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The Administrative Review, authorized by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, includes a general section titled Resource Management (RM) that monitors School Food Authorities' (SFA) compliance with Federal regulations that support the financial health of the school meal program's Nonprofit School Food Service Account (NSFSA). The RM Review section will require participation and cooperation from school business officials at Local Education Agencies (LEAs) participating in these Federal school meal programs (e.g., National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Food Distribution Program).
The RM Review contains the following modules:
Administrative Review List - School Year 2022-2023
Fiscal Requirements for Operating a School Meals Program (Admin Policy No. 5 for SY2017-18)
Loans to and from the Nonprofit School Food Service Account (Admin Policy No. 17 from SY2014-15)
Meal Charges and Bad Debt
Meal Charge Policy Training - Minimum Requirements, Best Practices, and Resources
Unpaid Meal Charges: Local Meal Charge Policies (SP-46-2016)
Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&A (SP-23-2017)
Negative Balance Compliance Requirements (Admin Policy No 4 SY2017-18)
Discretionary Elimination of Reduced-Price Charges in the School Meal Programs
Electronic Fees for School Food Service Programs (Admin Policy No. 8 for SY2013-14)
Unpaid Meal Charges | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov)
Unpaid Meals: Best Practices to Ensure Student Access to Meals - USDA Recorded Webinar
Paid Lunch Equity (PLE)
Paid Lunch Equity Guidance for SY 2022-2023
Paid Lunch Equity: School Year 2022-2023 Calculations and Tool
Previous Years PLE Tools
Revenue from Non-Program Foods
Nonprofit School Food Service Account Non-Program Food Revenue Requirements (SP-20-2016)
MDE Ala Carte Pricing Worksheet
Pricing of Adult Meals in the NSLP and SBP (FNS 782-5)
MDE Adult Pricing Worksheet SY 2022-2023
MDE Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Adult Pricing Worksheet 2023 - New
Indirect Costs
