NEW - The Back to School press kit is "live" on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service webpage
Complete the Meal Service Waiver Survey for SY 22-23 Flexibilities here to opt in for SY 22-23 waivers.
- School Year 2022-23 Q&As
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- DESE FNS Q&A SY 2022-23
- USDA Transitioning to Standard Child Nutrition Operations Q&A for SY2022-23
- SP 04-2022: Q&A on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
- SP 05-2022: Meal Requirements Under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
- FAQs for Free & Reduced Applications – SY 2022-23
- Questions & Answers Regarding Pricing Adult Meals in SY 2022-23
- Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Frequently Asked Questions
- Provision 2 Guidance
- SP 54-2016: Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As
- School Year 2022-23 Waiver Resources
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- Summary - Waivers Available for SY22-23
- Meal Service Waivers for School Year 2022-23 Survey
- School Meals Comparison Table of Flexibilities for SY21-22 and SY22-23
- MO DESE Operational Flexibilities for SY22-23
- Transitioning to Normal CN Operations Webinar
- Transitioning to Normal CN Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities Webinar
- Non-Congregate Feeding & Parent/Guardian Pick-Up Resources & Communication
- Community Safety Resources & Communication
- Food Safety Resources
- Additional Resources
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Meal Pattern & Transitional Rule
- Transitional Rule Standards Fact Sheet
- Transitional Rule Webinar for State Agencies and School Food Authorities
- Transitional Standards - The Road Ahead
- Kansas Cycle Menus
- Serving Meals to Preschoolers
Supply Chain Challenges
- Tips and Strategies for Tackling Supply Chain Disruptions
- Town Hall Best Practices to Minimize Supply Chain Challenges
Unpaid Meal Charges
- Unpaid Meal Charges - USDA Guidance and Resources
- Overcoming the Unpaid Meal Challenge
- Local Meal Charge Policy: Regulations and Reality webinar
Promoting the Completion of Free and Reduced Meal Application
- Strategies to Increase Applications for School Meals Toolkit - Food Research & Action Center
- Strategies to Maximize Completed Meal Applications During COVID-19 - No Kid Hungry
- Hunger Solutions New York - School Meal Application Toolkit
Pricing Meals and A La Carte
- Pricing Paid Student Lunches
- Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) Tool
- PLE Exemption
- PLE Waiver - Coming Soon!
- Webinar coming soon to the Trainings page
- Reduced Price Meals
- The maximum price for a reduced price lunch is 40 cents, and the maximum price for a reduced price breakfast is 30 cents (7 CFR 245.2).
- Adult Meal Pricing Worksheets and Q&A
- Pricing A La Carte and Nonprogram Foods
- The nonprogram food revenue tool can be used to ensure the pricing of nonprogram foods (such as a la carte) meets the regulations in 7 CFR 210.14(f).
- 2019 Summer Workshops webinars are available on the Trainings page.
Alternate Points of Service
COVID-19 Resources