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The problem is that in CEP schools, they don’t put an effort into collecting FARMs data because it’s not necessary to get kids fed.

So then when it comes time to do a systemwide poverty ranking comparison, (which is what they do to determine who gets what services), you are ranking schools  by apples and oranges. So it’s possible that Strathmore, had they stuck with collecting FARMS forms, would still qualify. But because the CEP qualification uses SNAP (which undocumented families do not get), large swaths of students in these schools are not being counted.

What did surprise/disappoint me was that there are board members who didn’t know what the community eligibility provision is. That is a fairly important change to education policy that has had a real game-changing impact on how we have increased the safety net for families. Why don't they know what it is?

Now unfortunately, it looks like the use of community eligibility has had unintended consequences. I’d like to understand if this could have been predicted and if there were things that could have been done along the way to mitigate these consequences.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Community eligibility is actually a really important program for addressing hunger and ensuring that more kids in need get free meals.

“Not only does community eligibility increase participation in the school meal programs, it also reduces labor costs for schools, increases efficiency, reduces stigma, and increases federal revenues.”

https://www.mdhungersolutions.org/federal-nutrition-programs/community-eligibility-provision-cep/[/quote]

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This feels wrong. CEP uses SNAP eligibility to determine which schools participate, but MCPS did not need to use the CEP formula to determine how they distribute Title I funds. That was a choice, and a bad one in the specific case of MCPS given the very high number of recent immigrants (not yet signed up) and the decision to place "magnet" programs in high needs schools.[/quote][/quote]

I don't see why they couldn't have predicted it. It's not a new program.[/quote]

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