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At-Risk Afterschool Snack ProgramSY 2015-2016

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Why Snack?

The purpose of the snack program is to

encourage young people to take part

in after-school activities.

Snack is funded by the USDA and

administered by BCPS.

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Program Eligibility

An afterschool program is eligible if it is organized primarily to provide activities after regular school hours or for students who take part in an extended school day.

Programs must: Provide participants with

regularly scheduled activities in an organized, structured, and supervised environment;

Include educational or enrichment activities;

Programs engaged in interscholastic or community level athletics will not be approved. However, afterschool programs that include supervised athletic activity that is “open to all” may be approved.

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Participant Eligibility

18 years old or younger or turning 19 during the school year.

Persons with a disability – physical or mental - are eligible regardless of age.

Though participants need not participate in the offered activities, they must attend the afterschool program to be eligible to receive a snack.

Participants need not attend the school where the afterschool program is held.

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Step 1: Begin Attendance Roster

After-school staff begins a new attendance roster each week

Names are typed into excel version or written.

Roster is submitted to cafeteria staff each day and returned w/ next snack.

Cafeteria manager keeps attendance roster at the end of each week.

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Step 2: Recording Snacks

Snacks are recorded as students receive snack, Not Before, Not After!

Only afterschool staff who have completed training may record snacks.

# participants in attendance must be equal to or greater than the # of served snacks.

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Step 2: Let’s Eat!7

A snack is composed of two components.Participants must be served both component for

the meal to be reimbursable. Snack is served and consumed on-site.Each student may receive only one snack.A share table is ok! Return unused snacks.

SNACK!+ =

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Justice For All

• Display poster in a prominent place.

• Meals served to all eligible people. No exceptions.

• Equal access to services.• Including those who do not take

part in programming.• alternate meals are not served

(except in case of shortage)• No person made to wait and no

group prioritized.• An eligible person must not

be denied a meal.• Let FNS know if you need a

poster for the location where snacks are received.

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Monitoring Cancellation

Snack programs may be reviewed by MSDE or BCPS staff.

Reviewers may request to see accountability roster.

A hold will be placed on snack programs that fall 2 days behind in accountability records.

Retraining is necessary after the 3rd hold.

Compliance