1. Food Service October 20, 2009 Deanna Anderson Althea Albert-Santiago
Brian Wolfe
St. Louis Public Schools
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2. Overview
Importance of Free and Reduced Meal Applications and present status.
Present participation rates versus last year.
Responses to Prismatic Food Service Review.
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3. Free and Reduced Lunch Applications: Funding
Using federal reimbursement rates only, funds increase by approx. $123,000 for each percent increase in FRL eligibility
Based on historic SLPS eligibility rates, an increase of application completion rates to 90% would yield an additional $561,692
In additional to federal reimbursement, federal eRate funding is driven by district FRL eligibility rates. Approx. $10 million of eRate funding was received in 2006 (the most recent year accounted for).
Finally, Title I funds are dispersed to schools based on their FRL eligibility rate.
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Accurate reporting of free and reduced meal eligibility is critical to maximizing funding.
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4. Renewed Focus on FRL Applications
Free and Reduced Meals Application completion rate equals (direct cert + applications received) / enrollment
For the entire school year , 84.2% of students either qualified for FRL on a direct cert basis or submitted an FRL application.
For year-to-date, 90.3% of students either qualified for FRL on a direct cert basis or submitted an FRL application.
Free and Reduced Meals eligibility percentage equals (eligible students free + eligible students reduced) / enrollment
For the entire school year , 75.4% of students were eligible for free and reduced meals.
For year-to-date, 84.3% are eligible for free and reduced meals.
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Renewed focus on capturing FRL applications is providing significant opportunities for increased revenue.
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5. FRL Eligibility: More Data
39 schools have over 90% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch
23 schools have over 80% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch
11 of 12 middle schools have over 80% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch
2,670 students in the district have not turned in an application
Approximately 90 meal applications are received daily
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6. Efforts to Increase Meal Applications
Obtaining applications from schools every 2 days
Engaging Parent Assembly to create a parent committee as part of the Nutrition Services Committee
Preparing presentations for PTA/PTO meetings
Going live with online FRL application in late 2009
Reporting: performance tracked via daily status report
St. Louis Public Schools
11/16/2018

7. Efforts to Increase Meal Applications (con’d)
Incentivizing schools: Schools that obtain applications from 95% of non-direct cert students eligible for a drawing for a party of their choice sponsored by Chartwells
Incentivizing students: Students who return FRL applications eligible for a drawing to win two (2) $50 gift certificates for a local grocery store (drawing takes place on 11/25)
Continued focus on maximizing accuracy regarding FRL status of SLPS students
St. Louis Public Schools
11/16/2018

8. Meal Participation
Student participation rate for breakfast and lunch:
Year
Breakfast
Lunch
47%
72%
(YTD)
49%
Slight improvement regarding student meal participation, but opportunities remain
St. Louis Public Schools
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9. Responses to Prismatic Review
Hired Director of Food Services
Hired Food Service Accountability Specialist
Greater focus regarding food service performance metrics (reviewing daily)
Applied for and received federal stimulus funds regarding improvements to elementary kitchens.
Obtained Missouri Eat Smart “Advanced” status regarding food service offerings (more healthy choices).
St. Louis Public Schools
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10. Summary and Recommendations
Significant improvements regarding FRL applications.
Improved performance driven by responses to Prismatic Food Service Review.
Additional opportunities exist to improve food service performance, including (i) increase participation and (ii) better communication among schools and parents.
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