Celebrating National School Breakfast Week 2025: Fueling Students for SuccessNational School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is a time to highlight the importance of starting the day with a nutritious breakfast, and in 2025, it’s more important than ever to encourage healthy...
Changes Coming for School Districts to Qualify for CEP. Are you ready?
New Proposal Drastically Changes Eligibility Threshold for Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) from 25 percent to 60 percent! What is Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)?The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income...
Alabama lawmakers escalating weight for increasing poverty levels in new K-12 funding formula for 2025 and beyond.
Under the three newly proposed school funding formulas, every Alabama school district would receive more money per student. In some cases up to $2,000 per student. Alabama school funding options presented by the Bellwether Institute on Dec. 9. 2024. Bellwether...
Strategies for Engaging Parents with Your Income Surveys
Income surveys are commonly used by school districts throughout the United States for determining whether or not a district qualifies for free benefits for all students, additional programs such as SNAP and TANF, and more. Income surveys are excellent ways...