How do I prepare for a CRE (Coordinated Review Effort) and an SMI (School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children) review?
• Gather the necessary documentation. Prior to the review, you will receive an appointment letter, which tells you the date and time the review will begin. The appointment letter will include a list of the documents that you will need to have ready for the review. • Be sure that applications for free and reduced-price meals are current and that the number of children listed on the benefit issuance list or master roster matches the number of approved applications on file. • Residential Child Care Institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program should have applications on file for all day students. • Review the Edit Check Worksheet that is done each month to be sure that the number of free and reduced-price meals claimed for reimbursement is not more than the number of approved free and reduced-price applications on file. This pertains to sponsors participating in the National School Lunch Program. • Be sure that you have dated menus, which contain all of the items requir