Administrator's Reference Manual

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Office of School Nutrition administers the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program, Special Milk program, Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the After School Snack Program in Colorado public schools and residential child care institutions (RCCIs). This involves the reimbursement of federal program funds to participating school districts and institutions for meals/milks served.

The Administrator's Reference Manual for the Child Nutrition Programs provides a resource on program requirements for school districts to download and utilize. It is intended to be used strictly as a reference guide and will not address every issue. Contact the CDE Office of School Nutrition for interpretations of unique situations.

This manual was based largely on the Texas Education Agency's Administrator's Reference Manual for the Child Nutrition Programs, January 1997 revision. The Texas manual was a team effort of approximately 30 professionals. Jeanne Aiello, CDE Consultant, created additional chapters and updated existing chapters to accommodate Child Nutrition Program administrators in the state of Colorado.

Nutrition Acronyms Memo on Updates for 2011 2008-2010 Updates

All updates for 8/2012 are highlighted in yellow. Sections without highlights have been condensed only.

Section 1	Names / Addresses / Phone Numbers *(updated 11/2012)*
Section 2	Application Agreement / Policy Statement *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 3	Civil Rights Assurance And Justice For All Poster
Section 4	Disciplinary Action
Section 5	Meal Pricing *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 6	School Food Service Funding
Section 7	Ethics
Section 8	Required Records *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 9	Determining Eligibility *(updated 8/2012)*
	Direct Certification *(updated 8/2012)*
	Head Start *(updated 8/2012)*
	Provision 2 and Provision 3 *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 10	Verification *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 11	Counting and Claiming
Section 12	Menu Requirements for Lunch and Nutrient Standards *(updated 12/2012)*
Section 13	Special Dietary Needs / Disabled *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 14	After School Snack Program *(updated 11/2012)*
Section 15	Miscellaneous Service Information
Section 16	Competitive Food Policy *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 17	USDA - Donated Foods
Section 18	School Food Service - Related Programs *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 19	Student / Parent Involvement in NSLP
Section 20	Food Management Companies *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 21	Sanitation and Food Handling *(updated 8/2012)* Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations
Section 22	Resources
Section 23	Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Section 24	Procurement (updated 8/2012)
Section 25	Healthy School Environment (under construction)
Section 26	History
Section 27	CRE Self-Tracking Checklist Document will be updated at a later time.
Section 28	Emergency Feeding *(updated 8/2012)*
Section 29	Index *(updated 11/2012)*

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For additional information, E-Mail: nutrition@cde.state.co.us

For additional information, E-Mail: Aiello_J@cde.state.co.us