Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Provision 2
Contact Information
Child Nutrition Services
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Provision 2 provide an alternative approach for offering school meals at schools in low-income areas.
Schools Operating CEP in School Year 2021-22
Provision 2 Data for Washington State
Getting Started with CEP
- Planning and Implementation Guidance
- CEP Reference Sheet
- Applying for CEP Using WINS User Manual
- CEP Agreement - A required agreement between Local Education Agencies and OSPI.
- Carryover and Transfer for Students from Provision Schools Reference Sheet
- CEP Data Template
Continuing CEP
Tools
- 2021-22 Family Income Survey - multiple languages available
- Family Income Survey Instructions and Best Practices
- Family Income Survey - Best Practices One Pager
- Family Income Survey Timeline
Letter Templates
- Template: Letter to Parents
- English | Spanish | Chinese (Coming Soon) | Marshallese (Coming Soon) | Russian | Somali | Vietnamese
- Letter to Households in CEP Schools
- Template 1: English | Spanish | Chinese | Marshallese | Russian | Somali | Vietnamese
- Template 2: English | Spanish | Chinese | Marshallese | Russian | Somali | Vietnamese
- Letter to Households in Provision 2 Schools
- Template 1: English | Spanish | Chinese | Marshallese | Russian | Somali | Vietnamese
- Template 2: English | Spanish | Chinese | Marshallese | Russian | Somali | Vietnamese
It's More Than the Family Income Survey Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help districts promote the importance of families filling out the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application each year. The information collected on these forms can help schools receive funding for important programs.
Flyers & Templates
- Email and Robocall Option - English | Arabic | Chinese (simplified) | Khmer | Korean | Marshallese | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
- It's More Than the Family Income Survey Flyer - English | Arabic | Chinese (simplified) | Khmer | Korean | Marshallese | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
Social Media
- It's More Than the Family Income Survey Social Media Post Ideas - English | Arabic | Chinese (simplified) | Khmer | Korean | Marshallese | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
- It's More Than the Family Income Survey Graphic - English | Arabic | Chinese (simplified) | Khmer | Korean | Marshallese | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Ukrainian | Vietnamese
Are These Materials Editable?
Yes, we have created an editable version of the flyer in both color and black & white options. You may choose to add your school colors, contact information, links, district logos, or other information.
Here are the steps you must complete:
- Click the appropriate link below and go to Canva, you must create an account if you don't already have one (it's free).
- IMPORTANT: Before you start editing, you must make a copy of the items to avoid multiple edits to the same image.
- Go to the upper left hand corner and select "File".
- Select "Make a Copy".
- A new page will populate and you can start editing!
- Edit the It's More Than the Family Income Survey Flyer in Canva.
- Edit the It's More Than the Family Income Survey Graphic in Canva.
This toolkit is modified from the LA Unified School District's More Than a Meal Toolkit.
- CEP and Poverty Data
- Community Eligibility Provision Fact Sheet
- Department of Education Guidance on Community Eligibility Provision
- Evaluating and Preparing for Community Eligibility Provision
- E-rate Guidance from the Federal Communications Commission
- USDA Community Eligibility Provision webpage
- USDA Community Eligibility Reimbursement Estimator
Trainings are located on our CEP Training Moodle. Please note that you will be required to sign in or create a Moodle account to view these trainings. This account is free for you to use.
Training topics include:
- Applying for CEP Using WINS
- Introduction to Community Eligibility Provision
- Preparing CEP Data
Please review the Community Eligibility Provision FAQ for additional information.