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District declines to add five schools to Community Eligibility Program now, cites fiscal impact of nearly $600,000 baseline
Summary
District and state officials told trustees expanding Community Eligibility Provision coverage to five additional District Five schools would require substantial general-fund support and recommended against expansion at this time.
District Five administration and state school nutrition officials briefed the board on the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and recommended the district not expand CEP to five additional schools at this time because of the projected budget impact.
State eligibility and reimbursement: State Department of Education staff explained the federal CEP formula used to determine reimbursements. Identified student percentage (ISP) — the share of students automatically identified by participation in SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, foster care, Head Start, and similar categories — determines eligibility (current threshold referenced as 25% in the briefing) and then a multiplier (1.6 × ISP) determines…
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