Montana School Nutrition Association

Learn the process of conducting required annual verification of free/reduced meal applications. Verification is the process to verify household income and check for direct certification. Walk away with the knowledge and resources available to ensure your district is accurately completing the annual verification process.

Co-presented by OPI School Nutrition staff and DPHHS Public Health Sanitarian, Kira Flagstead. This session will outline what sanitarians look for during school kitchen inspections and how food service teams can best prepare. Drawing on her regulatory experience, and her personal connection to school nutrition through her mother’s longtime work as a school cafeteria manager, she offers practical guidance for maintaining safe, compliant operations. 

Join us for a deep dive into the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Whether you’re new to the program, thinking about starting one, or looking to strengthen your current operations, this session will walk you through the essentials of a successful SFSP program. We will cover topics from eligibility and meal patterns to service models and documentation requirements. We’ll explore the rural non-congregate flexibilities including multi-day distribution, home delivery, and hybrid models. And because nobody likes surprises during review season, we’ll touch on how summer reviews work, what you need to be prepared, and the most common findings with strategies to avoid them!