June 15, 201511 yr 70% of the students there are on government subsidies?!?!? That is CRAZY! I know nothing about Lincoln County - is it the poorest county in Kentucky?? I found this link: Kentucky Poverty Rate by County It shows Wolfe and Owsley Counties as having the highest poverty rate. It lists all individuals, not just children, who tend to have the highest poverty rates.
June 15, 201511 yr Who makes this decision? The school board? When my school district did this a couple of years ago, they had applied for and received a federal grant, I believe.
June 15, 201511 yr As I said earlier, I'm a huge fan of this. But one thing I want to know is how many kids use it. Just using a hypothetical, if it's in Owsley, with 88% of F/R kids, how many kids are coming to get fed? Even if it's just one kid, I'm fine with that. But, how many kids who need this are getting this? I'm not trying to poke holes in this or point out govt. inefficiency, I am just curious. And is a program like this open to local needy or homeless?
June 15, 201511 yr Author Wayne and Pulaski County (I think) have went away from charging for meals. This is the way it was explained when Wayne County quit charging at all. What ever the amount spent of free or reduced meals is that same amount has to be charged to the student paying for meals. So if providing 1000 kids with meals (breakfast and lunch) for the week cost say $10,000 and there were 5oo kids that didn't receive free or reduced lunch, those kids would have to pay an average of $10,000 per week divided by 500 for their meals. If free or reduced cost an average of $20,000 per week then those 500 would have to pay an amount equal to $20,000 divided by 500 or $40 per week...which is crazy. So through a grant from either Washington or Frankfort these school just started paying for everyone that wasn't on free and reduced rather than charge them an outrageous price for their lunch and breakfast. Here is the letter Wayne County sent home when they quit charging for any meals...http://www3.wayne.kyschools.us/userfiles/162/6-10-11%20Senior%20Awards/CEO%20ENGLISH.JPG
June 15, 201511 yr Author Wayne and Pulaski are also providing free meals (breakfast and lunch) all summer...Somerset is providing free lunch daily.
June 15, 201511 yr Author Summer Feeding 2015 Bridging the gap when school is not in session, more than 1,000 sites in Kentucky provide almost 2 million breakfasts, lunches, and snacks to Kentucky children annually through the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP). During the school year, many children receive free and reduced – priced breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. What happens when school lets out? Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illness and other health issues. The Summer Food Service Program is designed to fill that nutrition gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need. The Summer Food Service Program reaches only a fraction of the children in need. The primary reason for the limited access to the program is that there are not enough feeding sites. Your community building or place of faith could become a feeding site. Sites are the physical locations where food is served. Each site location must work with a Summer Food Service Program sponsor that is financially and administratively responsible for the meal service at the site. You can also help by coordinating site participation with other youth activity programs in your area. Found this on a school website...looks like most every system is probably doing something similar.
June 15, 201511 yr Little Ms GT is starting a kindergarten prep program next week. Goes from 8-12 with free breakfast and lunch included. No requirements needed on what we make...
June 15, 201511 yr Author Little Ms GT is starting a kindergarten prep program next week. Goes from 8-12 with free breakfast and lunch included. No requirements needed on what we make... Every school summer program that I've seen feed everyone for free.
June 15, 201511 yr Every school summer program that I've seen feed everyone for free. Was surprised it was both meals. Figured I'd be taking care of one or the other with a 4 hour schedule...
June 15, 201511 yr Author I keep seeing these large % numbers. I want to know the qualifications . It is based off of household income. 130% of the Federal Poverty Level or lower equals free meals 185% of the Federal Poverty Level to 131% equals reduced meals Example Family of 4 under $44,863 qualifies for reduced lunch under $31,525 qualifies for free lunch http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-03-31/pdf/2015-07358.pdf
June 15, 201511 yr Kenton County doing free breakfast/lunch. Schools bringing meals to students throughout summer
June 15, 201511 yr According to the KDE website, there were 39.6% free/reduced lunch students in Kenton County in the 2013-2014 school year. http://applications.education.ky.gov/SRC/LearningEnvironmentByDistrict.aspx Not what they told us in a PD session last year, but that doesn't surprise me either.
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