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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2025 Mandatory Civil Rights Training<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">At least one staff person from each sponsoring agency must take this training. The CACFP Team has created an easy way to complete this Civil Rights requirement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Step 1:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Watch the 30-Minute Civil Rights Webinar:
<a href="https://youtu.be/cagY58-zCS4?si=L06LgmwlPzjTZvLl">https://youtu.be/cagY58-zCS4?si=L06LgmwlPzjTZvLl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Step 2:</b> Complete the 2025 Civil Rights Quiz: <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/5eU4a7bLGM">
https://forms.office.com/g/5eU4a7bLGM</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The “2025 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 before <b>February 28, 2025</b>. <b><span style="color:red">No certificate of completion will be provided.
</span></b>The CACFP Team can see who took the quiz and when, so certificates are unnecessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The webinar and presentation slides are available on the Non-Discriminatory & Civil Rights Information webpage:
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/nondiscrimination"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition/nondiscrimination</span></a>. Please use this training/presentation when conducting your In-House Training.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">*<b>This State Agency 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” training with a dated sign-in sheet and agenda and keep them in your records as you will not have access to the State Agency’s quiz results
for documentation purposes. CACFP Sponsors In-house training should be completed by September 30, 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Please let me know if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Take care,</span><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> |
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaineDepartmentofEducation1/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Facebook</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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