Superintendents
Co-op Directors
other: All Principals
Child Nutrition Directors

Regulatory Authority:
Act 2285 of 2005, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-709

Phone Number:
501-324-9502

E-mail:
sheila.brown@arkansas.gov

Act 2285 of the 2005 Legislative Session requires that each district provide to the district School Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisory Committee, also known as the district Wellness Committee, information on the requirements and standards of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and menus for the NSLP and other foods sold in the school cafeteria on a QUARTERLY BASIS. The Wellness Committee shall provide recommendations to the district concerning menus and other food sold in the school cafeteria.

Documentation that this requirement has been met will be required during the General Areas of Review portion of the Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) performed by the Child Nutrition Unit of the Arkansas Department of Education.
For additional information or questions regarding this reminder, please call the district’s assigned Area Specialist at 501-324-9502.