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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if the CEP program is impacting this.  Given that there is no need for families to complete the forms to receive meals, how do they actually know the FARMS rate?  Both NHE and Oak View are CEP schools with all students receiving free meals.  No one had to complete the forms.  
https://www..org/news/quick-notes/2023-08/2023-08-issue/important-information-about-student-meals/
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This is exactly what is happing at the Title 1 school where I work. We didn’t have families complete FARMS forms this year since MCPS said it wasn’t needed.  We aren’t sure what method MCPS used to calculate FARMS rate without the forms but we dropped from over 80% FARMS to around 65% FARMS. This means big cuts for staffing and funds next year.  Our students definitely didn’t get wealthier. [/quote]

This was the case at my Title 1 school as well. I guess there was a long range plan in place to make certain adjustments to the FARMS rate at schools, and make it easy to make cuts in SY 25.[/quote]

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