This page is about the new 2013 school year "Food Based" meal pattern and the Federal Performance Based Reimbursement. Information will be added as it becomes available.

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"FOOD BASED" MEAL GUIDELINES

New Meal Pattern for Lunch beginning School Year 2013.

Breakfast for School 2013 (this year) follow the current breakfast meal pattern. The only change for this year is the requirement to serve two types of milk. Breakfast Meal Pattern

	Breakfast Meal Pattern for School Year 2014 Amount of Food Per Week (Minimum Per Day)
	*Grades K-5*	*Grades 6-8*	*Grades 9-12*
Fruits (cups)	2 1/2 (1/2)	2 1/2 (1/2)	2 1/2 (1/2)
Grains (oz eq)	7 (1)	8 (1)	9 (1)
Meats/Meat Alternates (oz eq)	0	0	0
Fluid milk (cups)	5 (1)	5 (1)	5 (1)
Other Specifications: Based on the Average for a 5-Day Week
Min-max calories (kcal)	350-500	400-550	450-600
Saturated fat (% of total calories)	< 10	< 10	< 10
Trans fat	Nutrition label or manufacturer specifications must indicate zero grams per serving.

Districts currently scheduled for a full review SY 2014.

Schools Not Certified/No Contact	Approximate $$ Lost since 10/2012-3/1/2013
CALAIS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$1980
DEDHAM SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$460
DEER ISLE-STONINGTON CSD	$1146
EAST MILLINOCKET SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$838
FAYETTE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$257
GOOD SHEPARD PARISH SCHOOLS	$603
GREENBUSH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$688
GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY	$79
HOPE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$520
ISLESBORO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$449
LINCOLNVILLE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$574
LONG ISLAND SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$70
MACHIAS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$1755
MOOSABEC CSD	$240
MSAD 27	$4473
MOUNT DESERT HIGH SCHOOL	$1280
MSAD 76	$267
ORRINGTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$1,131
RSU 12 Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit	$5,835
RSU 16	$6,578
RSU 38	$4,460
RSU 64/MSAD 64	$5,128
RSU 82/MSAD 12	$758
RSU 88/MSAD 24	$1,493
ST BRIGID SCHOOL	$316
SURRY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$455
ST DOMINIC ACADEMY	$401
VANCEBORO SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$42
WHITING SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$139
WESLEY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT	$39

Federal Performance Based Reimbursement

"The amount of reimbursement per lunch school year 2013 is 6 cents per student reimbursable lunch, with an annual adjustment. Districts wishing to be certified for the additional reimbursement will be required to submit the information below to the Child Nutrition office staff. The state agency will need to review documentation submitted and conduct on site reviews of 25% of certified districts. SFAs that do not submit the documentation must still adhere to the new meal pattern.”

•Option 1 SFA to submit:
◦One week of menus of each menu offered, by age grade group, within the SFA for both lunch and, if offered, breakfast. This means SFAs must submit a breakfast and lunch menu for grades K-5, a breakfast and lunch menu for grades 6-8 and a breakfast and lunch menu for grades 9-12.
◦USDA tool menu worksheet (only the first section of the worksheet, not the nutrient analysis section).
◦A nutrient analysis of calories and saturated fats using existing menu analysis software and
◦Documentation submitted for certification is representative of the ongoing meal service within the SFA, and that the minimum required food quantities for all meal components are available to students in every serving line. The documentation, known as the letter of attestation, must be submitted each year until SY 2014-2015.
This option acknowledges that a large number of SFAs already use nutrient analysis software to monitor the nutrient levels in their meals.

“USDA TOOL MENU WORKSHEET MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY”

•Option 2 SFA to submit:
◦One week of menus of each menu offered, by age grade group, within the SFA for both lunch and, if offered, breakfast. This means SFAs must submit a breakfast and lunch menu for grades K-5, a breakfast and lunch menu for grades 6-8 and a breakfast and lunch menu for grades 9-12.
◦USDA tool menu worksheet or USDA approved worksheet.
◦A simplified nutrient assessment of calories and saturated fats can be done using the second part of the USDA menu worksheet.
◦Documentation submitted for certification is representative of the ongoing meal service within the SFA, and that the minimum required food quantities for all meal components are available to students in every serving line. The documentation, known as the letter of attestation, must be submitted each year until SY 2014-2015.
This option acknowledges that not all SFAs use nutrient analysis software. A simplified nutrient assessment is intended to be a proxy for the nutrient analysis

“USDA TOOL MENU WORKSHEET MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY”

Option 3 is for State Agency use.

Option 4 The SFA does not plan on submitting material to receive the additional reimbursement for school year 2013 and will be reviewed in school year 2014.

WE HAVE THE TOOLS FOR YOU

Directions for the USDA excel tool Menu Worksheet and the Simplified Nutrient Analysis.

The USDA tool menu worksheet is intended to provide a basic overview of the SFAs compliance to the new meal pattern. Detailed production records showing food components and quantities for reimbursable meals

will need to be kept to verify compliance