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<p class="xmsonormal">Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The State Agency is required to offer Civil Rights training to all CACFP Sponsors/Institutions annually. One staff person from each sponsorship is required to participate in the State Agency’s Civil Rights Training. The CACFP Team has
created an easy way to complete this Civil Rights requirement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Step 1:</span></b>
<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Watch the 30-Minute Civil Rights Webinar:
</span><a href="https://youtu.be/cagY58-zCS4?si=lOx-MPVJSLJBE8QE">https://youtu.be/cagY58-zCS4?si=lOx-MPVJSLJBE8QE</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Step 2:</b> Complete the 2024 Civil Rights Quiz: <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/UMbCBv4Ayj">
https://forms.office.com/g/UMbCBv4Ayj</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The “2024 Civil Rights Quiz” documents your Sponsoring Agency/Institution's successful completion of the Civil Rights Training. Please complete the Civil Rights Training
<b><u>AND</u></b> quiz no later than <b>May 1, 2024</b>. There will be no certificate of completion provided due to the quiz software tracking attendance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Please be aware the State Agency had a Civil Rights audit this past summer, and the training and slides have been updated. The webinar and presentation slides are also available on the Non-Discriminatory & Civil Rights Information webpage:
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/nondiscrimination">https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/nondiscrimination</a> Please be sure to use this training/presentation when conducting your In-House Training.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">*<b>As a reminder, this training/quiz does not replace your institution’s annual “In-House” Civil Rights Training requirement.</b>* Feel free to use the webinar and presentation slides when conducting your In-House Civil Rights Training,
<b><u>however</u></b>, be sure to document any “In-House” trainings with a dated sign-in sheet and agenda and keep in your records as you will not have access to the State Agency’s quiz results for documentation purposes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Take care,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">________________________________________ <br>
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<b>Alissa Mank<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">CACFP, Nutrition Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Child Nutrition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">136 State House Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta, ME 04333-0136 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Email:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
<a href="mailto:Alissa.m.mank@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Alissa.m.mank@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> 207-624-6879<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.maine.gov/doe" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE</span></a> |
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<a href="https://mainedoenews.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE Newsroom</span></a> <br>
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