May Announcements

School Nutrition Program

ESC6 CN Specialists will be at MegaCon in Austin the week of May 13th. You may experience a delayed response in emails. Please know that we will respond as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience. Hope to see you there!

Summer Workshop Registration ends May 24!

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Access Registration Catalog

*Expect an additional Food Production Record class on July 10! Registration announcement coming as soon as it's released.

There is a fee of $6 a day which includes lunch. Be prepared to have a PO when registering for sessions.
Need help with your ESC6 account?

Kathy Cook

Staff Development Registrar

kcook@esc6.net

936-435-8295

Important Dates

USDA's Final Rule on Meal Pattern Standards released ~ April 25
WBSCM Catalogs Open (Round 2) ~ May 1-24
Summer Workshop registration ENDS ~ May 24
Summer Meal Service Outreach ~ Now - May 31
SSO Summer Meal Application ~ Due May 31
SSO One Age/Grade Waiver ~ Available May 1 - 31
SY 24-25 CEP Application ~ Due June 30
Run Year-to-Date DC Report ~ During June 5-26
SY 24-25 SNP Application ~ Due July 1
WBSCM Users transition from eAuth to Login.gov ~ By the end of September
June 30, 2023 SNP fund balance required for PLE Exemption
PY Ends June 30 ~ If you have a Sole Source such as the POS system submit the

Emergency/Sole Source Procurement Request

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On April 25, 2024, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published the final rule titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which is the next step in continuing the science-based improvement of school meals and other USDA Child Nutrition Programs (CNP), as well as advancing USDA’s commitment to nutrition security. The changes are based on a comprehensive review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, robust stakeholder input on the CNP meal patterns, and lessons learned from prior rulemakings. While this rulemaking is effective July 1, 2024, USDA is gradually phasing in required changes over time.