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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Deadline to register for the
<span style="color:black">2024</span> Mandatory<span style="color:black"> Annual CACFP State Agency Training</span> is May 12<sup>th</sup>!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">All institutions operating CACFP** are required to send at least one staff person to each training - you can send the same staff person to both trainings -or- you can send a
different person to each training. Institutions can also send multiple staff members to each training, if desired. Please see below for the agenda of training topics and the link to register. The fee for the training is $50/per person/per day. Light morning
refreshments and lunch will be provided on Tuesday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Wednesday. We look forward to seeing you in May!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">**Please note: School districts operating CACFP are not required to attend this training (school districts operating CACFP will be required to attend a separate, school-specific
annual training. More details will be provided to CACFP-participating school districts.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">2024 CACFP ANNUAL TRAINING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, May 21st: Food Program Staff Day<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">8:30 AM Registration & Light Refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">9:00 AM Welcome & Ice Breaker Activity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Food Safety<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> 15 Minute Break/ Resources Table<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Efficiency in the Kitchen & Standardized Recipes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Lunch- *provided*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> HOM & Maine Fish Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Determining Whole Grain Rich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Oz. Equivalents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">2:45 PM-3:00 PM Wrap up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Wednesday, May 22nd: Administrative Staff Day<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">8:30AM Registration & Breakfast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">9:00AM Welcome & Ice Breaker Activity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> CACFP Budget Tool<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> 15 Minute Break<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Agreement Errors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Lunch- *provided*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Integrity Rule<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> CNP Web, CACFP Website & CACFP ListServe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Claiming Changes & Updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Child/Staff Ratio’s and Licensed Capacity- Office of Child & Family Services<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> Table Led Discussions & Report Out</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">2:45PM-3:00PM Wrap up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Link to Register for the 2024 CACFP Annual Training:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://me.accessgov.com/doe-events/Forms/Page/me-doe-events/event-registration?eventId=938B2164B5"><span style="color:blue">https://me.accessgov.com/doe-events/Forms/Page/me-doe-events/event-registration?eventId=938B2164B5</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">We have received a lot of questions from the field in recent months regarding Staff/Child Ratios and Licensing questions and our partners at the Office of Child and Family Services have
offered to come and provide some training. Time is limited during the conference so we are collecting questions for licensing prior to the date of the training so they can work them into their presentation. If you have questions, please submit them here:
<span style="color:red"><a href="https://forms.office.com/g/dkaW5zLgv3">https://forms.office.com/g/dkaW5zLgv3</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">For registration questions or issues, please contact Paula Nadea at
<a href="http://maillist.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/cacfp"><span style="color:blue">paula.nadeau at maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></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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