Sentences with phrase «receive free school meals as»

School meals, have other wide ranging benefits, including the provision of a hot meal, which some children may not have received otherwise, specifically in the case of those who receive free school meals as a benefit.

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And I know that schools have huge incentives for having more kids on the list to receive the free meals as that allows them more federal funding.

Supporting families in applying for 3SquaresVT benefits can increase the number of students directly certified to receive free school meals, as well as support student food security at home.

That's roughly one - fourth the number of children who qualify at schools for free or reduced price lunches — widely regarded as the only nutritious meal many needy kids receive during the school year.

The CEP was one of the less publicized gains of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA), allowing schools to provide universal meals to an entire school based on «direct certification» data, such as how many children live in households receiving food stamps (SNAP benefits), without also requiring annual paper applications submitted by parents.

With just seven per cent of gifted and talent pupils receiving free school meals, the Liberal Democrats point out children from low income families are half as likely to be identified as gifted.

Pupils on free school meals and who have also been identified as «gifted and talent» will receive support from Teach First Advocates in applying for highly competitive courses.

He said on Twitter: «As someone who received free school meals, I know the value - and the stigma - better than most.

As a result of Nick Clegg's announcement today of free school meals for every child in infant schools in England, Wales is set to receive around # 30m under the Barnett Formula.

It also revealed that schools show a significant increase in free school meal uptake which is crucial in encouraging healthy eating habits, and that twice as many primary schools receive an Outstanding Ofsted rating after working with the Food for Life Partnership.

It has entirely closed the graduation - rate gap between white and minority students, even as the percentage of nonwhite students in the district has doubled to 84 percent and the percentage of students who receive free and reduced - price school meals has climbed over 30 percentage points to 74 percent.

These include a relatively standard set of student and family demographics: an indicator for whether anyone in the family received free or reduced - price meals at school in the past year, the family's income as a percentage of the federal poverty line, whether the child was born in the United States, whether the child lives with a single mother, and the highest level of education either parent has attained.

A new consultation will review eligibility for children currently receiving additional support from the government during their education, such as free school meals and additional school funding, in light of the national rollout of Universal Credit.

Many smaller primary schools will suffer from the loss of the # 32.5 million they received collectively as «additional support» for the financial demand of free school meals to all.

For a student to receive a free or reduced - price school meal, they must first be certified as eligible for the program.

Secondary schools bands are based on GCSE exam performance, but also take into account other factors such as attendance and the number of children receiving free school meals.

Primary schools, secondaries and (since 2015) early years settings all receive additional funding for every one of their pupils classified as disadvantaged, including those eligible for free schools meals.

However, using FRPL - eligibility to identify low - income students is rapidly becoming problematic as a result of the Community Eligibility Provision of the federal Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010, which allows all students to receive no - cost meals if at least 40 percent of their participating school or district's enrollment is identified as eligible for FRPL via direct certification.

New school meal rules, implemented this school year as part of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (PDF), are providing students with healthier options, including double the amount of fruits and vegetables they received last year; more whole grain — rich foods; low - fat or fat - free milk; and reduced saturated fat, trans fats, and sodFree Kids Act of 2010 (PDF), are providing students with healthier options, including double the amount of fruits and vegetables they received last year; more whole grain — rich foods; low - fat or fat - free milk; and reduced saturated fat, trans fats, and sodfree milk; and reduced saturated fat, trans fats, and sodium.

In the 2016 to 2017 financial year, schools will receive the following funding for each child registered as eligible for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years:

A school's percentage of students receiving Free School Meals (FSM) can be used as an indicator of SES, since consistent economic criteria are used nationwide to determine a child's entitlement to FSMschool's percentage of students receiving Free School Meals (FSM) can be used as an indicator of SES, since consistent economic criteria are used nationwide to determine a child's entitlement to FSMSchool Meals (FSM) can be used as an indicator of SES, since consistent economic criteria are used nationwide to determine a child's entitlement to FSM [20].