Administrative Reviews
Coordinated Review Effort (CRE)
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast
According to 7CFR 210.18 all sponsors of the National School Lunch Program will receive an administrative review of their program every five years. The State of Florida, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness administers these reviews for the United States Department of Agriculture. Although there are eight criteria of compliance in the review, Performance Standard I, meal counting and claiming, and Performance Standard II, serving reimbursable meals, are the critical areas that are reviewed. These standards have set requirements for compliance in order to receive the federal reimbursement funds that are administrated by USDA/State of Florida. Inadequacies in these areas may result in fiscal action to the sponsor.
Coordinated Review Effort Schedule 2011-2012 Public School Districts
| Agreement Number | County | Agreement Number | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-0039 | Liberty County School Board | 01-0019 | Franklin County School Board |
| 01-0061 | Suwannee County School Board | 01-0011 | Jefferson County School Board |
| 01-0031 | Indian River County School Board | 01-0001 | Alachua County School Board |
| 01-0057 | Santa Rosa County School Board | 01-0044 | Monroe County School Board |
| 01-0009 | Citrus County School Board | 01-0014 | Desoto County School Board |
| 01-0008 | Charlotte County School Board | 01-0066 | Walton County School Board |
| 01-0016 | Duval County School Board | 01-0022 | Glades County School Board |
| 01-0002 | Baker County School Board |
School Meals Initiative
What is School Meals Initiative (SMI)?
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) were created to "safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children." To further ensure that this mandate is met, Congress amended the law so that school meals as offered are consistent with the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Further, school meals must provide, on average, over a week, one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for lunches and one-fourth of the RDAs for breakfasts for specific nutrients. In addition, lunches must provide one-third of the lunchtime energy allowances, while breakfasts must provide one-fourth of the breakfast energy allowances. The Dietary Guidelines, RDAs, and calorie levels are considered, collectively, as the nutrition standards for school meals.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) implemented the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children (SMI) on June 13, 1995. The SMI rule, along with federal legislation, provides four menu-planning systems, which are either Food Based or Nutrient Based. In addition, the law was later amended to allow School Food Authorities (SFAs) to develop their own menu planning system using "any reasonable approach" within guidelines issued by the Department.
The SFAs will not have access to alternative menu planning approaches until final implementing regulations detailing the Department guidelines are issued.
The term School Meals Initiative (SMI) for Healthy Children is often used as a short-cut term for all of the regulations and policies that address the nutrition standards and the menu planning systems. Additional information on SMI may be found in the June 13, 1995, final regulation, the Healthy School Meals Training Manual, and the Nutrient Analysis Protocols for the School Nutrition Programs.
Goals of the Nutrition Review
- Determine the level of compliance with the nutrition requirements/standards.
- Assist SFAs in developing a plan to continue progress towards compliance with the nutrition standards; the plan needs to address technical assistance, support, and training needed from the State Agency (SA) and other sources.
- Provide the appropriate level of technical assistance indicated by the plan.
- Follow-up, as needed, to monitor progress with the terms of the plan.
SMI Tools for Success
Access the files contained on USDA's CD -- SMI Tools for Success for School Food Authorities below:
Summer Food Service Program
Administrative Reviews
According to 7CFR 225 all sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program for Children will receive an administrative review of their program at a minimum every three years. In addition, all first year sponsors will receive a review of their program after the completion of the first claim for federal reimbursement. This review covers all areas of program implementation including the validation of the most recent claim for reimbursement monies. Inadequate or incomplete information may result in fiscal action to the sponsor.
If you have questions please contact Lisamarie Church, Reviews Supervisor, at 800-504-6609.
