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District seeks to add two high schools to Community Eligibility program; state breakfast bill could change costs
Summary
Staff recommended adding Millbrook High School and Bass Hoover to the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) because each school's individual student percentage exceeds the 40% threshold; presenters said adding these two schools would be revenue-neutral under current federal reimbursement rules, and noted a pending state bill about universal breakfast could alter net costs.
The finance committee was told on Feb. 9 that the district recommends adding Millbrook High School and Bass Hoover to the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which allows schools with sufficiently high direct-certification rates to provide free breakfast and lunch without collecting individual free-and-reduced applications.
Ms. Anderson said both schools’ Individual Student Percentage (ISP) — the percentage of students identified via direct certification…
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