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| Autor/inn/en | Moore, Quinn; Conway, Kevin; Kyler, Brandon |
|---|---|
| Institution | Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA); Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. |
| Titel | Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress School Year 2011-2012. Report to Congress. Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-12-DC. Nutrition Assistance Program Report Series |
| Quelle | (2012), (89 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | National Programs; Lunch Programs; Certification; Eligibility; School Districts; Low Income Students; Performance; Best Practices; Child Health; Federal Legislation; Nutrition; Federal Aid; Federal Programs; State Programs; United States |
| Abstract | This report responds to the legislative requirement of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L.110-246) to assess the effectiveness of State and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Direct certification is a process conducted by the States and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify certain children for free school meals without the need for household applications. The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 required all LEAs to establish, by school year (SY) 2008-2009, a system of direct certification of children from households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The mandate was phased in over three years. The largest LEAs were required to establish direct certification systems by SY 2006-2007; all were required to directly certify SNAP participants by SY 2008-2009. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) requires that States meet certain direct certification performance targets. For SY 2011-2012, States that fail to achieve a direct certification rate of at least 80 percent are required to develop and implement continuous improvement plans (CIPs). The performance target increases to 90 percent for SY 2012-2013 and 95 percent for SY 2013-2014 and beyond. Eighty-nine percent of LEAs that participate in the NSLP directly certified some SNAP participants in SY 2011-2012. These LEAs enroll 98 percent of all students in schools that participate in the NSLP. This is an increase from SY 2004-2005, when 56 percent of LEAs, enrolling 77 percent of all students in NSLP schools, directly certified some SNAP-participant students. The number of school-age SNAP participants directly certified for free school meals was 11.6 million for SY 2011-2012, an increase of 17 percent from SY 2010-2011. Analysis in this report estimates that 86 percent of children in SNAP households were directly certified for free school meals, substantially higher than last year's rate of 77 percent. Thirty-six States achieved the HHFKA-mandated performance target of 80 percent, and 17 States achieved direct certification rates of at least 90 percent. Only one State had a direct certification rate lower than 60 percent. [This report was submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service's Office of Research and Analysis. For the summary report, see ED616746.] (As Provided). |
| Anmerkungen | US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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