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Nutrition services: district confirms CEP continuation, plans equipment upgrades to 52 schools
Summary
Nutrition services told the board July 28 that Community Eligibility Provision benefits and related eligibility factors will remain in effect for the coming school year and that leftover pandemic funds will pay for large equipment installations at 52 schools beginning in late August.
At the July 28 work session, Clayton County Public Schools' nutrition services staff told the board that the district’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) status and associated benefit considerations will continue for the upcoming school year and announced a planned equipment investment in dozens of schools.
The nutrition-services presenter said the district recertified for CEP in February 2024 and that SNAP, TANF and Medicaid-related benefit data for CEP were "frozen" at that recertification and would remain unchanged until the next recertification. The presenter stated the district expects CEP to continue into the 2025–26 school year.
Separately, nutrition staff said the district plans to install large kitchen equipment and ovens in 52 schools starting in late August 2025. Staff said the purchases will be funded with leftover pandemic-era dollars and are intended to maintain and modernize meal production capacity.
The presenter invited questions; board members thanked nutrition staff for the clarification. The presenter also said a document or slide with a link identifies the schools scheduled to receive equipment.
Notes on transcript wording The meeting transcript contained an apparent transcription error in the date references used during the CEP explanation; the presenter cited a recertification month and year and then an unclear later date string. This article reports the substance the presenter stated: that CEP eligibility was set at recertification and that district staff expect CEP to continue next school year. Any precise recertification schedule or formal filing dates will be confirmed by district staff in subsequent communications.
