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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is pleased to offer a technology solution designed to assist National School Lunch Program sponsors with the administration of the school meal program. The POINT System provides schools and school districts with comprehensive software for Planning, Ordering, Inventory Management and Nutrient Analysis.
Benefits of Using the POINT System
The POINT System allows schools and school districts to:
Reduce costs by improving efficiency of school meal administration.
Manage food inventory levels, including U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods.
Forecast and plan food items for the school year.
Develop menus and cycle menus.
Check menus for compliance with meal patterns and nutrient standards.
Order USDA Foods from USDA and state-contracted warehouses.
POINT System Modules and Training Resources
The Point System includes eight modules. Modules 1-5 are free to all Florida sponsors of the National School Lunch Program, and modules 6-8 are available to sponsors at a negotiated reduced rate. Training webinars and task guides are available to assist sponsors in setting up their schools/district in the POINT System.
Module
Tasks
Training Resources
1. Food Distribution
Replaces Web-Based Supply Chain Management as the mechanism for ordering through the USDA Foods Program. Place order requisitions, manage USDA Foods inventory at processors and warehouses, place transfer requests, and request delivery from state-contracted warehouses. This will be a required module for all School Food Authorities participating in the USDA Foods Program in Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
Develop healthy, nutritious menus that meet the meal pattern requirements and nutrient standards. This module is approved by USDA for nutrient analysis of school meal programs and is preloaded with common ingredients.
Reduce food waste by forecasting food needs based on developed cycle menus, managing inventory levels, and ordering food items with requested delivery dates.
Seamlessly create detailed production records to assist in menu planning, recipe development and portion control for daily meal services. Provide a service history to document leftovers and minimize food loss.
Electronically record and track employees' training CEUs to meet the USDA Professional Standards requirements. Reduce manual entries with bulk employee imports.
Coming Soon
6. Point of Service
Accurately and efficiently record school meal sales regardless of service method or location. Generate improved transaction reports properly formatted to state and federal requirements.
Coming Soon
7. Student Eligibility
Determine student eligibility for school meals, create student profiles and generate reports.
To begin using the POINT System, complete and submit the form.
Information submitted to the department is a public record unless exempted by Florida law. You may also share this information with us by contacting our consumer assistance team at 1-800-HELP-FLA or 1-800-435-7352 (en Español: 1-800-FL-AYUDA or 1-800-352-9832) or by sending correspondence to: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plaza Level 10, The Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800.
View this webinar for more information about the POINT System.
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