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Tennessee trainers urge two-week site approvals, recap meal-pattern and monitoring rules for Seamless Summer Option
Summary
State trainers told school nutrition staff in a virtual session that the Seamless Summer Option follows National School Lunch and School Breakfast patterns, recommended submitting TMAC site approvals at least two weeks before operation so sites appear on the USDA finder, and reviewed counting, monitoring and application requirements.
State training staff walked school nutrition professionals through operational steps for the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) during a virtual session, emphasizing eligibility checks, TMAC application details and monitoring rules.
Joelene Shearer, the Senior Regional Consultant Manager leading the presentation, told participants that SSO “is an extension of those” established programs and “follows NSLP and school breakfast meal patterns,” meaning sites must keep production records, meet calorie, sodium and fat targets and claim only meals served to children for reimbursement. Shearer also stressed that a site is defined as “where the food is actually consumed by a child,” not necessarily where it is prepared.
Shearer urged staff to enter new site applications into TMAC and obtain state approval well before beginning service so families can…
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