ADE Director's Communication Memo Form


Memo Number : FIN-10-013

Date Created : 08/14/2009

Attention:

Superintendents
Co-op Directors
other: Child Nutrition Directors
Determining Officials
Verifying Officials
Confirming Officials
SIS Personn

Type of Memo: Informational
Response Required: No
   
Section:   Fiscal and Administrative Services - William J. Goff, Assistant Commissioner
Subject:
Sept. 3rd Distance Learning - Verification, Cycle 2 Reports, Whole Grain Updates

Regulatory Authority:
7CFR § 245.6 (a), 2003-SP-16, 2004-SP-09

Contact Person:
Donna Ratliff, Karen Franklin, RIta Hamilton, Alicia Casteel

Phone Number:
501-324-9502

E-mail:
donna.ratliff@arkansas.gov

A Distance Learning Workshop entitled VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS will be presented on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009.

This three-hour workshop, covering current Verification Regulations with the “2008 Eligibility Manual for School Meals," October Enrollment and Eligibles (APSCN), Cycle 2 Reports, and Whole Grain Workshops, will be offered from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. All district personnel involved in determining eligibility for the Child Nutrition Program, including the determining, confirming, and verifying officials, need to register for this important training.

REGISTRATION:

Please register for the workshop directly with the viewing location no later than FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009. Follow each viewing site’s process for registration.

The following educational cooperatives will host this workshop:

Arch Ford, Room 1, Plumerville, 501-354-2269
Arkansas River, Room 1, Pine Bluff, 870-534-6129
Crowley’s Ridge, Room 2, Harrisburg, 870-578-5426
Dawson, Room 1, Arkadelphia, 870-246-2813
DeQueen/Mena, DM #1, Gillham, 870-386-2251
Great Rivers, Instructional Bldg., West Helena, 870-338-6461
OUR Coop, Room 2, Harrison, 870-743-9100
Northcentral, Room 1, Melbourne, 870-368-7955
Northeast, Room 1, Walnut Ridge, 870-886-7717
Northwest, Room 1, Farmington, 479-267-7450
South Central, Room 2, Camden, 870-836-2213
Southeast, Room 1, Monticello, 870-367-6848
Southwest, Lab 1, Hope, 870-777-3076
Western, Room 1, Branch, 479-965-2191
Wilbur D. Mills, Room 2, Beebe, 501-882-5467

Additional viewing locations:

Tri-District, Fuller Admin., Little Rock, 501-539-0303
Hot Springs, High School Rm. 1011, Hot Springs, 501-624-5286, ext. 17
Lake Hamilton, Admin., Pearcy, 501-760-6800
Van Buren, Central Office, Van Buren, 479-471-3113, ext. 1
Centerpoint High School, Rm. 308, 870-356-3612
Tri-District, Metro. Tech Center, Little Rock, 501-539-0303
Rogers High School, Rm. 1, Rogers, 479-636-3910

Training will be cancelled at any site that does not have a registered participant by the deadline date.

REQUIRED HANDOUT:

Each participant should bring a copy of the “Eligibility Manual for School Meals” REVISED 2008 to the training. This document can be printed from Commissioner’s Memo FIN-09-008 or from the Child Nutrition webpage: http://cnn.k12.ar.us. Click on the purple Eligibility button.

Any additional handouts may be printed after August 31st by going to the Child Nutrition webpage http://cnn.k12.ar.us. Click on the following:
Training
Monthly ADE Distance Education
School Year 2009-10 Distance Education Program
September 2009

For questions regarding the workshop content, please contact Donna Ratliff of the Child Nutrition Unit (CNU), Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) at 501-324-9502. For questions regarding site participation, please contact Dr. Wynona Bryant-Williams at 501-324-9502.

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