Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Food‑service staff recommend adding middle schools to CEP; board hears tradeoffs and recommended option
Summary
District food‑service staff presented three Community Eligible Program (CEP) options, recommended adding middle schools to universal free breakfast and lunch, and outlined expected revenue, program costs and legislative uncertainties that could affect qualification.
Food‑service officials presented three options Tuesday for the district’s participation in the federal Community Eligible Provision (CEP), and recommended the board expand the program to include middle schools for the 2025‑26 school year.
Jared (food service presenter) and Director Jared and Bobby (presentation team) explained how CEP works: a school or grouping qualifies based on its identified student percentage (ISP), which uses directly certified students (SNAP, TANF, Medicaid) and then multiplies that ISP by 1.6 for federal reimbursement calculations. The presenters said the district’s current ISP is about 58.88% and the district’s CEP sites (all elementary schools and the Franklin Learning Center) currently receive a reimbursement rate of about 94.21%.
Why it matters: CEP offers universal free breakfast and lunch at qualifying schools and can increase nutrition access and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
