Nutrition Programs
Verification Summary Report
The online Verification Summary Report is due December 15, 2009.
By November 15 of each year, all sponsors participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) must have selected and verified a sample of applications approved for free and reduced-price meal benefits. (For details of the verification process, go to www.isbe.net/nutrition/pdf/verification_process.pdf.)
By December 15 of each year, per federal regulations, all sponsors are required to submit a summary of these verification efforts electronically using the Verification Summary Report.
Instructions for Accessing the Verification Summary Report
STEP 1
Access the IWAS (ISBE Web Application Security) website and click on the System Listing link on the left side of the screen. Select Child Nutrition—ACES (Application and Claim Entry System) and click on Applications and Claims.
STEP 2
Set web browser to allow pop-ups.
STEP 3
Using the tan menu in the left margin, select: Search Type = Application; Application/Claim Type = Sponsor; Program Type = NSL; and Program Year = 2010, then click Search.
STEP 4
Using the drop-down menu (Select a Link…) under the Links heading, click on the Verification Summary option.
STEP 5
A new screen will open. Select verification entry method of Sponsor Level or Site Level. Submitting the verification summary information at the Sponsor Level (district) is ideal for single sites or districts that have totaled all sites verification numbers together. Submitting by Site level is ideal for sponsors(districts) that have chosen to complete each step of the verification process at each site. When entering by Site Level, verification numbers will be entered for each site and then consolidated into a sponsor(district) report. After clicking on the chosen entry method a new screen will open. Click on the View and Submit Your Prepared Summary Report link, and then proceed with entering the requested information.
STEP 6
After completing the verification summary report form, click the Submit button. Clicking on Submit will automatically check for errors. If any errors are found, the verification summary report will not be accepted. After correcting errors, click on the Submit button again.
If entering by Site Level each site will need to be submitted. After completing/submitting a site click Submit, if no errors are found a Form Submitted Successfully! screen will open. Click on the Return to Main button to complete the next site. As sites are completed the links for each site will go from Red to Black. After all sites are completed click the View and Submit Your Prepared Summary link in the Summary box underneath the list of sites. This will open the consolidated numbers from all sites. Click on the Submit button to submit the consolidated verification summary report.
STEP 7
After clicking the Submit button (for sponsor or consolidated sites), if no errors are found, a screen stating Form Submitted Successfully! will open. Click the Return to Main button and a Congratulations! screen will open showing the date of submission. Please print this screen as proof of submission.
If you need technical assistance with IWAS, please call (217) 558-3600 or click Contact Us on the left side of the IWAS homepage.
If you need assistance completing this report or if you discover after submission of the report that errors were made, please call (800) 545-7892 or (217) 782-2491 or send an email to cnp@isbe.net. Be sure to include your agreement number in all correspondence.
