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Seamless Summer Feeding Option. Alabama State Department of Education Child Nutrition. Seamless Summer Option. Must complete on-line application Must meet the criteria for operating a Seamless Summer Program. Seamless Summer Option.
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Seamless Summer Feeding Option Alabama State Department of Education Child Nutrition
Seamless Summer Option • Must complete on-line application • Must meet the criteria for operating a Seamless Summer Program
Seamless Summer Option • All Meals are served free of charge to children 18 years of age and younger • Meal Service Requirement: SAME AS NSLP, SBP, or Snack ( AM or PM) • No academic requirement for summer snack • Reimbursement rate: “Free Rate”
Seamless Summer Option • Meal Period Options • Only 2 types of meals may be served • Select two: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack AM, Snack PM • Exception to the RULE: • Migrants and Summer Camps may serve 3 types of meals • Select three types of meals for the list above
Seamless Summer Option • Open Site: All students eat without charge where the community is 50% or higher school meals eligibility • Summer school • Communities qualifying for 50% meal eligibility
Seamless Summer Option • Restricted Open Sites: • Site that meets the open site criteria but are later restricted due to safety, control or security
Seamless Summer Option • Closed Enrolled Sites: • May be in any community for an enrolled group of low-income children and meets the 50% criteria explained above. • Excludes academic summer school
Seamless Summer Option • Migrant sites: serving children of migrant families • Can opt for 3 meal types to be served
Seamless Summer Option • Camps • Residential or non-residential camps • Can only claim campers who qualify for free or reduced priced meal benefits • Campers qualifying for paid meals may not be claimed for reimbursement • 3 Meal types may be served
Seamless Summer Option • How can meals be served to students where the site does not qualify for Seamless Summer Options? • Extension of the Traditional School Program may be requested if < 50% of students qualify for free/reduced meal benefits • Only Meal Types approved for the regular school year may be served
Seamless Summer Feeding Option Alabama State Department of Education Child Nutrition