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It is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirement that
every serving/preparation site within each school district has two health
inspections performed by the Arkansas Department of Health no later than June
30th.
If districts have not received two annual health
inspections at each school site by the closing of the school year, Child
Nutrition Directors are required to contact the local health department and
schedule an inspection.
If it is not possible for the health department to
make two visits a year, Child Nutrition Directors are required to keep
sufficient documentation to show scheduling attempts and justification for
non-compliance.
The number of health inspections performed within
the school district each year must be reported to the Arkansas Department of
Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Child Nutrition Unit
(DESE, CNU).
This year, the attached Health Inspection Report of
2022-2023 School Year Inspections will need to be completed and submitted to
DESE-CNU.
Please email the attached Health Inspection Report
to ADE.CNU-A-PS@ade.arkansas.gov no later than May 30th,
2023.
If you have questions or need assistance with the
Health Inspection Report, contact your Area Specialist.