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District to keep current Community Eligibility Provision sites for 2025–26 amid declining direct‑certification rates
Summary
Nutrition staff recommended maintaining current CEP groups for 2025–26 because districtwide direct‑certification percentages have fallen since initial lock‑in; the School Nutrition Fund balance and federal reimbursement formulas informed the board’s unanimous decision.
The Sioux City Community School District board voted unanimously June 23 to maintain the district's current Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) groupings for the 2025–26 school year while staff monitor falling direct‑certification percentages that determine classroom reimbursement rates.
Patty Blankenship, who presented the item, explained CEP provides free meals to all students at participating schools when a building meets minimum direct‑certification thresholds. "CEP stands for Community Eligibility Provision and what it means is that there's free meals to all the students enrolled in that…
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