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School FSDs may have to be patient about school-meal rule changes

 By Dana Moran and Peter Romeo on Oct. 02, 2015

Reauthorization of the program, with or without adjustments in the requirements, could take months.

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Congress’ failure to reauthorize school lunches: Why FSDs care

 By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 02, 2015

Although a change in the status quo hadn’t been expected in recent weeks, school foodservice managers had reasons to hope for a surprise. Here are three major ones.

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USDA awards Michigan nearly $500,000 to support healthier school feeding

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 30, 2015

The funding will go toward foodservice training

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School-district drops alternate meal option

By FSD Staff on Sep. 30, 2015

After proposing an “alternate meal” of a cheese sandwich, apple and water for students with school-lunch debt, Columbia Public Schools has scrapped its program for students in arrears.

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Minn. schools use state grants for farm-to-school projects

By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

The program at Clearwater Middle School—one of 51 schools the state has provided funds for—includes pasta and locally sourced menu items, plus produce grown in the school’s garden.

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Ill. district sees improvement in lunch after dropping NSLP

Sep. 24, 2015

St. Anthony Schools dropped out of the federal school lunch program following complaints from students about small portions. As a result, officials say, participation has risen despite the change in prices.

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University addresses food insecurity with pilot meal plans

Sep. 23, 2015

Columbia University’s Emergency Meal Fund allows food insecure students to receive up to six meal vouchers per semester from fellow students who have donated meals. Meanwhile, the student-developed Swipes app aims to match students who need dining hall meals with students who have extra.

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USDA audit prompts rebidding of Conn. school-foodservice programs

Sep. 10, 2015

Nearly 50 school districts in Connecticut will have to rebid their lunch programs after an audit by the USDA found issues in two areas of the proposal requests, including an omission that price was the main reason for a selection.

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USDA awards $8M in funding for schools struggling to make healthy meals

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 09, 2015

Funds will go toward training programs that help school districts meet the new professional standards for cafeteria staff, as well as state programs that provide nutrition education, child care and summer meals.

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Foodservice director resigns amid allegations of lax financial controls

Sep. 03, 2015

Union Springs Central School District discovered “weakness with controls over cash collections, employee purchasing of meals and non-prepaid transactions,” according to USCSD’s superintendent.

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