Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 1 #NSBW23 resources are made possible by: ® ® ® National School Breakfast Week March 6-10, 2023 JOIN THE BREAKFAST BUILDERS! A DIY Toolkit for SNA Members Spring 2023 Serving Spoon quarterly news publication of the Maryland School Nutrition Association Nutrition Nourishing the Whole Child Meet MdSNA's New Advisor Welcome to Maryland Julie Fletcher, SNS Federal Legislative Updates Federal & State Updates www.MdSNA.org A Highlight of Online Resources You Won't Want to Miss Chapter Networking Chapter News From Around the State
Page 2 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association Cross-Category School Promotion Feb. 1st through May 26th, 2023 Soft Pretzels • Frozen Novelties • Churros • Breakfast Bars • Cookies NEW SINGLE CATEGORY PURCHASERS DOUBLE WHEN PURCHASING FROM COOL SCHOOL POINTS 2 CATEGORIES TRIPLE WHEN PURCHASING FROM 3 CATEGORIES 3000 WITH THE PURCHASE OF COOL SCHOOL POINTS 100 CASES OR MORE COOL SCHOOL POINTS For more information on how to redeem visit our website. www.jjsnackfoodservice.com • 800.486.9533 Item #30110 SCAN YOUR PHONE HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 3 2 023 is upon us, and as we look forward to the second half of the school year, it is my hope that everyone is moving forward with a renewed sense of drive and determination for feeding students in Maryland. Maryland students are lucky to have advocates continually striving to improve the school meals programs. Your commitment to feeding students healthy and nutritious meals is a testament to your passion for your work. When I started my career in the hospitality industry many years ago my mother always told me, “Your smile is not only your paycheck but your way to connect to people. Remember your smile goes a long way.” That is something I carry with me everyday. We don’t know what students, co-workers, parents and staff face on a daily basis. Remember to smile! It will make a difference in someone’s day. The Trust Imperative We have had some exciting things going on to start 2023. MdSNA held two virtual Education Workshops on February 8 and 16. The workshop introduced our Keynote Speaker for the 2023 fall convention, Joe Pettit with New Leaf Leadership Development. He led two inspiring workshops titled The Trust Imperative. I hope you were able to participate, and that you are excited to hear him speak again at our 2023 fall convention in Ocean City. Legislation As we move into the spring, we have several things to look forward to. From March 5 to 7, Cody Wilt, Eric Goslee, Jodi Risse and I will represent Maryland at the National Legislative Action Conference in Washington, DC. This year’s position paper is focused on making permanent the reimbursement rate increases for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP), provided in the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act (PL 117-158), expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge, ensuring USDA maintains current school nutrition standards, rather than implement additional, unachievable rules and reducing regulatory and administrative burdens. MdSNA will also participate in virtual meetings on March 9th led by several MdSNA members. Please consider joining us as we urge Congress to support the areas outlined in the position paper. Your voice matters and can largely affect legislation that directly impacts our students and communities. NSBW & NSLW Now moving on to the fun stuff! We will celebrate School Breakfast Week March 5-8 and School Lunch Hero Day on May 5. Please share event photos from your district. We would love to showcase them in our next edition of the Serving Spoon. In closing, as we move into the busy time of spring activities and events, try to keep this in the forefront of your mind. You are often the first person to notice if a child is not feeling well, not eating, being bullied or feeling bad because they did poorly on a test. You may be the first person a child sees during the day that says a positive word that can change a child's day. Remember you mean more to these students than you realize. Be their reason to smile. Be their ‘School Lunch Hero.” Warmest regards Megan Doran, MdSNA President, 2022-2023 Megan Doran MdSNA 2022-2023 President In Every Issue 3 President’s Message 5 MdSNA Calendar 6 Nutrition Notes 20 Federal Legislative Update 50 MdSNA on the Web 60 Chapter News Serving Spoon A quarterly journal of the Maryland School Nutrition Association, an affiliate of the School Nutrition Association, Inc. Executive Officers President Megan Doran, SNS St. Mary's County SNA (301) 475-4256 [email protected] President-Elect Cody Wilt Garrett County SNA (301) 334-7652 [email protected] Vice President Eric Goslee Wicomico County SNA (410) 677-4442 [email protected] Secretary Cherie Cotsonas St. Mary's County (301)475-4256 [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Kim Montgomery County (301) 284-4934 [email protected] Executive Secretary & MdSNA Office Michele Switzer 21912 Goshen School Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 (410) 740-7278 [email protected] www.mdsna.org PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Cross-Category School Promotion Feb. 1st through May 26th, 2023 Soft Pretzels • Frozen Novelties • Churros • Breakfast Bars • Cookies NEW SINGLE CATEGORY PURCHASERS DOUBLE WHEN PURCHASING FROM COOL SCHOOL POINTS 2 CATEGORIES TRIPLE WHEN PURCHASING FROM 3 CATEGORIES 3000 WITH THE PURCHASE OF COOL SCHOOL POINTS 100 CASES OR MORE COOL SCHOOL POINTS For more information on how to redeem visit our website. www.jjsnackfoodservice.com • 800.486.9533 Item #30110 SCAN YOUR PHONE HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Page 4 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association Maryland School Nutrition Association 2022-2023 Executive Board President, Megan Doran, SNS President-Elect, Cody Wilt Vice President, Eric Goslee Past President, Barbara Harral Treasurer, Kathy Kim Secretary, Cherie Cotsonas Advertising, Jodi Risse Advisor, Julie Fletcher, SNS Awards & Scholarship, Karen Sarno & Pia Puertellano Budget, Kathy Kim Certificate & Credentialing, Karen Olsen, SNS Convention ‘23, Cody Wilt Education, Kaitlin Fraer Executive Secretary, Michele Switzer Handbook/Bylaws/Resolutions, Eulalia Muschik Historian, Barbara Harral House of Delegates, LuAnn Klink Industry Advisor, Dane Emery Industry Bookkeeper, Michele Switzer Industry Guest Representative, Steve O'Brey Legislative-Federal, Mary Klatko Legislative-State, vacant Marketing and Public Information, Jodi Risse Membership, Tracy Newbold Nominating, Barbara Harral Nutrition, Nicole Leveron, MS, RDN, LDN Parliamentarian, Mary Klatko Social Media, Chelsey White Sunshine, Cherie Cotsonas Ways & Means, Brenda Ream & Amber Timmons Webmaster, Mary Klatko The Serving Spoon is published four times per year by the Maryland School Nutrition Association. Articles and editorials in the Serving Spoon represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect official policy of the MdSNA nor does acceptance of any advertising imply endorsement of the product(s) or service(s). To advertise in the Serving Spoon, contact Jodi Risse at (410)222-5900. To contribute articles to the Serving Spoon, contact Michele Switzer 21912 Goshen School Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 [email protected] Visit us online at www.MdSNA.org. Follow us at @MdSNAmedia on both Twitter and Instagram. Like us on Facebook. For more information about joining the Maryland School Nutrition Association or the School Nutrition Association, please contact us at [email protected]. Nutrition Nourishing the Whole Child Meet MdSNA's New Advisor Welcome to Maryland Julie Fletcher, SNS Federal Legislative Updates Federal & State Updates www.MdSNA.org A Highlight of Online Resources You Won't Want to Miss Chapter Networking Chapter News From Around the State ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS SPRING 2023 | PUBLISHED BY MARYLAND SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOC. DO WE KNOW WHO YOUR CHAPTER LEADERS ARE? PLEASE KEEP US UP TO DATE BY EMAILING CHAPTER LEADER NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS & EMAIL ADDRESSES TO [email protected]
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 5 OCTOBER 2022 October 10-14 National School Lunch Week 2022 Peace, Love School Lunch October 21-22 68th Annual MdSNA Convention, Ocean City NOVEMBER 2022 November 1 Articles due to Serving Spoon Editor November tbd Fall Industry Boot Camp Alexandria, VA DECEMBER 2022 December 1 Serving Spoon Distribution December 15 MdSNA Executive Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Zoom JANUARY 2023 January 5 MdSNA Convention Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Zoom January 5 MdSNA Executive Board Mtg., 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Zoom January 15-17 SNA School Nutrition Industry Conference San Diego, CA FEBRUARY 2023 February 1 Articles due to Serving Spoon Editor February 8 & 16 MdSNA Education Workshops (virtual), 2:30 MARCH 2023 March 1 Serving Spoon Distribution March 1 MdSNA State winners of Employee of the Year, Manager of the Year and Director of the Year nominations submitted to SNA for regional/ national award entry March 2 MdSNA Executive Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Zoom March 6-10 National School Breakfast Week March 5-6 SNA Legislative Action Conference, Wash., DC March 9 MdSNA Legislative Action Conference (virtual) 2:00 PM -4:00 PM March 16 MdSNA Convention Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Conference Call March 16 MdSNA Executive Board Mtg., 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Zoom APRIL 2023 April 27-29 SNA National Leadership Conference Louisville, KY MAY 2023 May 1 Articles due to Serving Spoon Editor May 5 National School Lunch Hero Day MAY 2023, CONTINUED May 15 Chapter Strategic Plan due to MdSNA President May 18 MdSNA Executive Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Conference Call May 31 Resolutions due to Bylaws Chairman for HOD May 31 Nominations due to local chapters awards designee for Manager of the Year in Honor of Louise Sublette, Employee of the Year, Rhonda Motley Gold Success Award, Innovation Award JUNE 2023 June 1 Serving Spoon Distribution June 1 MdSNA Convention Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Zoom June 1 MdSNA Executive Board Mtg., 1:15 - 2:45 p.m., Zoom June 10 List of local chapters’ new officers due to MdSNA Executive Secretary JULY 2023 July 9-11 SNA Annual National Conference Denver, CO July 31 County award winners and their nominations for Director of the Year, Manager of the Year in Honor of Louise Sublette, Employee of the Year, Rhonda Motley Gold Success Award, Innovation Award due AUGUST 2023 August 1 Articles due to Serving Spoon Editor SEPTEMBER 2023 September 1 Serving Spoon Distribution September 14 MdSNA Executive Committee Mtg., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m, Zoom September 28 MdSNA Convention Committee Mtg. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Zoom September 28 MdSNA Executive Board Mtg., 1:15 - 2:45 p.m., Zoom OCTOBER 2023 October 9-13 National School Lunch Week October 20-21 69th Annual MdSNA Convention, Ocean City *Awards and Scholarship applications accepted year-round. ** Check back frequently to www.MdSNA.org for latest calendar updates. Maryland School Nutrition Association 2022-2023 Calendar of Events 2022-2023 MDSNA CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WWW.MDSNA.ORG MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Page 6 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association Nutrition Notes S chool nutrition professionals play an integral role in supporting physical health in school-age children. Components of school meals expose students to key nutrients for growth and development that are often lacking in a typical American diet, such as calcium, vitamin D, potassium, and dietary fiber. Additionally, many students receive 50% of their daily energy (calorie) requirements via school meals. Kids need energy to grow. Nicole Leveron, MS, RDN, LDN MdSNA Nutrition Chair Nourishing The Whole Child S chool nutrition professionals play an integral role in supporting physical health in school-age children. Components of school meals expose students to key nutrients for growth and development that are often lacking in a typical American diet, such as calcium, vitamin D, potassium, and dietary fiber. Additionally, many students receive 50% of their daily energy (calorie) requirements via school meals. Kids need energy to grow. Nourishing The Whole Child It's easy to see how school food programs support physical growth in children, but have you ever thought about their other positive impacts? The work of school nutrition professionals truly supports and nourishes the whole child. In the youngest students, following the routine of a getting a school meal helps supports their independence. As time passes, you witness the little ones needing less and less assistance entering the cafeteria in an orderly way, making their food/ beverage selections, proceeding through the point of sale, and finding their seat to enjoy a delicious meal. Another note about making food and beverage choices – allowing students to select a fruit or vegetable, or pick a flavor of milk, for example, is also an independence-building experience. If you step back, you’ll see that the systems/routines helping you serve a lot of students in a short amount of time is a learning experience too. Children discover how to behave in a group setting and can start to grasp the responsibility they have in making lunch time enjoyable for everyone. Picky eating is a concern of many parents. To some extent, being “picky” about food, especially new foods, is part of normal childhood development. Being exposed to a wide variety of foods can help children develop a robust food repertoire. By some statistics, it can take up to 20 exposures to a food before a child will even take a bite. School nutrition professionals provide food exposure every day, whether it be from the colorful food displayed on a lunch line or the smell of food wafting through the school hallways.
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 7 NUTRITION NOTES School food service operations influence older students in a range of helpful ways too. You may find this group asking more questions about school food – “Why doesn’t the pizza at school taste the same as pizza at home?”, “What happened to the applesauce we used to have?”. Informing students about the nutrition standards schools must follow may play a role in the food decisions they make outside of school. They will learn how all foods can fit into a balanced eating plan. Substituted or unavailable products can be a lesson in supply chain management and the importance of being resourceful and flexible. The sale of food, whether it be a reimbursable meal, extra entrée, or competitive food/beverage may be a student’s first experience in money management. Although your interaction with each student may be limited to just a few seconds each day, engaging in conversation with them can be mutually beneficial. Finally, the economics of school food programs cannot be overlooked. Being able to feed students meals for free or at a reduced price may allow families to use their funds to support other non-food needs of their children. The positive impact of school food programs is far-reaching, not only for current students, but for all families across Maryland. Keep up the good work, school nutrition professionals! Enjoy good health! Nicole Leveron, MS, RDN, LDN MdSNA Nutrition Chair A nutritious and delicious lunch served at Shady Side Elementary School in Anne Arundel County.
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Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 11 Linda Yankey K12 Sales Representative (540) 435-0784 [email protected] Cindy Husar-Marschke Regional Director of Sales (414) 333-5578 [email protected] SAY YES TO YANGS! For more information about how to utilize Yangs on your menu – Please call Linda!
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Page 14 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association MCPS/DFNS held the second Taste of MCPS-Menu, a taste-testing event for county students, on Wednesday, February 15. Ninety students and principals attended the food shows provided by the vendors. Students tasted the food and completed the survey for each item. We also have a mini-training section about the importance of recipes and the cooking process. In addition, we provided a facility tour to our guests. DFNS successfully spotlighted school meals to our students, school admin staff, and community stakeholders. It was a great event filled with much joy, and our team did a fantastic job of positively pushing school meals in the community for DFNS! Below is a link to News 4 Washington, as well as a photo of the students taste-testing. Montgomery County Students Taste-Test Cafeteria Food Options https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/montgomery-county-students-taste-test-cafeteria-food-options/3280661/
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Page 20 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association Federal & State Legislative Updates Barbara Harral and I are temporarily covering State Legislation until we can get a volunteer to take this position. We will train the volunteer all the way through the next General Assembly Meeting from January 11 until April 10, 2023. It is a very good year to come into this position. Mary Klatko MdSNA Federal & State Legislative Chair FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE S pring is here and so are lots of Workshops and Training Opportunities for earning credits for certification and credentialing. The next workshops have to do with Federal and State Legislation. SNA is hosting their annual Legislative Action Conference on March 5 and 6, 2023. Many members of MdSNA will be attending. SNA will go over the Position Paper and Talking Points that we will use at our March 9, 2023 MdSNA Legislative Action Conference via a zoom call from 2:00 to 4:00 pm so you will be able to join the call after lunch is served. We will present and discuss the documents with the Legislative Aides of all 10 members of Congress representing Maryland and 10 Industry Members. Attached you will find a copy of the 2023 SNA Position Paper. There has been no action on Capitol Hill concerning the Child Nutrition Programs. Senator Diane Feinstein from CA is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee that oversees this Legislation. She has decided to retire when her term ends in 2 years. It has been 13 Years since the Child Nutrition Programs have been reauthorized allowing for changes, including in reimbursement. It is supposed to be looked at for potential changes every 5 years. I’m sure there will be no action on it in the next two years either. STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE This has been the most exciting year at the state level. Yes, we have had legislation for Maryland Meals For Achievement in 1998 and we got the Maryland Cares for Kids Act in 2018 which eliminated all co-pays for reduced price students. A new day has arrived. Delegate Kirill Reznik emailed me and asked us to help him write a bill about Universal Breakfast and Continued on next page.
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 21 Lunch for all students in Public and Private Schools in Maryland. You know I said yes. Barbara Harral and I are co-chairing the State Legislative Chair Position. We scoured legislation from states who have implemented this legislation or are planning to enter Legislation for their state. I sent the Delegate the language we wanted, which he ultimately used verbatim. A copy follows and labeled submitted by MdSNA. The language is Megan Doran and Jeff Proulx testify (above). Mary Klatko (second from the left) testifies (below). woven into an existing bill that authorizes the two other bills, MMFA and Reduced Price Payments for students so they no longer pay for meals. All the new parts concerning Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch for all students in all public and private schools were added to the existing bill attached. House HB628 and SB557 are Identical and were heard on February 22, 2023. Mike Embly and I testified before the House Ways and Means Committee and Megan Doran and Jeff Proulx testified before the Senate Appropriations and Taxation Committee. Barbara Harral and Jodi Risse sent written testimony. There was a press conference for our bill in the morning and a rally in the afternoon on February 22, 2023. We had 17 organizations testify for the bill which was the most for that day, including a Representative for the Board of Education who said, “We do not charge students for books based on family income,” and Mike Embly, Director in Washington County, ended his testimony with “We feed prisoners 3 meals a day so why can’t we feed our students, the future of this country, 2 meals per day” (pictured on next page). There are 50 organizations in a coalition which we belong to and 33 Delegates and Senators who signed up to support the bill. Chelsey White from Washington County has been posting messages on social media for MdSNA. If you want to post them too, the list of messages is attached. The Department of Legislative Services did an analysis and estimates that the bill will cost $90 million dollars per year. That’s a lot of money was most delegates reaction. There is a 2.5 billion dollar Continued on next page.
Page 22 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association That’s cafeteri That feeling when you improve your districts’ nutritional standards. SchoolCafeK12.com Streamlined software solutions that uncomplicate your districts’ nutrition program. See Every Bite surplus in the Maryland State Budget and of course everyone, including us, wants to find appropriate ways to spend it. Let’s hope we are successful. Start posting. We are very happy with the way this all went but we were told this is not the end. We will need to continue to work hard to support this bill and garner Delegates and Senator's yes vote. We will keep you informed of progress or delay as we head to the end of this session of the Maryland General Assembly on April 10, 2023. Happy spring! Mary Klatko, Federal Legislative Chairman [email protected] 410-320-0317 Continued on pages 24-33. Continued, Legislative Report.... Mike Embly (second from the left), Washington County, testifies.
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 23 That’s cafeteri That feeling when you improve your districts’ nutritional standards. SchoolCafeK12.com Streamlined software solutions that uncomplicate your districts’ nutrition program. See Every Bite
Page 24 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association 2023 Position Paper Thanks to support from Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), school meal programs provided students consistent access to nutritious meals and assisted families in need throughout the pandemic. While The Keep Kids Fed Act helped these programs transition to normal operations in Fall 2022, Congress must address long-term economic and regulatory challenges. Ensuring the sustainability of school meal programs is invaluable, as research shows school meals support student health and academic achievement by improving children’s diets and combatting hunger. The non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) urges Congress to: • Make permanent the reimbursement rate increases for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP), provided in the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act (PL 117-158). Acute supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and inflation have dramatically increased costs for school meal programs. In a recent SNA survey of school nutrition directors, increasing costs was the top challenge cited by nearly all respondents (99.8%). Despite additional Keep Kids Fed Act funds, 56.6% reported the higher reimbursement rate fails to cover the cost of producing school lunch; 54.7% cited the school breakfast rate as inadequate. Nearly all respondents (99.2%) expressed concern about reimbursement adequacy when these additional funds expire in July 2023. School meal programs will become financially unsustainable. Losses will cut into education budgets, impeding efforts to meet the needs of students and jeopardizing progress in school nutrition programs. • Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge. Providing equal access to free school meals during the pandemic ensured all students were fueled for success. In school districts that now must charge for meals, 66.8% of nutrition directors reported an increase in stigma for low-income students, 86.8% cited increased concerns from families and 96.3% reported an increase in unpaid meal charges or debt, a burden on families and school district budgets. SNA supports offering free school meals to all students and proposals to advance this goal, including expanding the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), eliminating the reduced-price category and making permanent the Direct Certification with Medicaid pilot program. • Ensure USDA maintains current school nutrition standards, rather than implements additional, unachievable rules. Research shows students eat their healthiest meals at school, thanks to current nutrition standards requiring school meals to include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and low-fat milk. In February, USDA proposed stricter, long-term nutrition rules. However, 88.8% of school nutrition directors reported challenges obtaining sufficient menu items (e.g. whole-grain, low-sodium, low-fat options) to meet current standards. Additionally, 97.8% are concerned about the availability of foods to meet the July 2023 transitional sodium limits. To keep students eating healthy school meals, USDA must support school nutrition professionals as they work to maintain current standards. • Reduce regulatory and administrative burdens. Overly complex federal regulations divert resources from the mission of serving students and impede efforts to quickly and creatively adapt meal services during emergencies. Congress should direct USDA to implement the recommendations of the congressionally-mandated Child Nutrition Reporting Burden Analysis Study and the forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of USDA Foods in Schools.
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 25 HB628 Providing Free School Meals to All Students in Maryland Public and Private Schools who participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs As submitted by MdSNA to Delegate Reznik and now appears verbatim in HB628/SB557 A public or private school that serves breakfast and lunch shall provide to all students who are not eligible for free or reduced-price meals a breakfast and lunch that meets the requirements of the Federal National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs at no cost to the student. The State shall provide to the public or private school funding equal to the difference between the federal and state reimbursement and the USDA cost for free breakfast and free lunch for each student not eligible for a free or reduced-price school breakfast and lunch and receiving breakfast and lunch at school. To the extent possible, a school that serves school breakfast and lunch and is eligible for the community eligibility provision that is financially feasible for the school under the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law, 111-296, Section 104(a) shall assess participation in the program including the federal resources available in that program to expand access to school breakfast and lunch at no cost for all students at a school. A school or school administrative unit shall request the parent or guardian of each student to complete a household income form provided by the department to determine a family's economic status to determine eligibility for state and federal food assistance programs under this subchapter. This requirement does not apply if the school or school administrative unit is able to obtain equivalent information through another means. This bill requires the State of Maryland to pay the difference between the federal reimbursement for a free school breakfast and lunch and the USDA full cost for a school breakfast and lunch at no cost to the students in public and private schools participating in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs who are not eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Schools are to assess the financial feasibility of participation in the federal community eligibility program to expand access to school breakfast and lunch at no cost for all students at particular schools.
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Page 32 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association AHA – Healthy School Lunches for All / Keep Our Kids Fed for Success Social Graphics Link: See attached Hashtags #Fed4Success #MDGA2023 Sample Posts (Twitter) • During the pandemic, we kept millions of children from going hungry by providing school meals at no cost. But now that federal support is gone and it’s our job to bring those meals back. #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Research shows that free school meal programs improved attendance, academic performance, and decreased tardiness, among participating students. Be the support that keeps our kids #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Better days start with a full belly – as proven by meal programs that keep a student’s body and mind ready to take on the school day. #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Kids should be focusing on their next math quiz, not their next meal. Keep our kids #Fed4Success by signing our pledge. https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Reach out to your lawmakers in support of healthy school meals for students in Maryland. Your voice is critical to help them thrive. https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • We have a chance to bring back the free school meals to students in Maryland, but we can’t do it without your help. Reach out to your lawmakers and let them know to keep our students #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b Sample Posts (Facebook/LinkedIn) • During the pandemic, we kept millions of children from going hungry by providing school meals at no cost. But now that federal support is gone and it’s our job to bring those meals back. #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Research shows that free school meal programs improved attendance, academic performance, and decreased tardiness, among participating students. Be the support that keeps our kids #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 33 • Better days start with a full belly – as proven by meal programs that keep a student’s body and mind ready to take on the school day. #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Kids should be focusing on their next math quiz, not their next meal. Keep our kids #Fed4Success by signing our pledge. https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • Sign our pledge in support of healthy school meals for students in Maryland. Your voice is critical to help them thrive. https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b • We have a chance to bring back the free school meals children need to succeed in school, but we can’t do it without your help. Reach out to your lawmakers and let them know to keep our students #Fed4Success https://act.yourethecure.org/M5ldP3b Sample Posts (Instagram) • During the pandemic, we kept millions of children from going hungry by providing school meals at no cost. But now that federal support is gone and it’s our job to bring those meals back. Check out the link in our bio. #Fed4Success • Research shows that free school meal programs improved attendance, academic performance, and decreased tardiness, among participating students. Be the support that keeps our kids. Check out the link in our bio. #Fed4Success • Better days start with a full belly – as proven by meal programs that keep a student’s body and mind ready to take on the school day. Check out the link in our bio. #Fed4Success • Kids should be focusing on their next math quiz, not their next meal. Keep our kids #Fed4Success by signing our pledge. Check out the link in our bio. #Fed4Success • Sign our pledge in support of healthy school meals for students in Maryland. Your voice is critical to help them thrive. Check out the link in our bio. #Fed4Success • We have a chance to bring back the free school meals children need to succeed in school, but we can’t do it without your help. Reach out to your lawmakers and let them know to keep our students #Fed4Success. Check out the link in our bio.
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Page 38 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association SHHHH... IT’S FRUIT boost lunch participation with a fruit that eats like a treat 1/2 CUP FRUIT EQUIVALENT ______________ SMART SNACK COMPLIANT ______________ 100% RDA OF VITAMIN C contact Sharon Bass, Key Impact [email protected] | 301 332 7339 scan for scan for samples more info GLUTEN FREE ______________ ALLERGEN FREE ______________ NO SUGAR ADDED 100% FROZEN JUICE Easy prep and bursting with flavor, Mrs. T’s Pierogies are the simple solution to create menu versatility and delicious tastes your students will love. K-12 Buffalo Chicken Bake K-12 Pierogy Fries K-12 Pierogy Mac & Cheese • Complete menu solutions to meet daily nutritional requirements • Versatile and easy prep • Exciting new recipes available For more information visit mrstsfoodservice.com © 2023 ateeco, inc. or call 1-800-743-7649
Maryland School Nutrition Association Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 | Page 39 SHHHH... IT’S FRUIT boost lunch participation with a fruit that eats like a treat 1/2 CUP FRUIT EQUIVALENT ______________ SMART SNACK COMPLIANT ______________ 100% RDA OF VITAMIN C contact Sharon Bass, Key Impact [email protected] | 301 332 7339 scan for scan for samples more info GLUTEN FREE ______________ ALLERGEN FREE ______________ NO SUGAR ADDED 100% FROZEN JUICE Easy prep and bursting with flavor, Mrs. T’s Pierogies are the simple solution to create menu versatility and delicious tastes your students will love. K-12 Buffalo Chicken Bake K-12 Pierogy Fries K-12 Pierogy Mac & Cheese • Complete menu solutions to meet daily nutritional requirements • Versatile and easy prep • Exciting new recipes available For more information visit mrstsfoodservice.com © 2023 ateeco, inc. or call 1-800-743-7649
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Page 50 | Serving Spoon, Spring 2023 Maryland School Nutrition Association MdSNA IS ON THE WEB: Use These Available Resources The MdSNA website is constantly adding new material and updating current entries. This article is going to focus on our national organization, School Nutrition Association (SNA). SNA has 50,000 members nationwide. You can see what they have to offer as an organization but you do not have to be a member to use the website. Our state organization follows their guidance on such matters as Bylaws and Constitution, annual strategic Plan of Work, Standards of Business Conduct, Conflict of Interest Issues, Ethics Standards, Record Retention and of course our House of Delegates annual meeting - just to mention a few. Throughout our Maryland state MdSNA website, there will be information derived and posted from the SNA national website. You just click on our link to "National" under Resources menu, and you will be on their website and can type SchoolNutrition.org. (If you type the initials, you may get another organization.) I personally like to look at the following topics on SNA's website: Conferences, Webinars, News and Publications, About School Nutrition and Advocacy. My two favorite conferences are the Legislative Action Conference, held in Washington, DC, in March every year. This year it is on March 5 and 6, 2023. We will hear about the National Position Paper which you will see in this edition of the Serving Spoon under Federal Legislation. We will use it for our Legislative Action Conference to be held on March 9, 2023. We meet with the Congressional Aides to the Members of Congress via zoom to discuss the National Position Paper, and to ask the Congressional Representatives for feedback on possible support for our Position Paper by the member of Congress. The Annual National Convention will be held in Denver, Colorado, from July 9 to 11, 2023. Nothing is posted yet about speakers and activities. The State of Maryland also hosts an Annual State Convention. This year it will be in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 20 to 21, 2023. Our President-Elect, Cody Wilt from Garrett County, is chairing the committee. We have met once already to start the planning. Put a Save the Date on your Calendar because it is going to be awesome with not just work but we are planning some fun events as well. To maintain and advance your certificate requirements and/or meet your credential requirements you can use SNA Webinars "On Demand" - meaning when you have time. They are scheduled and announced for the first viewing but afterwards they become available to you when you have time, hence "On Demand".