National School Lunch Program Tuesday, July 10,

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National School Lunch Program Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Introduction Free & Reduced Price Meal (FRPM) data are collected on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide nutritional meals to children in need. re-purposed by Education as a poverty indicator NSLP changes will impact the FRPM data collection The Departments of Agriculture and Education are partnering to identify and address challenges. Panelists Kathy Gosa, Kansas State Department of Education Julie Brewer, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Lily Clark, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education Ross Santy, EdFacts Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Data and Information, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education Tom Howell, Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information Robert Rodosky, Jefferson County Public Schools (KY) Julie Brewer National School Lunch Program Program Eligibility Agenda National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Basics Application Process Categorical Eligibility Direct Certification Disclosure Provisional Schools Community Eligibility Option NSLP Basics The NSLP is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. NSLP Administration Schools – more than 100,000 School Food Authorities – nearly 21,000 State Agencies - 56 FNS Headquarters Alexandria, VA FNS Regions - 7 Federal Income Guidelines Children from families whose income equals 130 percent of poverty or less are eligible for free meals Children from families whose income equals between 131 and 185 percent of poverty are eligible for reduced price meals Application Process Household Application Completed at home Self-declaration of income or other status Beginning of the school year (August/September) Provides information on household income and size Income and Household Size Income before any deductions (such as taxes, Social Security taxes, insurance premiums, charitable contributions and bonds) Household a group of related or non-related people living under one roof as one economic unit Verification Basics Local responsibility, though the State may conduct the process Use number of applications approved as of October 1 as pool LEAs must verify a minimum number of applications by November 15 every year SNAP and TANF Categorical Eligibility Children in households receiving assistance under SNAP and in some states TANF or FDPIR are eligible for NSLP free meals Categorical Eligibility: Migrant, Runaway or Homeless Children Migrant children in the Migrant Education Program Children covered under the provisions of the