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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Community eligibility schools don’t require DARMs forms because they everyone receives free meals for attending. [/quote]

There's some confusion, I think, because some schools are designated as "community schools" (a term used for several years). There was a lot of overlap between Title I and community schools. When the county switched to "community eligibility" in place of FARMs, it just added one more category. Some schools are all three, some are only one or two.

Viers Mill is one of the schools that lost Title I, and is still a community school (but NOT a community eligibility school). The principal elected to go forward with FARMs forms this year with the expectation of getting the Title I label back.

The CEP label isn't accurate for many reasons, as not everyone who qualifies for government benefits is comfortable requesting them (they don't feel they really need them, don't want to be perceived as freeloader, mixed status within the family and better safe than sorry, not aware of their own eligibility for benefits, etc). The FARMs forms just went by straight income and household size, and are much more accurate, in my opinion.

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