Food and Nutrition Programs

Mandatory 2013 Summer Food Service Program Training for Returning Sponsors Only

To:	Summer Food Service Program Sponsors
From:	Kathleen C. Millett, Executive Director - Office for Nutrition, Health and Safety Programs
Date:	March 27, 2013

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), Office for Nutrition, Health and Safety Programs has three Webinar training sessions for Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) FY 2013 returning sponsoring agencies. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires that program administrators and/or key staff attend one of these sessions. Non-attendance at the required sessions may delay SFSP approval and/or participation in the FY 2013 Summer Food Service Program. Each training will review management and administrative responsibilities required by USDA. Mandatory SFSP Sessions Returning sponsors will receive a program overview with special emphasis on operational and administrative duties and responsibilities via an online Webinar. Access to the webinar is available from any computer that has access to the internet. To view the Webinar, you will be required to have Adobe Flash on your computer. Two days prior to the first scheduled Webinar related documents will be posted to the Online Document and Reference Library in the ESE Security Portal. The 2013 SFSP application will be submitted and renewed online. In addition, all SFSP claims will be processed electronically in the online security portal. Your Online User Name and Password will remain the same. If you need assistance, please contact Carrie Harrington at charrington@doe.mass.edu. Please remember to check our website www.doe.mass.edu/cnp and the Online Document and Reference Library for current information and updates. FOR RETURNING SPONSORS ONLY Webinar Training Dates and Times are as follows:

Webinar #1
Date: Thursday April 18^th, 2013
Times: 9:30 am-11:30 am
# of Participants:80

Webinar #2
Date: Tuesday April 23^rd, 2013
Times: 9:30 am-11:30 am
# of Participants: 80

Webinar #3
Date: Thursday May 2^nd, 2013
Times: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
# of Participants: 80

You will be able to access the webinar from any computer that has internet access and Adobe Flash. If you don't have Adobe Flash on your computer, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com. ALWAYS CONSULT WITH YOUR IT SPECIALIST PRIOR TO DOWNLOADING ANYTHING TO YOUR COMPUTER. In addition to the computer internet access, participants will need to listen to the webinar via any phone. If viewing the webinar with others, the phone should have a speaker option. You may not want to use your mobile device to participate because of the length of the webinar. Registration Information The webinar training registration is accessed via the following link: http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=1542 PLEASE NOTE: If multiple participants will be viewing the webinar on one computer, only one participant will need to register. PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE NOT PREREGISTERED FOR THE WEBINARS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. Please complete your registration by April 12^th, 2013. CAREFULLY ENTER ALL REQUIRED REGISTRATION INFORMATION. You will not receive the required training updates if you have entered inaccurate or incomplete information. Please contact Carrie Harrington at 781-338-6499 or by email at charrington@doe.mass.edu or Robin Haunton at 781-338-3760 or by email at rhaunton@doe.mass.edu should you have any questions related to this training. You will receive confirmation of your training registration with details of how to access the training. It will contain additional information related to the training. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

Last Updated: March 29, 2013