Tom Horne
Superintendent of
Public Instruction

Providing the latest dish on School Health and Nutrition News and Information
Volume 4, August 2006

A NEW STANDARD FOR ARIZONA

“Scoops”
is published quarterly by the
Arizona Department of
Education, School Health
and Nutrition Team
2005 North Central Ave
Phoenix, Arizona
(602) 542-8700
ade.az.gov/health-safety/cnp/

Mary Szafranski

Deputy Associate Superintendent
Katrina Klatt, RD, SFNS
Program Director NSLP
Kacey Frey, RD, SFNS
Program Director Health
Patricia Johnson, RD, SFNS
Scoops Editor, Summer Food
Program Coordinator
Traci Grgich, RD, SFNS
FSMC/ School Breakfast
Coordinator
Lynn Ladd, RD, SFNS
STEPS Grant Coordinator
Nicholas Dunford, SFNS
NSLP Training Coordinator
Special Milk Program
Crystal Kalahar, SFNS
Welcome Assistance Coordinator
Afterschool Snack Program
Mat McCarty, RD, SFNS
Team Nutrition Grant Coordinator
Cara Peczkowski, RD, SFNS
HACCP/Food Safety Coordinator
Nicole Anderson, RD
Special Assistance Coordinator
Erin Yde, RD
Well Street Journal Editor
Fruit & Vegetable Program
Breann Westmore
Health Standards & Physical
Activity Coordinator
Diane Tasev, RN, BSN
School Nursing Coordinator
Jackie Wilson
Program & Project Specialist
Genevieve Tapia-Marin
Administrative Assistant

In recent years, more attention has been given to the nutritional quality of foods and beverages
being sold in schools through vending machines, snack bars, school stores, and a la carte offerings.
Foods and beverages sold outside of the federally regulated National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
and School Breakfast Program (SBP) are known as competitive foods. Competitive foods are sold in
competition with program meals and are often of poor nutritional value. Such foods and beverages are
often energy dense providing high amounts of calories, fat, and sodium while providing little other
nutrition. A recent report found that in both middle schools and high schools, seventy-five percent of
beverage options and eighty-five percent of snack foods were of poor nutritional value. This is alarming
since a national survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) found
that forty-three percent of elementary schools, seventy-four percent of middle schools and ninetyeight percent of high schools offer foods and beverages through vending machines, snack bars or
school stores.
Schools alone cannot solve the nutritional problems of children, however, children spend many
hours each day in a school environment. Schools have a responsibility to help keep their students safe
and healthy. Unfortunately, many schools have elected to sell foods and beverages of little nutritional
value to help offset costs. School environments that offer such foods and beverages on campus often
send mixed messages when students are taught about good nutrition in the classroom but are then
enticed by an array of less nutritious foods and beverages offered in vending machines, school stores,
snack bars, and a la carte lines. In several states across the country this trend is beginning to change.
Arizona schools have been busy over the summer finalizing their wellness policies and preparing
to implement the Arizona Nutrition Standards which were released in January 2006 and went into
affect on July 1, 2006. The new law A.R.S. 15-242 required the Arizona Department of Education
(ADE) to develop nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold on the campus of elementary,
middle and junior high schools. The nutrition standards pertain to all foods and beverages sold through
vending machines, a la carte lines, snack bars, school stores, and school club sales during the normal
school day. As a result of Arizona’s efforts in passing the new law, a report released in June by the
Center for Science in the Public Interest ranked Arizona 8th out of 50 states for its state school nutrition
policies, which resulted in a grade of B.
The School Health and Nutrition Programs team conducted a series of Arizona Nutrition Standards
training workshops over the summer to help school personnel understand the requirements of the
new standards. Attendees were introduced to exciting new tools developed by ADE staff. The department
released the Arizona’s Healthier Snack Wheel and online Nutrition Standards Calculators to assist
schools in evaluating whether a food or beverage meets the Arizona Nutrition Standards.
To view the Arizona Nutrition Standards and online Nutrition Standards Calculators visit:
www.ade.az.gov/health-safety/cnp/HB2544/Default.asp
The Department of Education would like to thank all who participated in the passage and
development of the Arizona Nutrition Standards. Your efforts to make Arizona a healthier place to live
and learn are greatly appreciated!
Circulate to:

❑ Principal

❑ School Nurse

❑ Business Manager

❑ Health Teacher

❑ Kitchen Staff

❑ Secretary/Bookkeeper

Summer Food: An
important part of your
school Wellness
Policy
Many schools are still
working on finalizing their
Wellness Policy. It is
important for sponsors to
recognize that the Summer
Food Service Program is also
a very important component
of a comprehensive wellness
policy. Summer Food
provides nutritious snacks
and meals and could also be
the place children come to
receive opportunities for
physical activity as well as
nutrition education.
The Summer Food Service
Program is intended to feed
children in low income areas
allowing them to return to
school in the fall nourished
and ready to learn.
Summer Food provides
sponsors with the ideal
opportunity to incorporate
the Local Wellness Policy
into the program. By
addressing the nutritional
quality of food, physical
activity and nutrition
education in the Summer
Food Service Program,
sponsors are showing a
commitment to providing a
healthy,
nutritional
environment all year long.
So if your school has not
considered adding the
Summer Food Service
Program to its required
Wellness Policy, please take
a moment to reconsider and
make your Wellness Policy a
truly comprehensive policy.

SUPERINTENDENTS: ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?
The Arizona Department of Education was awarded the Local Wellness Policy State Agency Grant on
April 14, 2006. The purpose of the grant is to assist Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in improving
children’s lifelong eating and physical activities habits. ADE has developed two main phases to assist the
LEAs. Phase 1, Superintendent Tools for Healthy Schools Mini-Conference and Phase 2 the Superintendent
Challenge.
The state agency hosted the Superintendent Tools for Healthy Schools Mini-Conference in June. The
conference provided a wealth of information to Superintendents and Administrators to create, implement,
and enhance the school’s Local Wellness Policy. Keynote speaker Dr. Pat Cooper presented on The
Coordinated School Health Program. Speaker Paul Rosengard demonstrated how to incorporate physical
activity in the classroom, as well as having an effective physical education plan.
Currently, the Superintendent Challenge is available for all LEAs and is designed to have the LEA
create and implement an exemplary Local Wellness Policy. There will be eight winners of this challenge
and each will be awarded $5000.
To obtain an application and for more information on the Superintendent Challenge please visit
www.ade.az.gov/superintendentchallenge. Applications MUST be submitted no later than September 30,
2006.

Welcome Assistance for New NSLP Sponsors
Are you a new sponsor to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) this year? If so, expect a phone
call from the Arizona Department of Education’s (ADE) Welcome Assistance Coordinator, Crystal Kalahar.
Welcome Assistance is a service that ADE provides to new sponsors to help them implement and administer
the NSLP to the best of their abilities while meeting all program requirements. This is an excellent
opportunity for sponsors to receive personalized help from a NSLP specialist.
The Welcome Assistance Coordinator works with sponsors that have been operating the NSLP for
approximately six months to set up a date and time to conduct a phone conference. In addition, the
Coordinator requests accountability documents pertaining to:
• free and reduced-price eligibility determination
• meal counting and claiming system
• meal service
• civil rights
• verification
• procurement
• meal requirements.
During the phone conference the Welcome Assistance Coordinator will ask questions designed to
identify areas of the sponsors’ program that need attention. After the sponsor and the Welcome Assistance
Coordinator have concluded the scheduled phone conference, the Coordinator will complete a detailed
Plan of Action. The purpose of the Plan of Action is to provide comprehensive assistance and supply the
location of written guidance materials as well as to request written corrective action from the sponsor.
Overall, ADE strives to continually work with sponsors, ensuring progress toward meeting the Child
Nutrition Program requirements. If after the Welcome Assistance is completed the ADE feels that a sponsor
needs more intensive assistance, they may schedule an on-site visit to the school(s) to administer more
intensive technical assistance. Sponsors may be required to attend additional training before they are approved
for the National School Lunch Program next year. Welcome new NSLP sponsors!

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FREE Onsite Trainings
Trainings will be made available with the following
conditions:
• 20 attendees minimum
• 30 days advance notice
• Classroom setting
Come learn the most current information from the experts
who regulate the National School Lunch Program. Best of
all, these trainings are FREE to you, our sponsors. Just let
us know what topics you need us to cover. CALL TODAY!

Congratulations to the 2006 CRE and SMI Award Nominees!
SMI AWARD NOMINEES
Dennehotso Boarding School
Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District
Hopi Day School
Hotevilla Bacavii Community School
Hunters Point Boarding School
Osborn Elementary District
Page Unified District
Pomerene Elementary District
Riverside Elementary District
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools
San Simon Unified District
Wenden Elementary District

CRE AWARD NOMINEES
Flowing Wells Unified District
Osborn Elementary District
Our Saviors Lutheran School
Page Unified District
Riverside Elementary District
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community
San Simon Unified District
Solomon Elementary District
St. John the Evangelist
Yavapai County Juvenile Detention Center

The Coordinated Review Effort and School Meals Initiative awards will be presented at the ADE Mega
Conference in November 2006. Look for results in the next issue of SCOOPS and on the ADE website.
Good luck to each of you and thank you for your dedication and commitment!

Preventing Obesity: What a difference a snack makes!
One would think that an overweight or obese child eats considerably more food than their normal
weight peers. In fact, it doesn’t take that much more food to be overweight or even obese. 3,500 calories
are equal to one pound of body fat. Consider a child who eats a candy bar and a soda five days a week at
school. Most sodas are at least 150 calories per 12oz can while candy bars run close to 300 calories each.
There are about twenty school days per month. A child who consumes a soda and candy bar each day at
school adds about 450 calories to their day.
(450 calories per day) X (20 school days per month) = 9,000 calories per month
(9,000 calories) ÷ (3500 calories per pound) = 2.5 pounds per month
(2.5 pounds per month) X (9 school year months) = 22.5 pounds per year
A first grader who eats a soda and candy bar at school daily can become an overweight second
grader and an obese third grader on one snack a day at school. A can of soda and a candy bar daily can
add forty pounds over the course of two years if the calories are not used for physical activity.
If you think of this example from a positive perspective, a child could lose 22 pounds in one year
just by eliminating the daily soda and candy bar while keeping their other food intake and physical
activity the same!
When you’re planning classroom parties, celebrations, or after school snacks, consider the calorie
and fat content as well as the serving size. Include fruits and vegetables along with whole grain baked
not fried items. Water, reduced fat milk, and unsweetened juices are all good replacements for soda.
Calculating the calories of soda or other food items over a month or a year to see how body weight
and health are affected is a great classroom activity that combines math, nutrition, science, and health
curriculum standards. It will also motivate children to make better food choices.

Get Out the Vote
To help celebrate this year’s National School Lunch Week the School Nutrition Association is
sponsoring the Vote for School Lunch Campaign. Students will have the opportunity to vote for
their favorite school lunch candidate. The polls are open August 1st thru October 1st. Election results
will be announced during National School Lunch Week which kicks off on October 9, 2006.
This year’s candidates are:
• Pete Pizza
• Heddi Spaghetti
• Ricky Chicken
• Sally Salad
• Rocco Taco
To learn more about the candidates and to place your vote visit: www.VoteForSchoolLunch.org
Show your school spirit and get out the vote! Encourage your school to participate in this American
tradition and make this election a tasteful one.

Welcome Back to Food
Distribution
As you complete your NSLP
application, please remember
to send in your SY 06-07
Delivery
Information
Application if you plan on
participating in the Food
Distribution Program (found
on the FD website). A
Welcome Back Packet will be
mailed to all sponsors approved
on
NSLP
containing
information for getting started
on the Food Distribution
Program.
If your school is new to the
Food Distribution Program,
you will be required to attend
a Food Distribution overview
training. New individuals who
will be ordering commodities
for their school must attend a
Food Distribution web-based
training in order to gain access
to the on-line ordering system.
Each person using the on-line
system must have their own
user-id and password.
(Reminder: FSMC employees
cannot get a login to access the
CNP2000 system.) The
Welcome Back packet will
provide sponsors with on-line
registration information. Each
sponsor has been allocated
their “fair share” of entitlement
to use for the 2007 SY. The
“fair share” entitlement will be
what sponsors use to order
commodities. Sponsors can
view their fair share on-line at

www.ade.az.gov/cnp2000.
Here are some quick reminders
for this year:
* Check your allocations in
CNP2000 weekly
* Delivery times are from
6:00 am – 2:30 pm
* Pay attention to your school
closure dates when placing
orders – you will be charged a
re-stocking fee if a delivery
comes and no-one is there to
receive it.
We look forward to working
with you this school year to
help you receive delicious and
nutritious commodities to
supplement your National
School Lunch Program!

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You will find a promotional
poster on the back side of
this edition of SCOOPS.
The Arizona Department
of Education encourages
you to emphasize food
safety during the month of
September among the
students, teachers, and staff
in your school as well as
within the foodservice area
and foodservice employees.
This poster will help you
get started. There are many
resources available at
www.nfsem.com/nfsem,
such as educational
activities for 5 weeks. If you
have an upcoming inservice and are looking for
materials to distribute to
your staff or use as teaching
tools, this is the perfect
place to go for food safety
information. We hope you
take some time to review
the importance of food
safety and capitalize on
opportunities during the
National Food Safety
Education Month to
increase awareness and
good practices at your
school.

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FY06 Food Service Annual Financial Report (AFR) Trainings: Fall 2006

September is
National Food
Safety Education
Month (NFSEM)!

What is Food Service AFR
Food Service AFR is a one page summary that includes total revenue available to the
program by source and total expenditures by category. Also reported are number of meals
served, price charged for meals and amount matched from the state funds.
How to complete AFR
Districts and Charter Schools
Instructions for completing the Food Service AFR are available online at www.ade.az.gov/
schoolfinance/Forms/Budgets/AFR05-06/. Select Districts/School Site or Charters/School
Site.
Non-public Schools
Specific instructions for non-public schools including BIA Schools, Correctional Institutions
and State Schools, District Sponsored Charter Schools, Private Schools, Residential Schools
and Special Milk participants are at www.ade.az.gov/health-safety/cnp/financial/. Select
Manuals, select Annual Financial Report.
How and when to submit Food Service AFR
Districts and Charter Schools
The Food Service AFR has been created as a separate file called District (Charter) Food
Services – Actual and should be submitted by October 15. For help with upload, please
e-mail schoolfinance@ade.az.gov.
Non-public Schools
Non-public schools are required to submit a CNP Annual Financial Report in electronic
format using ADE Common Logon by October 1. For information on how to obtain
access to Common Logon please call Health & Nutrition Programs at (602) 542-8700.
Uses of Food Service AFR
The Food Service AFR is used for reporting, tracking and comparison purposes and to
determine profit or loss and net cash resources. Per meal costs are calculated by ADE and
state match amounts are verified to ensure compliance.
Food Service AFR Trainings
Districts and Charter Schools
Annual Financial Report trainings for Districts and Charter Schools, presented by the
ADE School Finance, include a separate Food Service AFR session with a line by line
explanation on how to complete the Food Services – Actual report including helpful hints
and clarifications, examples of commonly misreported items and opportunity for discussion,
comments and questions. These state wide trainings will be held in September 2006. Keep
an eye on www.ade.az.gov /schoolfinance/ for exact dates and locations.
Non-public Schools
The half-day hands-on trainings provide instruction on how to complete the CNP Annual
Financial Report. This training is designed for Business Managers and Administrators
who are responsible for completing the CNP AFR as well as for Food Service Directors
interested in understanding the fiscal reporting and its benefits to the food program. To
register visit www.ade.az.gov/onlineregistration/Select Health & Nutrition Services: NSLP,
click AFR Web Based Training. Seating is limited, you must be registered and arrive on
time to be able to participate.
Current training dates and locations for non-public schools only:
Phoenix
August 21, 2006 9 a.m.
August 21, 2006 1 p.m.
September 22, 2006 9 a.m.
September 22, 2006 1 p.m.

Flagstaff
August 30, 2006 at 9 a.m.
September 11, 2006 at 1 p.m.

Tucson
September 1, 2006
at 1 p.m.

Arizona
Department of Education
Tom Horne,
Superintendent of
Public Instruction