Q: What is a "Wellness Policy"?
A: The district wellness policy is a policy adopted by congress to allow schools to fine-tune the needs of a district on the local level in all aspects of wellness. All schools are to have a policy in place by 2006 if they are participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The wellness policy are required to involve a wide range of participants to develop and implement the plan.
for more information:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthy/wellnesspolicy.html
Q: What are the Regulations and Costs for the National School Lunch Program Served at SRCS?
A: SRCS operates on a Food-Based Menu System
Offer vs Serve
Q: What are the Regulations and Costs for the Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs?
A: In order to be reimbursed, the snacks must contain at least two different components of the following four: a serving of fluid milk; a serving of meat or meat alternate; a serving of vegetable(s) or fruit(s) or full strength vegetable or fruit juice; a serving of whole grain or enriched bread or cereal.
Afterschool Snacks in Afterschool Care Programs—The payments are: Contiguous States—free snack—74 cents, reduced price snack—37 cents, paid snack—06 cents
for more information:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/afterschool/factsheet.htm
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/naps/NAPs10-11.pdf
