Record School Release Days and Summer Dates

This feature allows providers and centers to override the following errors:

• Meals served to participant outside of participant normal schedule
• AM Snack or Lunch served to child age 6+
• AM Snack or Lunch served to school age child

If you are trying to override the error about participant typical schedule, your first step is to enter a School Release or Summer Schedule for participants that need one. Learn how to do that with our Help Center article.

To designate a day as a School Release or Summer Day:

• Click on "Field Trips, Closures or School Release Days" on the main dashboard

• Click the blue “Add” button to the right of the "School Release or Summer" header.

• Reason Off Site (required): select Summer Release Dates or School Release Dates
• Description (required)
• Start Date (required)
• End Date (required). If you are entering a one-day School Release Date, then the end date will be the same as the start date.
• Click “Save”

As a reminder:

Entering a school release or summer day does NOT automatically allow school age children to be claimed for the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. Instead, it means that My Food Program will use the child’s summer/school release schedule. If no summer/school release schedule is entered, then the standard schedule will be used.