Gathering Data for Your 2023-2024 School Year CEP Application |
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CEP Action of the Week: Download your 2022-2023 direct certification data before Saturday, July 15, if you haven’t already! |
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The CEP Application: What you need to know - Download your DCMP data before July 15: On July 15, schools will no longer have access to SY 2022-2023 direct certification data. NYSED has released a memo encouraging all SFAs to conduct a final match of directly certified students for SY 2022-2023 before July 15th and for schools who may become eligible with CEP rule changes to retain this data.
- Use the correct data for your application: CEP applications for the upcoming school year must be based on enrollment data as of April 1, 2023 and SY 2022-2023 direct certification data. When applying for CEP, schools must provide their enrollment and direct certification (by eligible category) at the building-level. In other words, you must indicate the number of students enrolled and directly certified in each of your school buildings (or RAs).
- Learn about strategies for improving your direct certification: Direct certification is vital to strong CEP implementation. Use this tipsheet to identify which students are directly certified for free school meals and improve your direct certification process.
- Submit your CEP application by Thursday, August 31st: Learn more about what to expect with the CEP application process with NYSED’s CEP Application Instructions.
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ICYMI: Tips for Communicating with Families About Free School Meals Webinar We know that families are one of the key drivers of kids eating school meals. In order to gain their buy-in to participate and submit their household income information, schools can leverage best practices for effectively communicating with families and caregivers. - Listen to the webinar recording and view the slides to learn how to effectively communicate with families about free school meals.
- Resources are available so that schools do not need to recreate the wheel in their own communications to families and caregivers:
*Need support saving the school meals marketing social media graphics? Please contact Liz Lucas at elucas@strength.org or (332) 264-5975 |
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About this Newsletter: Schools who are potentially eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in the upcoming 2023-2024 school year will receive this weekly newsletter. Our goal is that all CEP-eligible schools maximize this new state funding— the CEP State Subsidy— in the 2023-2024 SY. Questions about CEP and the new state subsidy? This memo highlights commonly asked questions about CEP. Catch up on previous newsletters: |
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