Policies that Reduce Food Insecurity in Schools

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1 Policies that Reduce Food Insecurity in Schools T A M L Y N N E K E L L E Y M A R Y L A N D H U N G E R S O L U T I O N S A D R I E N N E W I L L I A M S - M C K I N N E Y B R Y A N T W O O D S E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L Y O L A N D A S T A N I S L A U S F R A N C I S S C O T T K E Y M I D D L E S C H O O L D R. S U S A N G R O S S J O H N S H O P K I N S U N I V E R S I T Y M A R L A C A P L O N M O N T G O M E R Y C O U N T Y P U B L I C S C H O O L S

2 THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION MFANN SUSAN GROSS Johns Hopkins University

3 The Community Eligibility Provision Community eligibility uses federal funding to allow schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students Removes barriers to participation in school meals, including the stigma that theses programs are only for poor children

on family s income With the Community Eligibility Provision

4 The Community Eligibility Provision The Current System Individual eligibility for free or reduced-price meals is based on family s income With the Community Eligibility Provision Eligibility for free school meals is determined at the school or community level

Free & Reduced Meal Forms --- Community Eligibility Eligibility based on FARMs forms Free Meals Students with household incomes <130% of the Federal Poverty Line Reduced-Price Meals Students with

5 Free & Reduced Meal Forms --- Community Eligibility Eligibility based on FARMs forms Free Meals Students with household incomes <130% of the Federal Poverty Line Reduced-Price Meals Students with household incomes between 130% and 185% of the Federal Poverty Line CEP eligibility based on existing poverty data Identified students Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) TANF Homeless Migrant Foster care Head Start Identified student rate must be >40% to qualify a school for CEP

6 Free and Reduced-Price School Meals For a family with 2 kids, the cost of reduced-price meals are $250 year

7 Snapshot of CEP Progress Schools can reduce food insecurity by electing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which creates Hunger-Free Schools The Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 established CEP Maryland Somerset County adopts CEP for all schools June 2015 Baltimore City adopts CEP for all schools Baltimore County adopts 4 school pilot study

9 CEP Impact in Somerset County Breakfast Lunch Deal Island Elementary Maryland Meals for Achievement 28% Increase Princess Anne Elementary Maryland Meals for Achievement 40% Increase Woodson Elementary Maryland Meals for Achievement 41% Increase Somerset Intermediate Maryland Meals for Achievement 23% Increase Crisfield High 41% Increase 43% Increase Washington High 31% Increase 37% Increase

10 CEP Impact in Somerset County Discipline referrals down 14% 15% decrease in tardiness Not one failure due to tardiness or absences Improvements in test scores Electing CEP district-wide was the best decision I ever made as an educator. ~ Dr. John Gaddis, Superintendent

11 Free Breakfast Participation Somerset County Free Breakfast Participation Rates with HSA Scores HSA Scores 70.0% 90.0% 65.0% 87.5% 60.0% 85.40% 85.0% 55.0% 82.5% 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 81.90% 79.10% 79.10% 76.10% 75.80% 79.20% 77.40% 77.90% 77.70% 78.00% 81.70% 80.0% 77.5% 75.0% 35.0% 74.40% 74.60% 72.5% 30.0% 70.0% 25.0% 67.5% 20.0% % Somerset County Free Breakfast Participation Rate Somerset County Average HSA English Scores Somerset County Average HSA Algebra Scores

12 Free Lunch Participation Somerset County Free Lunch Participation Rates with HSA Scores HSA Scores 70.0% 90.0% 65.0% 87.5% 60.0% 85.40% 85.0% 55.0% 82.5% 50.0% 81.90% 81.70% 80.0% 45.0% 79.10% 79.10% 79.20% 77.40% 77.90% 77.70% 78.00% 77.5% 40.0% 76.10% 75.80% 75.0% 74.40% 74.60% 35.0% 72.5% 30.0% 70.0% 25.0% 67.5% 20.0% % Somerset County Free Lunch Participation Rates Somerset County Average HSA English Scores Somerset County Average HSA Algebra Scores

13 Feeding Baltimore s Students: The Impact of the Community Eligibility Provision J O H N S H O P K I N S B L O O M B E R G S C H O O L O F P U B L I C H E A L T H M A R Y L A N D H U N G E R S O L U T I O N S J O H N S H O P K I N S C E N T E R F O R A L I V A B L E F U T U R E

14 Research Question What impact does Baltimore City Public Schools implementation of the Community Eligibility Provision have on Baltimore City students? School meal participation Absenteeism Tardiness Suspensions Discipline referrals School nurse visits Academic achievement School advancement and graduation Food security status

15 Acknowledgements Maryland Hunger Solutions Michael J. Wilson Brooke McCauley Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Marycatherine Augustyn Elizabeth Brown Jenna Fahle Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Anne Palmer Claire Fitch Karen Banks

16 Percent Breakfast consumption at school by geographic location (n=540) for selected fourth grade public school students in Maryland (2004) Total Rural Suburban Urban 0 days 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days

17 Percent Meal skipping by geographic location (n=540) for selected fourth grade public school students in Maryland (2004) Total Rural Suburban Urban Skips breakfast (>=3x/wk) Skips lunch (>=3x/wk) Skips breakfast or lunch (>=3x/wk) Skips B=breakfast & lunch (>=3x/wk)

18 Questions?

7. Will the information I give be checked? Yes, we may ask you to send written proof of your household income and size.

7. Will the information I give be checked? Yes, we may ask you to send written proof of your household income and size. Dear Parent/Guardian: Children need healthy meals to learn. Stanly County Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.25; lunch costs K-5 $2.35 and 6-12 $2.50. Your children may qualify