Publications
This memo is to give School Food Authorities (SFAs) a prototype application and accompanying materials for free and reduced price meals, which has been updated for the 2016-17 school year.
The final rule “Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010” (80 FR 11077) established hiring and training standards that became effective July 1, 2015.
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in highpoverty areas to offer free school breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost.
The purpose of this memo is to clarify the potential difference in the value of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods which is deducted from School Food Authority (SFA) Entitlement allocations when orders are placed and the value SFAs should expect to receive from USDA Foods.
The purpose of this memo is to clarify how an eligible School Food Authority (SFA) may utilize USDA Food Entitlement funds to offset some of the cost of preparing National School Lunch Program (NSLP) reimbursable meals (Breakfasts, Lunches and Afterschool Snacks).
Subclaims provide data on how students performed on key parts of the PARCC assessment.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is pleased to provide an update on the state of environmental education in the District for school year 2015-16.
OSSE is pleased to announce the final rulemaking of Chapter 16 (Licensure Requirements), Title 5 (Education) of the DCMR.
PowerPoint from sessions OSSE hosted in June 2015 to provide LEA staff with a refresher on PARCC test design, individual student score reports, data files, and other resources available to support use of PARCC results for instructional planning in advance of the 2016 results release.
OSSE has published a non-regulatory guidance in order to assist LEAs in meeting their obligations with federal and local laws and regulations regarding administration of student discipline.