CANS section

On-site monitoring required for school lunch

Every year, each school food authority (SFA) with more than one school shall perform no less than one on-site review of the lunch counting and claiming system employed by each site under its jurisdiction. The on-site review must take place prior to Feb. 1 of each school year. The review should be conducted by the authorized program representative. The worksheet, as found in NSLP Memo #52, should be used as the assessment tool to document the review.

If the review discloses problems with a school’s meal counting or claiming procedures, the SFA shall: 1) ensure that the school implements corrective action and 2) within 45 days of the review, conduct a follow-up on-site review to determine that the corrective action resolved the problems that had been noted. 

Each on-site review shall ensure that the school’s claim is based on the counting system, authorized with Child and Adult Nutrition Services, and that system, as implemented, yields the actual number of reimbursable free, reduced price and paid meals served for each day of operation.

The on-site monitoring review worksheet needs to be kept on file for the program year.  During a Coordinated Review Effort (CRE), the worksheets will be verified for completion.

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