 October Data Survey On September 25th a letter titled “Survey of October Data” was mailed to all National School Lunch Program authorized representatives. South Dakota Child and Adult Nutrition Services (CANS) continues to gather data each October which is a compilation of numbers for the month of October only. The information from this survey is used for many purposes and is required by federal regulation. The information is used for selecting sites to be visited during the school food authority’s review, determines site eligibility for the School Breakfast Program severe need option, Summer Food Service Program, Snack After School, and Daycare Home tier level. It is also used for reporting prices paid by children in our state for breakfast and lunch in the annual report to the American School Food Service Association, for data in response to questions by Congress and USDA, and reporting site eligibility to the National Center for Education Statistics for the core summary data. Several programs use the data including determination of e-rate and need for various title programs and grants. The important date to remember is November 14th. The survey must be returned by this date to assure the October claim for reimbursement will be processed.
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