Community Eligibility Provision

Overview CEP is a 4-year reimbursement option for eligible high-poverty districts and/or schools Minimum of 40% Identified students in year prior to implementation Serve breakfast and lunch Cover with non-Federal funds any cost difference

Benefits No applications; no verification process Reduces chance of overt identification Universal feeding program Pilot states report that in 2 years had 13% increase in school lunch participation 25% increase in school breakfast participation May continue for 4 years

Who are Identified Students? Direct Certified by EED Food Stamps - TANF - Foster Homeless (certified via homeless coordinator) Runaway (certified via runaway coordinator) Migrant (certified via migrant coordinator) Head Start (certified via Head Start coordinator) FDPIR (certified via FDPIR coordinator) Cannot include self-reporting on Income Eligibility Application

Claiming Process Identified Students x 1.6 to establish rate Example 1 Identified students = 55.6% 55.6% x 1.6 = 88.96% 88.96% of all meals served are reimbursed at the free rate 11.04% of all meals served are reimbursed at the paid rate Example 2 Identified students = 40% 40% x 1.6% = 64% 64% of all meals served are reimbursed at the free rate 36% of all meals served are reimbursed at the paid rate (claiming rate may be adjusted annually by USDA)

Grouping Schools may be partnered so that a schools with low rate of identified students may participate if combined with a high rate of identified students Schools retain individual “enhanced” rate, cannot apply grouped rate to qualify for other programs.

Why 1.6% USDA estimates for every 10 children identified based on eligibility, another 6 are eligible based on income eligibility applications

Timeline April CNP identifies districts that are 100% eligible CNP Identifies preliminary site eligibility Data available on our website at June 30 SFA Deadline to submit documentation to State

How to Prepare Benefit Issuance Document DC, Migrant, Foster, Homeless, Runaway Separated by site Assess feasibility Calculate estimate Talk to your Title I Coordinator

How to Apply Application available on our website Apply as a district, individual sites, or groups of sites Maintain records reflecting eligibility for entire duration of CEP plus 3 years (7 years total)

Application - Agreement The LEA agrees to serve all children in the participating school(s) free breakfasts and free lunches for four successive school years. The LEA must have a percentage of enrolled students who were Identified Students as of April 1 of the year prior to participating in CEP that is greater than or equal to 40% and maintain all documentation to support this number. The LEA agrees to pay, from sources other than Federal funds, the costs of serving breakfast and lunches that are in excess of the Federal assistance received, including Federal cash reimbursement. The LEA agrees not to collect free and reduced price applications from households in participating schools during the period of participation in CEP. The LEA agrees to maintain a total count of breakfasts and lunches served daily. The LEA agrees to abide by all requirements for applying and administering CEP as stated in Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759(a)(a)).

Application School Name# Identified Students Enrollment as of 4/1 D, I, G

Application – Example by Site School Name# Identified Students Enrollment as of 4/1 D, I, G ABC Elementary5075I JKL Elementary2530GA QRS Elementary1545GA EFG Elementary4080GB XYZ Elementary2535GB

Application - District School Name# Identified Students Enrollment as of 4/1 D, I, G St. Mary’s127223D 127 / 223 = 56.9% + 1.6% = 91%

Proxy Data Proxy data is data collected at EED Cannot be used to apply but indicates potential eligibility Not current because: Does not reflect current enrollment Does not include Homeless or Migrant students DC Food Stamps, TANF, or Foster may or may not still be at the school

Proxy Data - District Level DistrCat. Elig Total Enroll %+ 1.6Break Annette Island %79%Y Klawock %96%N Chatham437260%96%Y

Proxy Data - Site Level SiteCat. Elig Total Enroll %+ 1.6 Tanacross School %109.5% Tok School %69.3% Dot Lake School %32.0% Example: Alaska Gateway

Deadlines Application and Data available on our website at June 30 SFA Deadline to submit documentation to State

Community Eligibility Provision