Site Selection
In identifying locations where summer meals may be provided, the Superintendent/Principal or designee shall document site eligibility according to the following criteria: (7 CFR 225.2, 225.15)
1. Open Site: The site provides meals to all children in the area and is located at the district school or a nonschool site within the district's geographical boundaries where at least 50 percent of the children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
(cf. 3553 - Free and Reduced Price Meals)
2. Restricted Open Site: The site initially meets the criteria of an "open site," but the district must restrict or limit participation on a first-come, first-served basis due to security, safety, or control concerns.
3. Closed Enrolled Site: The site is open only to enrolled children, as opposed to the community at large, and at least 50 percent of the enrolled children at the site are eligible for free or reduced price school meals, as determined by approval of applications in accordance with 7 CFR 225.15(f).
Whenever the district offers the summer meal program at a site that provides summer school sessions, it shall ensure that the site is open to students enrolled in summer school and to all children residing in the area served by the site. (7 CFR 225.14)
(cf. 3555 - Nutrition Program Compliance)
(cf. 6177 - Summer School)
Meal Service
In accordance with the district's agreement with the California Department of Education (CDE), the summer meal program may offer breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, and/or supper. The program may provide up to two meals/snacks per day in any combination, except that lunch and supper shall not be provided by the same site on the same day. Sites that primarily serve children from migrant families may apply to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, per day. All meals/snacks shall be provided within the time periods specified in 7 CFR 225.16. (42 USC 1761; 7 CFR 225.16)
(cf. 3551 - Food Service Operations/Cafeteria Fund)
(cf. 5030 - Student Wellness)
Meals provided through the district's summer meal program shall be available at no cost to: (42 USC 1761; 7 CFR 225.2)
1. Children age 18 or younger
2. Persons over age 18 who meet the CDE's definition of having a physical or mental disability and who are participating in a public or nonprofit private school program established for individuals with a disability
(cf. 6164.4 - Identification of Individuals for Special Education)
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall designate a person at each participating site to serve as the program's site supervisor. The site supervisor shall oversee the order or preparation of meals, ensure the site is cleaned before and after the meal, and record the number of complete meals served to eligible children each day.
Additional Requirements for Seamless Summer Feeding Option
All meals offered through the summer meal program shall meet menu planning requirements for the National School Lunch or Breakfast Program pursuant to 7 CFR 210.10 or 7 CFR 220.8. (42 USC 1761)
(cf. 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program)
(cf. 5141.27 - Food Allergies/Special Dietary Needs)
Whenever the district operates an open site as defined in the section entitled "Site Selection" above, the Superintendent/Principal or designee shall advertise the availability of summer meal services to the neighborhood community. A large banner or marquee shall be prominently displayed at each site before and during the meal service. Other outreach strategies may include, but are not limited to, sending a news release to the local media, distributing a flyer to parents/guardians of district students, posting information on the district web site, and placing posters throughout the community.
(cf. 1100 - Communication with the Public)
(cf. 1112 - Media Relations)
(cf. 1113 - District and School Web Sites)
At the point of service, on-site staff shall count the number of eligible meals served. Reimbursement claims shall be submitted using the same procedure used during the school year for the National School Lunch or Breakfast Program.
Each year the Superintendent/Principal or designee shall conduct at least one review of each site to ensure its compliance with meal counting, claiming, menu planning, and food safety requirements. For newly established sites, such reviews shall be conducted within three weeks of the start of operation.
Additional Requirements for Summer Food Service Program
The district shall annually submit to the CDE a program application and budget for anticipated operational and administrative costs.
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall annually send a notice to the media serving the area from which the district draws its attendance regarding the availability of free meals. (7 CFR 225.15)
(cf. 1112 - Media Relations)
In addition, the district and each open site shall:
1. Make program information available to the public upon request
2. Make reasonable efforts to provide information in the appropriate translation concerning the availability and nutritional benefits of the program
3. Display, in a prominent place at the site and in the district office, the nondiscrimination poster developed or approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service
4. Include the nondiscrimination statement and instructions for filing a complaint in the public release and in any program information directed to parents/guardians of participants and potential participants
(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities)
(cf. 1100 - Communication with the Public)
(cf. 1113 - District and School Web Sites)
5. Post signage, such as a banner, marquee, poster, or other large display on the exterior of the building facing the street nearest the entrance of the meal service area at each site, before the meal service begins and throughout the service time
All meals offered through the summer meal program shall meet U.S. Department of Agriculture minimum meal patterns as specified in 7 CFR 225.16 or the meal patterns required for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. (42 USC 1761; 7 CFR 225.16)
(cf. 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program)
(cf. 5141.27 - Food Allergies/Special Dietary Needs)
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall submit to the CDE monthly reimbursement claims based on the number of eligible meals served.
Program administrative personnel shall annually attend mandatory training provided by the CDE. In addition, the Superintendent/Principal or designee shall annually hold program training sessions for administrative and site personnel and shall allow no site to operate until personnel have attended at least one of these training sessions. Training of site personnel shall include, but not be limited to, the purpose of the program, site eligibility, record keeping, site operations, meal pattern requirements, and the duties of a program monitor. The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall provide training throughout the summer to ensure that administrative personnel are thoroughly knowledgeable in all required areas of program administration and operation and are provided with sufficient information to carry out their program responsibilities. Each site shall have present at each meal service at least one person who has received this training. (42 USC 1761; 7 CFR 225.15, 225.7)
(cf. 4231 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4331 - Staff Development)
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall monitor program operations by conducting site visits prior to opening a new site, during the first week of operation, during the first four weeks of operation, and then at a reasonable level thereafter. (7 CFR 225.15)
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall retain all records pertaining to the program for a period of three years after the end of the fiscal year to which they pertain. (7 CFR 225.6, 225.15)
(cf. 3580 - District Records)
Regulation TWO ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: December 9, 2010 Petaluma, California