of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) & Municipality of
Anchorage (MUNI)
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Food Worker Cards -3 years
Certified Food Protection Manager
(CFPM) – 5 years
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Core Review Elements
Health Safety & Sanitation
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Documentation
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Copies of FW cards
Copies of FW test completion
Certified Food Protection Manager
certificate
Documentation of correspondence or
enrollment for next CFPM training
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Core Review Elements
Sanitation
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Food Storage
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Food Handling Practices
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Refrigerator/Freezer (age of food/
temps/cleanliness)
FIFO
Preparing
Serving
Dishwashing/garbage
Safe Food Handling
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Time/Temperature
Proper use of Gloves
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Core Review Elements
Program Administration
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Paperwork is organized and
accessible
Records & accounts available
Confidentiality of participant
information
Correspondence/guidance with EED
Permanent Agreement with EED
Management Plan on file & updated
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Now this is required yearly
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Follow-up Reviews
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May be unannounced
Target corrective action issued, but may
be more comprehensive
Checking for Permanent Corrective
Action
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Needs to be permanent – or move through
Serious Deficiency Process
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Corrective Action
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If findings on Administrative Review
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May be found Seriously Deficient (letter
will be sent to you)
Corrective Action given
2 weeks to submit documentation
If you need another week, contact CNP
ahead
Can be found SD if late on corrective
action submission
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Serious Deficiency in CACFP
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226.6(c)(2) and 226.6(c)(3)
Submission of false information
Permitting an individual on NDL list to
serve in a principal capacity
Failure to operate Program in
conformance with the performance
standards 226.6(b)(1)xviii) & (b)(2)(vii)
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Serious Deficiency cont.
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Failure to comply with bid procedures
& contract requirements
Failure to maintain adequate
records
Failure to adjust meal orders
Claiming reimb. for meals not served
Claiming meals that do not meet
requirements
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Serious Deficiency cont.
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Use of a food service vendor that is in
violation w/ health codes
Failure to properly train or monitor
facilities
Failure to perform any of the other
financial & admin. Responsibilities
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ie. Late submission of update/renewal
Any other action affecting the
institution’s ability to administer the
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Program
Potential Termination from
CACFP
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If Corrective Action is not Permanent
Institution may be found out of
compliance
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Serious Deficient (if not found SD in the
past)
Notice of Termination (if already SD on
this issue) with Appeal Rights
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CACFP Fiscal year (FY) 2015
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August/September 2014
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October 1, 2014
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November 10, 2014
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October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015
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CACFP Resources
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State of Alaska Child Nutrition Programs
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/cnp
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USDA CACFP
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-andadult-care-food-program
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USDA State Sharing Center
http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov
/state-sharing-center-0
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http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/childcare.html
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http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/childcare_recipes.html
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http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/feeding_infants.html
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National Food Service Management Institute
http://www.nfsmi.org/
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http://www.nfsmi.org/ResourceO
verview.aspx?ID=488
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Health Safety & Sanitation Resources
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DEC or Muni
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DEC CFPM Training Available:
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/eh/fss/training/cfpm.html
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Muni Information Available:
http://www.ci.anchorage.ak.us/healthesd/sanity.cfm
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For More Information
Ann-Marie Martin
CACFP Coordinator
(907)465-8711
[email protected]
Alexis Hall
Education Program Assistant
(907) 465-4969
[email protected]
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Early Head Start & Head Start
Administrative Update FY15
Alaska Child and Adult Care
Food Program