6.20.2014 Out of all the school districts in the country our good friends and partners at El Monte City School District get kudos for being at the forefront of creating a healthy foodservice environment for both their students and employees. Continue reading “The Healthy 15 (school districts)”
Topic Category: Child Nutrition
State Budget Update: Some Progress, But Not Enough
6.17.2014 On Sunday, June 15, the California Legislature passed its 2014-15 budget package, including the budget bill and companion trailer bills. The budget package is a result of negotiations between the Governor and the Legislature Continue reading “State Budget Update: Some Progress, But Not Enough”
ECE Nutrition Investments: Eliminated from Budget
6.17.2014 On June 11, 2014 California’s Legislative Conference Committee met to vote on unresolved budget items, including the Early Childhood Education (ECE) budget package. Continue reading “ECE Nutrition Investments: Eliminated from Budget”
USDA Fact Sheet
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act School Meals Implementation. PDF
CDE Letter to Congress
May 2014, Position on School Nutrition Standards. PDF
Advocacy Materials from CNR 2009-10
The following are links to resources and materials CFPA developed during Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2009/10: Continue reading “Advocacy Materials from CNR 2009-10”
Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2014
6.12.2014 California’s summer nutrition gap affected nearly two million of our state’s most vulnerable children and youth last summer. CFPA’s latest School’s Out…Who Ate? report Continue reading “Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2014”
ECE Nutrition Investments: Conference Committee Update
6.6.2014 On Wednesday, June 4, the Legislative Conference Committee held a hearing on K-12 (including child care) budget items. The child care items were held open, but Assembly Member Nancy Skinner Continue reading “ECE Nutrition Investments: Conference Committee Update”
Superintendent Torlakson Supports CEP
6.5.2014 In a memo released last month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, praised education leaders for “ensuring that schools offer more nutritious meals and snacks” and urged leaders to Continue reading “Superintendent Torlakson Supports CEP”
Aligning LCFF with School Meal Provisions: Hopeful Signs
6.2.2014 In recent weeks, the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees took action to include proposals in their respective 2014-15 budgets that would better align the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) with school meal provisions such as Provision 2 (P2) and the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Continue reading “Aligning LCFF with School Meal Provisions: Hopeful Signs”