Ritenour School District

October 20, 2014

Missouri Association of School Business Officials

Community Eligibility Provision

Community Eligibility Provision

Patty Poretti, RD LD• Director of Child Nutrition

• Registered Dietitian• Food Management Dietetics• 19?? Ritenour graduate

Objectives for Today

Understand what USDA Community Eligibility Program is

Know where resources and tools can be found regarding the CEP Provision and its implementation

Gain insight into the logistics of implementation

Ritenour School District

Location

North St. Louis County

History

Started as a one-room log cabin called Buck School in 1846.

The name Ritenour was not used until 1867.

Ritenour grew to be one of the largest school district in St. Louis County.

Student Population

6300 students attend Ritenour School District.

Over 75% of our students receive Free and Reduced Price meals.

39.8% African American

37.2% Caucasian

14.8% Hispanic

2.2% Asian

Why Community Eligibility Provision?

Started with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Sections 205 and 206.

Established requirements for Paid Lunch Equity:

• Revenue from paid reimbursable meals• The average price for Paid Lunches must

be more than the difference between the Federal reimbursement for free lunches and paid lunches.

Community Eligibility Provision

Ritenour Community

Increase in meal prices

Increase in the % Free and Reduced Price students

Time to look at other options!

Community Eligibility Provision

• To improve access to free school meals in eligible high poverty schools and districts

• Alternate to household applications for free and reduced price meals in high poverty areas.

Community Eligibility Provision

• To be eligible, schools and/or districts must meet a minimum level of 40% Identified Students for free meals in the year prior to implementing the CEP.

• Reimbursement is based on the claiming percentage derived from the Identified Student percentages

Identified Students

Students certified for free meals through Direct Certification on the basis of their

participation in:

SNAP

TANF

FDPIR

Homeless, runaway, Head Start or

migrant youth

Identified Students

Does not include students who are eligible based on submission of a free and reduced price application

Identified Student percentage is established using the number of Identified Students as of April 1st of the prior year.

Community Eligibility Provision

All school or some schools may participate.

A new Identified Student % may be established each year of a 4 year cycle.

Community Eligibility

Claiming

The percentage of Identified Students is multiplied by a factor of 1.6 to determine the total percentage of meals reimbursed at the Federal free reimbursement rate.

The remaining percentage of meals is reimbursed at the Federal paid reimbursement rate.

Ritenour and Community Eligibility

ProvisionNumber of Identified Students and EnrollmentBuilding Name Number of Identified

StudentsEnrollment Identified Student

Percentage

Buder 198 490 40.41%

Iveland 256 524 48.85%

Kratz 334 554 60.29%

Marion 239 476 50.21%

Marvin 260 515 50.49%

Wyland 219 493 44.42%

Hoech Middle 333 694 47.98%

RMS 309 658 46.96%

RHS 676 1692 39.95%

SECE 4 86 4.65%

Community Eligibility Provision

Traditional Method vs. CEP Revenue IntakeBuilding Name Traditional Method CEP Difference

Buder $ 186,999.00 $ 138,303.00 $ (48,696.00)

Iveland $ 201,991.00 $ 118,884.00 $ (83,107.00)

Kratz $ 243,224.00 $ 248,396.00 $ 5,172.00

Marion $ 181,506.00 $ 164,579.00 $ (16,927.00)

Marvin $ 208,492.00 $ 183,550.00 $ (24,942.00)

Wyland $ 190,471.00 $ 152,527.00 $ (37,944.00)

Hoech Middle $ 308,469.00 $ 265,262.00 $ (43,207.00)

RMS $ 287,415.00 $ 241,209.00 $ (46,206.00)

RHS $ 459,301.00 Not Eligible Not Eligible

SECE $ 23,464.00 Not Eligible Not Eligible

Community Eligibility Provision

My Projected Revenues vs. Expenses

-$84,128

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility• Located next to the airport• Highest % of Free and Reduced Price

students in the district– 87% Free and Reduced Price students

• Very transient community• Good school to “pilot” Community

Eligibility

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility• Excellent café manager at Kratz

Elementary, Louisa Olney• Excellent principle at Kratz Elementary,

Dorlita Adams• Could not have done it without these two!

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility

Communication with Principal Dorlita Adams

• Concern about volume of students eating breakfast in 20 minutes.– 2013-2014 average breakfast count was

close to 200 per day.– How would we accommodate more kids in

the cafeteria?

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility

Breakfast in the Classroom for Kindergarteners and First Graders was

the answer!

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility

Communication with Principal Dorlita Adams

• Concern about communication with parents

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility

Kratz Elementary Community Eligibility

Breakfast in the Classroom

Initial Expense

9 Coolers w/ Wheels $1,932

9 Insulated Bags $ 967

9 Carts $1,475

$4,374

Breakfast in the Classroom

Breakfast in the Classroom

State Approval

August 2013 and 2014 Comparison

2013 2014

Number of Breakfast/Day

195(35% Participation)

298(55% Participation)

Number of Lunches/Day

434(77% Participation)

458(85 % Participation)

Breakfast Revenue $3,973 $6,679

Lunch Revenue $13,165 $16,255

General Supplies $2,111 $4,458

Food Supplies $7,240 $9,025

Community Eligibility Provision Resources

• http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/policy

• http://dese.mo.gov/financial-admin-services/food-nutrition-services/community-eligibility-provision-cep

NEXT STEPS

• Monthly Direct Certifications• Add more schools in 2015-2016

THANK YOU!

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