Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Child Nutrition Programs are expected to be administered in accordance with all statutory and regulatory requirements; waivers to the requirements are exceptions. However, Section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 U.S.C. 1760(l), provides USDA...
The Department is promoting Statewide Parent Engagement Month in October. It is intended as a community effort—a time for schools, businesses, community agencies, churches, and government to turn their attention to the significant role of parents in the education of their children....
Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) are expected to be administered according to all statutory and regulatory requirements; waivers to the requirements are exceptions. However, Section 12(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 U.S.C. 1760(1), provides authority for U.S. Department of Agriculture...
This letter is in response to Alabama State Department of Education's (ALSDE) February 16, 2023, request to provide non-congregate meal service in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option (SSO) when...
In August of 2022, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) invited providers to submit information for comprehensive evidence-based, high-dosage tutoring (HDT) products or services to publish a vetted list for local education agencies (LEAs). Studies of tutoring interventions found that on average, tutoring...