Monitoring Requirements and the Job of a Monitor in the CACFP Survey

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* 4. Monitors must use communication to effectively set the tone for the visit. Which of the following is NOT an example of effective communication during a visit?

Avoid Being Too Direct

Be Friendly, Not Friends

Help, Rather Than Harass

Be Gentle, But Firm

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* 5. Monitoring visits are ONLY required for:

New agencies

Agencies that have problems with their staff

Agencies that have more than one CACFP site (operations in more than one building)

All agencies are required to complete monitoring visits of their own sites

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* 6. The goal of a monitoring visit is to:

Establish lifelong friendships

To complete paperwork so it is on file

To harass the staff that are “annoying”

To observe and to make sure the Program rules and regulations are followed.

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* 7. How many times must each site be visited during each Program year?

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* 8. The purpose of a monitoring visit is to:

Provide training and technical assistance on the operation of the CACFP

Discover any areas which need improvement

Correct problems before they become serious enough to rise to the level of a serious deficiency

All of the above

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* 9. What is the maximum number of months that may lapse between monitoring visits?

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* 10. Documentation of all monitoring efforts must be maintained on file for how long after they are filed?

One month

Until the claim is paid

For three previous years plus the current year

Forever

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* 11. Monitoring is the term used to:

Describe the efforts made by the local agency to visit each site under its sponsorship to ensure that each site is being operated according to the regulatory requirements.

Describe the steps that sites take to make sure that children are playing safely.

Describe what a computer screen is used for.

Describe the collection of paperwork for the CACFP.

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* 12. Which of the following is NOT a required item to be observed during a monitoring visit?

Labels and recipes

The meal patterns

Participation in annual training

Menu and meal records

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* 13. True or False: The use of humor is prohibited during a monitoring visit.

True

False

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* 14. At least one visit must be made during the center’s first ____ weeks of operation.

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* 15. Which of the following is a suggestion to overcome the feeling of “I want them to like me?”

Remember the Goal

Don’t Criticize Your Supervisor

Don’t Harass, Inspect

All of the above

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* 16. True or False: If a monitor is confident in his/her understanding of what the Program requires, what the agency expects, etc., he/she will do a better job. Confidence (or lack of confidence) speaks volumes.

True

False

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* 17. What is the minimum number of unannounced visits that must be conducted at each site?

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* 18. Which office administers the Child and Adult Care Food Program at the State level?

Coordinated School Health

Child and Adult Nutrition Services

Child Care Services

Adult Services and Aging

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* 19. In the CACFP, the term “monitor” refers to:

A computer screen

A device used to measure heart rates

The television

Any person conducting monitoring visits

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* 20. True or False: Prototype monitoring forms are available from the State Agency.

True

False

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* 21. True or False: Without exception, all monitoring visits must include the observation of a meal service.

True

False

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* 22. Which of the following is NOT part of the preparation for and completion of a monitoring visit?

Looking at the history of visits to the site

Identifying any problems that are observed and clearly outlining the problems that are considered “serious”

A brief discussion of the “good” and the “bad” observations made during the visit.

Let the staff know that the Program rules are just rules made to be broken.

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* 23. If a serious deficiency is identified during any monitoring visits…

That site is no longer eligible to receive reimbursement

That day’s meals may not be claimed

The next visit to that site must be unannounced

The agency will be put on notice of serious deficiency by the State Agency.

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* 1. Name (First & Last):

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* 2. Sponsor or Agency(if you do not see yours, please call 773-3413):

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* 3. Email Address:

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* 4. Monitors must use communication to effectively set the tone for the visit. Which of the following is NOT an example of effective communication during a visit?

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* 5. Monitoring visits are ONLY required for:

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* 6. The goal of a monitoring visit is to:

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* 7. How many times must each site be visited during each Program year?

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* 8. The purpose of a monitoring visit is to:

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* 9. What is the maximum number of months that may lapse between monitoring visits?

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* 10. Documentation of all monitoring efforts must be maintained on file for how long after they are filed?

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* 11. Monitoring is the term used to:

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* 12. Which of the following is NOT a required item to be observed during a monitoring visit?

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* 13. True or False: The use of humor is prohibited during a monitoring visit.

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* 14. At least one visit must be made during the center’s first ____ weeks of operation.

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* 15. Which of the following is a suggestion to overcome the feeling of “I want them to like me?”

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* 16. True or False: If a monitor is confident in his/her understanding of what the Program requires, what the agency expects, etc., he/she will do a better job. Confidence (or lack of confidence) speaks volumes.

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* 17. What is the minimum number of unannounced visits that must be conducted at each site?

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* 18. Which office administers the Child and Adult Care Food Program at the State level?

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* 19. In the CACFP, the term “monitor” refers to:

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* 20. True or False: Prototype monitoring forms are available from the State Agency.

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* 21. True or False: Without exception, all monitoring visits must include the observation of a meal service.

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* 22. Which of the following is NOT part of the preparation for and completion of a monitoring visit?

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* 23. If a serious deficiency is identified during any monitoring visits…