K-12 Education

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• Area Eligibility for Child Nutrition Programs

  Information on schools with at least 50 percent of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school nutrition programs.

• Special Milk Program (SMP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SMP provides low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk to children in public and private nonprofit schools and child care institutions that do not participate in other USDA Child Nutrition Programs.

• Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Distribution Program coordinates the distribution of USDA Foods to many of the public and private schools that provide meals to students through the USDA Child Nutrition Programs.

• CACFP Emergency Shelters

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's CACFP in emergency shelters provides cash assistance for nutritious meals and snacks served to resident infants and children ages 18 and younger.

• CACFP Child Care Centers

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's CACFP in private nonresidential licensed child care centers (including emergency shelters and at-risk afterschool care programs) provides cash assistance for nutritious meals and snacks served to infants and children.

• List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages

  A brand-specific list of commercially prepared food products that comply with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards and beverages that comply with the beverage requirements of Section 10-221q of the Connecticut General Statutes.

• Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SSO combines features of the NSLP, SBP, and SFSP to reduce paperwork and administrative burden, making it easier for schools to feed children from low-income areas during the traditional summer vacation periods.

• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's NSLP provides nutritious lunches to students in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.

• CACFP At-risk Afterschool Care Centers

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's CACFP in at-risk afterschool care centers provides cash assistance for nutritious snacks and meals served at no charge to students ages 18 and younger in afterschool programs.

• CACFP Adult Day Care Centers

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's CACFP in public or private nonresidential day care centers provides cash assistance for nutritious meals and snacks served to adults who are at least 60 years of age, or functionally impaired adults of any age who reside in the community.

• Healthy Food Certification (HFC)

  Healthy Food Certification (Section 10-215f of the Connecticut General Statutes) requires that each board of education or governing authority for all public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must certify annually to the Connecticut State Department of Education whether the district will follow the Connecticut Nutrition Standards for all foods sold to students separately from reimbursable school meals.

• Connecticut Public School Expenditures Report

  The State Department of Education’s annual publication of local school district expenditures and related data.

• Fiscal Services

  Bureau of Fiscal Services Home page

• Student Counts

  Analysis of pupil data to make adjustments for a variety of things including, but not limited to, grades, schools, and duplicate entries.

• Indirect Cost Proposals

  Applications for grants usually involve a request for reimbursement of both direct and indirect costs. Circular A-87 contains provisions for determining indirect cost rates for grantees and subgrantees of federal grants.