The purpose of this training is to make sure you are prepared for your review,

not to provide annual training!

CRE-SMI Overview

What is CRE-SMI?What is CRE-SMI?

CRE/SMI: Two different reviews

CRE=Coordinated Review Effort Performance Standard 1

Meal Counting and Claiming/Eligibility Performance Standard 2

Meal Components General Review Areas (food safety, civil rights, etc.)

State Agency (ODE) Specific Areas (financial, procurement, etc.)

SMI=School Meals Initiative Comprehensive nutritional review of School Food

Authority’s (SFA) selected menu planning option

CRE review cycle and scheduleCRE review cycle and schedule

SFA’s must be reviewed at least once every 5 year cycle

SFA’s notified of review by mail Reviewer calls to schedule review between

November and AprilConfirmation letter sent prior to

review

Hint: Always be prepared!

Review Period and Number of Review Period and Number of Sites to be ReviewedSites to be Reviewed

CRE includes: Day of review

The day we are on-site Review period

Most recent month a claim was filed

Selection of Schools USDA criteria, then

optional criteria

# of Schools in SFA Minimum # of School to Review

1-5 1

6-10 2

11-20 3

21-40 4

41-60 6

61-80 8

81-100 10

101 or more 12 plus 5% of the numbers of schools over 100

Fiscal ActionFiscal Action

If over-claim is noted during review, fiscal action could occur = we take money back!

ODE has option to disregard any over-claim of $600 or less per program

Month of review claim (and possibly others) will be adjusted by ODE

Eligibility errors=beginning of month of review to date of correction

Meal counting/component errors=beginning of the school year to date of correction

ODE retains discretion to go into previous fiscal years depending on severity of the situation

Lack of Response or Documented Lack of Response or Documented Administrative Findings (DAF) Plan Past dueAdministrative Findings (DAF) Plan Past due

No responseClaims put on hold until DAF received

Response past dueClaims put on hold until DAF received

Appeals ProcedureAvailable when fiscal action is assessed Cannot appeal findings.

We are here to help. If you need any assistance in the operation of your child nutrition program, please call or e-mail your assigned child nutrition specialist.

The whole point of the CRE-SMI review is to ensure that

taxpayer money is being spent appropriately and you

are providing nutritious meals to children that meet

Federal requirements.