Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) - Fueling Student Achievers
Providing an alternative to household applications for free and reduced-price meals, the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act aims to offer all students free meals in high-poverty areas without the need for individual applications. Implemented over three years in selected states, schools must meet specific criteria to participate, ensuring a minimum of 40% identified students and serving free meals to all. By eliminating the need for meal benefit applications, CEP reduces stigma, charging issues, and overt identification, benefiting students and schools alike.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Community Eligibility Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Provision (CEP) Fueling Student Achievers
Background: Healthy, Hunger Background: Healthy, Hunger- -Free Kids Act 2010 Free Kids Act 2010 Provides an alternative to household applications for free and reduced price meals Offers all students free meals in high poverty local education agencies (LEA) and schools
Implementation Implementation Phased in over a period of 3 years in limited number of States selected by USDA Food and Nutrition Service Available nationwide July 2014
Requirements for Participation Have a minimum of 40% identified students in the school year prior to implementing CEP Identified Direct Certification Students Total Enrolled Students X 100 40% Serve free lunches and breakfasts to all students Household applications for free and reduced price meals are not collected
Election of Provision Election of Provision All schools in LEA Group of schools Individual school
Process Process Identified student percentage (ISP) multiplied by a factor of 1.6 equals the percent of total meals served that will be reimbursed at the Federal free rate The remaining percent of total meals served is reimbursed at the Federal paid rate
Annual Percentage Selection: 2 Annual Percentage Selection: 2nd nd, 3 , 3rd rd & 4 & 4th th year year ISP from immediately preceding school year; or The year prior to the first year of participating in CEP (original ISP)
Benefits of CEP Serve free breakfast and lunch No meal benefits applications Reduced chance of overt identification and stigma No charging issues
CEP Schools Bellview Elementary Bellview Middle Jim Allen Elementary Judy Andrews Pleasant Grove Elementary Semmes Elementary Brentwood Elementary Lincoln Park Elementary Sherwood Elementary Camelot Longleaf Elementary Warrington Elementary Ensley Elementary McMillan Pre-K Center Warrington Middle Escambia Charter Montclair Elementary Weis Elementary Ferry Pass Elementary Myrtle Grove Elementary West Pensacola Elementary Global Learning Academy Navy Point Elementary Westgate Center Holm Elementary Oakcrest Elementary Woodham Middle Jacqueline Harris Pyramid Pine Forest High Workman Middle
Notes for Schools Notes for Schools Students will continue to use the point of sale with appropriate identifiers Designee in front office will continue to use New & Needy Form Discourage parents from putting money on student accounts (ex. a la carte) Students transferring in from CEP schools will need to complete application ASAP
Additional Information - http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/community-eligibility-provision
