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VERIFICATION. Report to the State Agency. Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005. Information that must be reported by SFA. Total number of schools AND total enrollment for all NSLP schools
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VERIFICATION Report to the State Agency Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Information thatmust be reported by SFA • Total number of schools AND total enrollment for all NSLP schools • Number of schools which are operating under Provision 2/3 in a non-base year AND the enrollment in these schools • Number of children approved for free meal benefits who are not subject to verification, including children approved by direct certification Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Information thatmust be reported by SFA • Number of children approved for free meal benefits based on a Food Stamp or TANF case number submitted on an application (categorically eligible) and the number of these applications • Number of children approved for free meal benefits based on income/household size information submitted on an application (income eligible) and the number of these applications Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Information thatmust be reported by SFA • Number of children approved for free meals reported in Provisions 2/3 Schools serving lunch only WHICH ARE NOT OPERATING A BASE YEAR • Number of children approved for reduced price meal benefits AND the number of reduced price eligible applications • Method of verification sample selection Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Phase 2 Section ofVerification Summary Report 1% Focused Plus 3 % Random
Information thatmust be reported by SFA • A summary of the results of the verification process for all applications selected for verification by category of application • (1) Number of applications AND number of children on these applications that did not change due to verification • (2) Number of applications AND number of children on these applications that changed based on household response Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Information thatmust be reported by SFA • (3) Number of applications AND number of children on these applications whose household did not respond to verification • (4) Number of applications AND number of children on these applications found ineligible as a result of verification who were reinstated for free or reduced price meal benefits as of February 15 Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
VERIFICATION Practice Session Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
VERIFICATION Recordkeeping Requirements Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Recordkeeping Requirements • All verified applications must be readily retrievable. • Include all documents submitted by the household for the purpose of confirming eligibility, OR reproductions of those documents, OR annotations made by the determining official which indicate which documents were submitted by the household and the date of submission Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Recordkeeping Requirements • All relevant correspondence between the households selected for verification and the school or SFA Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005
Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2005