Office of School Nutrition

Important Information

Visit our updated New Meal Pattern & Certification sections:

• New Meal Pattern Trainings Information and Resources
• Certification and the Additional 6 Cents References and Trainings
• Validation Review
• USDA Back to School Campaign:  The School Day Just Got Healthier

6-Cent Certified SFAs in Colorado

Flash drives received: 167 (91%) Just a friendly reminder that the OSN has up to 60 days to approve Certification materials for an SFA once a completed flash drive is received.

Frequently Requested Documents/Pages

• Paid Lunch Equity (PLE)

• Directors' Conference 2013 Presentations

• Competitive Foods

• USDA Guidance - Meat/Meat Alternative, SP 11-2013
  FNS Guidance to School Food Authorities: Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grain Maximums for School Year 2012-2013

• USDA Guidance - Extending Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grains Maximums for School Year 2013-14, SP26-2013:  This memorandum extends the flexibility in assessment of the weekly maximums for grains and meats/meat alternates through SY 2013-14 for both breakfast and lunch.

• Child Nutrition Fact Sheets

          CDE OSN School Nutrition Fact Sheet

          Child Nutrition Program - Colorado Fast Facts

• Parent Brochure
  Changes to Colorado School Meals Create Healthier Options
  PDF  Spanish

• Teacher Brochure
  Experience Healthier Options at Colorado Schools
  PDF  Word

• Administrator Brochure
  Changes to Colorado School Meals Create Healthier Options
  PDF  Word

• CDE Nutrition Fact Sheet
  PDF  Word

• Charter School Information

• Thursday Updates  (Blast emails)

• USDA Memos

• Child Nutrition Initiatives

Upcoming Events

New Directors' Orientation

Save the Date

6-cent Certification Regional Technical Assistance Classes
For information on scheduling Technical Assistance, please contact Sara Silvernail,  Katie Jackson or Stacey Macklin.  For general information regarding the 6-cent Certification, please click here.

The St. Vrain Valley School District and Red Hawk Elementary will be hosting the Excellence in Schools Summit, correlations between physical activity and academic success,  about improving academic performance through physical movement and wellness.

Dr. John Ratey, the author of Spark, will be the keynote speaker, and also attending will be representatives from 6 school-based physical activity programs that were recognized nationally for having the most innovative and scalable on-the-ground physical activity programs nation-wide last summer by the Active Schools Acceleration Project Innovation Competition, an initiative of ChildObesity180. Red Hawk Elementary - the host - was the national winner of this competition.

The conference also includes a wellness forum - a panel of policy makers in Colorado who will speak to the audience about the implications of wellness policies in schools and the pragmatics of implementing them, among other issues. We also will highlight garden implementation into schools.

Reminders