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Child Nutrition: summer EBT reporting served 200,000+ students; S‑5 records to be primary collector for 2026
Summary
Child Nutrition staff reported that the first-year Summer EBT rollout reached over 200,000 students and delivered more than $24 million in benefits. For 2026, USBE will primarily rely on S‑5 records from the data collector (UTrEx); LEAs should submit S‑5 records with current-year eligibility dates and use a new 'override' valid value only rarely.
A Child Nutrition Program (CNP) representative reported to the LEA data meeting that the first year of Summer EBT operations provided benefits to more than 200,000 students and resulted in over $24,000,000 in benefits for families.
CNP staff said S‑5 records (a YouTrEx/UTrEx data element) will be the primary source for Summer EBT (Sun Bucks) eligibility reporting in program year 2026, with Qualtrics as a secondary collector when necessary. The…
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