Skip to main content

Arizona Department of Education Facebook Page

Arizona Department of Education LinkedIn Page

Arizona Department of Education Instagram

Arizona Department of Education Twitter

mobile menu
Arizona Department of Education Homepage
  • Home
  • Students & Families
    • Adult Education
    • Early Childhood & Preschool
    • Empowerment Scholarship Account
    • Parents & Families
    • Military Career Information
    • U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Program
    • School Report Cards
    • Transcripts & Test Scores
    • Achievement Tutoring
  • Educators
    • Academic Standards
    • Assessment
    • Career & Technical Education
    • Certification & Career
    • Post-Secondary & ECAP
    • Public Educator Search
    • Support & Improvement Resources
    • Training & Professional Development
  • Administrators
    • Accountability
    • Effective Teachers & Leaders (Trainings)
    • School & Student Data
    • School Finance
    • School Support & Improvement
    • State & Federal Grants
    • Training & Conferences
  • Programs & Supports
    • Afterschool & 21st Century Learning Centers
    • Academic Achievement
    • Effective Teachers & Leaders (Trainings)
    • English Learners | OELAS & Migrant Education Program
    • Gifted & Advanced Learning
    • Health & Nutrition Services
    • Homeless, Foster Care, & Refugee Programs
    • Educational Technology
    • Office of Indian Education
    • School Safety & Social Wellness
    • Special Education
  • About ADE
    • About the Department
    • News Releases
    • Contact Us
    • Critical Race Theory Explained
    • Information Technology
    • Data Governance
    • Events
    • State Board of Education
    • State Board for Charter Schools
    • Submit a Complaint
  • ADEConnect
    • ADEConnect
    • Common Logon
  • Search
  • Home
  • Health and Nutrition Services
  • Collecting Free and Reduced-Price Data for School Year 2023-2024

Collecting Free and Reduced-Price Data for School Year 2023-2024

For the 2023-2024 school year, in most school districts, families will need to complete an application through their school to determine if their household is eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, as was done last year, and before the pandemic. Things to know:

  • The ESEA (Title I) Income Eligibility Forms (alternate income application) cannot be used for granting a student’s school meals eligibility or Summer P-EBT eligibility, nor can the processing of these forms be covered by funds from the non-profit food service account.
  • Determinations made from school meal Household Applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meals and Direct Certification can be used for AzEDS reporting.
  • For sites/districts participating in a Special Provision Option on an approved cycle, the ESEA (Title I) Income Eligibility Forms may be used to collect free and reduced data for AzEDS reporting only during non-base years or an active CEP cycle and the cost of processing the ESEA (Title I) Income Eligibility Forms must be paid for with funds outside of the non-profit food service account.
  • On December 14, 2022, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) announced the allocation of $6.75 million dollars for schools to offer meals free of charge to students who qualify for reduced-price meal benefits in the Nation School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), in Arizona through June 30, 2024, or until funding has been exhausted. This funding is provided through ADE's Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) set-aside project funds. This funding will cover the reduced-price meal fee of up to $0.40 for each lunch and up to $0.30 for each breakfast for students who qualify for the reduced-price meal benefit.

 

  • Administrators and School Leaders
    • Free and Reduced Data and use with other programs
    • Summer P-EBT
  • Parents and Families
    • Paying for Meals
    • Summer P-EBT
    • Menu Requirements
    • Additional Benefits for Children and Families
  • Child Nutrition Program Operators
    • National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
    • Afterschool Care Snack Program and At-Risk Afterschool Meals
    • Summer Meal Service
    • Staying on Track Monthly Webinar
  • Peer to Peer Support for Child Nutrition Professionals
  • Free and Reduced-Price Percentage Report
  • HNS/USDA Memos
  • Civil Rights
  • Submit Data Request

Contact

  • Health & Nutrition Services
  • (602) 542-8700
  • [email protected]

From the Health and Nutrition Services Blog

Health and Nutrition Services Announces the Availability of the 2023 Summer Food Service Program Wed, Feb 1 2023

The Arizona Department of Education Health and Nutrition Services (HNS) is pleased to announce the availability of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) during summer 2023. 

Congratulations to the School Year 2021-2022 BRAVOcado! Excellence Awardees! Tue, Oct 11 2022

The Arizona Department of Education Recognizes Schools for Exemplary Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs  

The Arizona Department of Education Health and Nutrition Services is pleased to announce the Program Year 2021-2022 BRAVOcado! awardees for excellent Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) operations. The BRAVOcado! Excellence Award is given to schools that demonstrate exemplary FFVP service and commitment to promoting fruit and vegetable consumption and healthy lifestyles to their students.

The FFVP BRAVOcado! Excellence Award recognizes schools that go above and beyond to operate a phenomenal FFVP program. To be eligible for the award, sites must meet criteria related to variety of produce items served, frequency of service, frequency of nutrition education, frequency of serving local produce, development of site-level and outside partnerships, and more!

The following three School Food Authorities went above and beyond and received the award this year. Congratulations to all awardees!

  • Concho Elementary School 
  • Concordia Charter School 
  • Southgate Academy, Inc.

  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Certification
  • Privacy Policy
  • School Report Cards
  • State Board of Education
  • State Board for Charter Schools
  • Web Accessibility

© 2023 Arizona Department of Education

  • Statewide Policies
  • Site Map