Connect with Us
If you’re looking to connect with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)'s nutrition program staff, you’ve come to the right place! There are three key ways MDE communicates with nutrition program sponsors:
Subscribe to the Nutrition Program Bulletin
Enter your email and contact information to receive the nutrition program bulletin emails. Each nutrition program sponsor must have at least one staff person subscribed to updates.
Each nutrition program sponsor must have up-to-date contact information for their sponsor and food service contact. While you may grant limited access to CLiCS for third party vendors, they should not serve as your program contact. Update your contact info using the form below.
Login to CLiCS
CLiCS User ID Request Form – 7/15/19
Use this form to request access to or update your contact information in CLiCS.
- Nutrition Program Bulletin
- Cyber-Linked Interactive Child Nutrition System (CLiCS)
- Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) email and phone line
Nutrition Program Bulletin
The Nutrition Program Bulletin, formerly known as the Listserv, are emails sent by MDE on the first and third Mondays of each month, with important nutrition program updates. Special bulletin updates are also sent out for time-sensitive or urgent updates.Subscribe to the Nutrition Program Bulletin
Enter your email and contact information to receive the nutrition program bulletin emails. Each nutrition program sponsor must have at least one staff person subscribed to updates.
View Nutrition Program Bulletin Archive
This online archive of past bulletins goes back to December 2017, and is updated with each new bulletin we send.
Cyber-Linked Interactive Child Nutrition System (CLiCS)
MDE uses CLiCS to administer essential nutrition program activities, such as collecting annual sponsor program agreements, program applications, claims for reimbursement, verification, direct certification, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods activities.Each nutrition program sponsor must have up-to-date contact information for their sponsor and food service contact. While you may grant limited access to CLiCS for third party vendors, they should not serve as your program contact. Update your contact info using the form below.
Login to CLiCS
CLiCS User ID Request Form – 7/15/19
Use this form to request access to or update your contact information in CLiCS.
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