Quiz

Question 1: A younger sibling of an older student wishes to receive a meal. What conditions must be met for the meal to be reimbursable for the younger sibling?
(Check all that apply)

Question 2: An elementary school can only offer programs that target students that attend that school during the normal school day. Any meals served to children younger, older, or that do not normally attend that school are non-reimbursable.

Participant eligibility is based on who the after school program serves ages 0-18 and older in cases of disabled adults. An elementary school can simply serve as the host location for an after school program that serves a broad range of ages.

Question 3: Site eligibility is good for 5 years from the date of determination/approval by the state agency that administers the program. 

Site eligibility is good for 5 years from the date of State Agency approval.

Question 4: A qualifying specialty school without enrollment boundaries can qualify a nearby location such as a library so long as the library is within walking distance to the qualifying school.

Specialty schools can offer At-risk meals so long as the program is operating at the qualifying site, but since it does not have defined enrollment boundaries cannot be used for off site area eligibility determinations.

Question 5: During the school year programs may offer Afterschool Meals to students: 
(Check all that apply)

Question 6: Afterschool clubs, such as the chess club, or drama club, cannot receive afterschool meals because they have limited membership.

The restrictions that apply to competitive athletic programs due to the fact they are not open to all students does not extend to other types of clubs or activities. Non-athletic programs may still have a target audience, such as math or chess clubs, special needs programs or gifted programs.

Question 7: Children must participate in the activities offered at the site to be eligible to receive a meal.

Students must be able to participate in the after school program if they choose to do so, but they do not have to participate in the days activity to receive a meal. They must be included in the After school program attendance count.

Question 8: If you wish to provide meals just to your school's football team after practice you can do so under the At-risk Meals Program.

A competitive athletic program such as football that is not part of an overarching program does not qualify as an enrichment program.

Question 9: Sponsors that offer At-risk Afterschool Meals are participating in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program.

At-risk Afterschool Meals are a component of the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Question 10: Programs that are eligible must:

Programs must meet all of these requirements to be eligible.

Question 11: The purpose of At-Risk Meals is to:

Question 12: Whenever a sponsor changes something in CNPweb there is no need to e-mail or call their specialist because the system will automatically alert the specialist that a change was made that requires approval.

CNPweb does not alert specialists that changes have been made that require approval. It is recommended that anytime you make a change in CNPweb that requires approval you send an e-mail or contact our office so we can get the change promptly approved for you.

Question 13: Each federal fiscal year sponsors will be required to review, update, and certify their information on the State Agency secure database CNPweb.

A request to review, update, and certify your information is typically sent out from our office in August to be approved prior to the start of the new federal fiscal year that begins October 1st.

Question 14: Sponsors must perform a pre-approval visit and complete the correct form for all sites that are not already participating on a federal child nutrition program.

The completed pre-approval form must be submitted to the State Agency as part of the site application process.

Question 15: When an experienced sponsor wishes to add a new site they can claim meals served at this site as soon as they have submitted their completed application the state agency.

For experienced sponsors adding a new site the site application/site information sheet in CNPweb must be approved in CNPweb by the state agency prior to meals being claimed at the site. Once approved sponsors will receive an e-mail indicating the site has been approved and can now claim meals.

Question 16: New after school programs must check with Child Care Licensing to determine what the state licensing requirements are for their program type before they can become an approved At-risk program site.

Sites may be required to obtain a license, or may be classified as a license exempt site by Child Care Licensing, but this determination must be made and proof of either a license or exemption submitted as part of the site application process.

Question 17: Offer Versus Serve (OVS) can be used for snack and when serving meals family style.

OVS cannot be used for snacks or when serving meals family style.

Question 18: Second meals may be served and claimed by sponsors so long as the following conditions are met:

• Site has been approved in CNPweb to serve 2nd meals on their site information sheet
• All students that wish to receive a meal must be served prior to serving any student a second meal
• Students must receive a complete reimbursable 1st meal prior to receiving a complete reimbursable 2nd meal
• 2nd meals must be counted and documented separately from 1st meals
• Menu planners must implement a reasonable and effective meal forecasting procedure with the intention of only serving one meal per student

All of these statement are true regarding the serving and claiming of 2nd meals.

Question 19: It doesn't really matter which meal pattern a sponsor uses (CACFP or NSLP) since all of the child nutrition programs have the same meal pattern and crediting requirements.

There are many key differences between the CACFP and NSLP meal patterns. See the meal pattern comparison chart on the At-risk training homepage.

Question 20: The following statements are true regarding meal times: 

• Must reflect what has been approved in CNPweb
• Must be a reasonable amount of time between snack and a meal
• Must occur after the school day
• Can be updated and re-approved in CNPweb during the school year as things change

All of the statements listed are true.

Question 21: Examples of staff responsibilities include:

Question 22: The following statements are true regarding claims for reimbursement:

• total meals and snacks served for each site must be entered
• due by the 5th working day of each month to receive prompt payment
• must be entered and certified by the sponsor within 60 days from the end of the month being claimed
• once every three years a sponsor may be approved by the State Agency to enter a late claim "beyond 60 days" so long as the request includes an adequate corrective action plan
• if a circumstance arises that the sponsor submits a late claim due to circumstances beyond their control the State Agency may approve the payment of a late claim without using the sponsor's one time exception
• if the sponsor notices they received too much reimbursement the claim may be adjusted downward in CNPweb at any time

All of the statements regarding claims for reimbursement were true.

Question 23: Reimbursement for meals and snacks is received at an established federal rate and not based on the actual cost of producing meals. 

Question 24: Reimbursement provided through the Child and Adult Care Food Program At-risk Afterschool Meals comes from State of Utah funds.

Funding is flow through grant funding that comes from the USDA Food and Nutrition Services and are federal funds, not state funds.

Question 25: The following items must be kept on a training record:  
(Check all that apply)

Question 26: Sponsors must keep source documents (location where information was originally recorded), but it is acceptable to keep a scanned electronic copy of this record.

This statement is true. Source documents must be saved to show there are no transference errors if data is taken from one source and transferred or compiled in another. It is acceptable to save records electronically. Be sure to have a back up!

Question 27: Generally program records must be kept for 3 years plus the current year. Exceptions include items such as permanent records and site eligibility documents.

This is a true statement.

Question 28: To be compliant with program civil rights requirements sponsors must...
(Check all that apply)

Afterschool programs can limit enrollment based on age or grade based on the programming offered.

Question 29: I do not have to follow procurement rules because I am a small non-profit.

All recipients of federal funds must follow proper procurement procedures that guarantee free and open competition. Spending small amounts of money may allow the sponsor to use more simplistic or informal procurement procedures such as micro-purchasing, but overall the sponsor is still required to follow all of the applicable local, state, and federal procurement requirements.

Question 30: Bob can purchase all of his food and after school program supplies from his brother's store since it is close by and his brother always gives him free steaks for his big 4th of July BBQ.

This would be an example of a conflict of interest and also an illegal action that is prohibited by the organization's Procurement Code of Conduct Policy regarding the acceptance of gratuities or gifts.

Question 31: When determining what procedure to use to purchase goods or services for the program sponsors must follow their procurement procedures which outline the applicable local, state, and federal purchase thresholds and requirements. These requirements and thresholds may vary based on the type of organization making the purchases.

Question 32: A store bought burrito is an example of an item that would require a Child Nutrition Label or Product Formulation Statement.

You would need a CN label or Product Formulation Statement to know how much of which creditable ingredients the burrito contains to be sure of how it credits toward the Child Nutrition Programs.

Question 33: Attendance must be taken separately from meal counts and must reflect all of the children attending the after  school program and not just those receiving a meal. 

Question 34: Examples of permanent records include:

Question 35: So long as that a sponsor is compliant with program requirements they do not have to document that they have trained their staff.

Staff must be trained on their responsibilities to the program when they are new prior to executing those responsibilities, and annually thereafter. All CACFP training must be documented.

Question 36: In order for program funds to be used to pay for an expense it must be:

Question 37: To be compliant with program civil rights requirements sponsors must...
(Check all that apply)

Question 38: State Agency compliance reviews may be announced or unannounced.

Our office may come out and conduct a review at any time and without prior notice.