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Please Note
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is sending posters (3 per school) and parent information cards (1 per enrolled student) to every school food authority (SFA) in Texas to assist them in fulfilling a National School Lunch Program requirement to notify students and their families about the availability of summer meals. The posters must be displayed on campus and the parent information cards must be distributed to each student immediately upon the shipment’s arrival. 


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NSLP Helper Sheets  2024-2025 NSLP Helper Sheets - A collection of National School Lunch and Breakfast Program implementation information and tips. This resource is also available in Spanish. 
2025-2026 NSLP Helper Sheets - A collection of National School Lunch and Breakfast Program implementation information and tips. This resource is also available in Spanish.

Transitional Meal Pattern Resources  Maximize 

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Webinars


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PAST WEBINARS
TDA School Call Webinar - April 30, 2025 - School Call agenda, Policy slides, Nutrition slides, School Operation slides, USDA Foods slides, MegaCon 2025 slides, Summer Meals slides, Webinar Announcement 

TDA School Webinar - March 26, 2025 - Policy Update slides; Nutrition Team slides; School Operations slides, and USDA Foods slides.

TDA School Webinar -  February 26, 2025 Passcode: #V6?69dS - TDA School Webinar Slides; Answers to Additional Chat Questions

TDA School Webinar - January 29, 2025 - Policy Update slides; Nutrition Team slides; School Operations slides; WBSCM slides, Training Team slides and USDA Foods slides. 


TDA School Webinar - December 18, 2024 - Policy Update slides; Nutrition Team slides; School Operations slides; TANS slides; WBSCM slides and USDA Foods slides. 

TDA School Webinar - October 30, 2024 -Policy Update slides;Nutrition Team Slides; School Operation slides;TANS slides and USDA Foods slides

TDA School Webinar - September 25, 2024 - Policy Update slides;  Nutrition Team slides; School Operations slides;USDA Foods slides;WBSCM Security slides;Training Team slides; and TANS Update slides.

TDA School Webinar - August 28, 2024 - Policy Update slides; Nutrition Team slides; School Operations slides; USDA Foods slides; WBSCM Security slides. HART and Farm Fresh Challenge slides.

TDA School Webinar - July 31, 2024- Policy Update slides;Nutrition Team slides; Local Food for Schoolsslides; School Operations slides; USDA Foods slides; WBSCM Security slides. HART and Farm Fresh Challenge slides.

TDA School Webinar - April 24, 2024 - view Policy Update slides; viewNutrition Team slides, viewOutreachslides; viewSchool Operations slides; viewUSDA Foods slides; viewFarm Fresh slides.

TDA School Webinar - March 27, 2024 - view Policy Update slides; view Nutrition Team slides, view WBSCM Login slides; view School Operations slides; view Proposed Rule for Nutrition Standards; view USDA Foods Updates.

TDA School Webinar - Feb. 28, 2024 - view Policy Update slides; view Nutrition Team slides, view CEP Reporting Update.

TDA School Webinar - Jan. 31, 2024 - view USDA Foods Updates slides; view School Operations slides; view Nutrition Team slides.


TDA School Webinar - Nov. 29, 2023 - view USDA Foods Updates slides; view School Operations slides; view Nutrition Team slides; view Training Team slides.

TDA School Webinar - Oct. 25, 2023 - view Policy Update slides; view USDA Foods Updates slides; view School Operations slides; access Nutrition's links to Local Food for Schools Resources.

TDA School Webinar - Sept. 27, 2023 - view Policy Update slides; view USDA Updates slides; view School Operations slides; view Nutrition slides.

TDA School Webinar – August 30, 2023 – view HMI Grantees slides; view USDA Updates slides; view Reduced-Price Breakfast slides; view Program Integrity Final Rule slides; view Local Food for Schools slides; view Nutrition Reminders slides; view Farm Fresh Challenge slides; view School Ops Updates slides. 


TDA School Webinar – July 26, 2023 – view CE Procurement Self-Certification slides; view Policy Update slides; view USDA Foods Update slides; view NSLW Materials slides; School Ops Update slides; view Turnip the Beet slides; view Reduced Breakfast slides. 


TDA School Webinar – June 28, 2023 – view USDA Food Update slides; view Texas Local Food for Schools Funding slides; School Operations Update slides; Policy Update slides; National School Lunch Week: Level Up slides. 


TDA School Webinar - April 26, 2023 - Download the slides from the presentation here.

TDA School Webinar - March 29, 2023 - View Policy Update slides.

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Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. Mail:
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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