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Finance committee recommends districtwide adoption of USDA Community Eligibility Program
Summary
The Beaufort County Board of Education Finance Committee voted unanimously June 20 to recommend that the full board authorize all district schools to participate in the USDA Community Eligibility Program beginning in the 2024–25 school year, citing elimination of meal debt and simplified meal access.
The Beaufort County Board of Education Finance Committee on June 20 recommended that the full board authorize districtwide participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Program (CEP) beginning in the 2024–25 school year. Committee members voted unanimously to forward the recommendation for board consideration.
Staff explained CEP, a federal option established under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 that lets eligible schools provide free breakfast and lunch to all students without household applications. Under…
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