levels for Community Eligibility schools by multiplying the percentage of students identified through the direct certification data by a multiplier established in the Act. (Initially, the multiplier was 1.6). ED is not trying to estimate the number of students qualifying for NSLP; ED is interested in a consistent indicator of school-level poverty and the raw count of directly certified students serves this purpose. Definitions The following definitions support this file: Free Lunch Qualified Students who are eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program under the National School Lunch Act of 1946. This definition students eligible only for reduced EXCLUDES price lunch. Reduced Price Lunch Qualified Students who are eligible to participate in the Reduced Price Lunch Program under the National Schools Lunch Act of 1946. See the for the standard definitions.
levels for Community Eligibility schools by multiplying the percentage of students identified through the direct certification data by a multiplier established in the Act. (Initially, the multiplier was 1.6). ED is not trying to estimate the number of students qualifying for NSLP; ED is interested in a consistent indicator of school-level poverty and the raw count of directly certified students serves this purpose. Definitions The following definitions support this file: Free Lunch Qualified Students who are eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program under the National School Lunch Act of 1946. This definition EXCLUDES students eligible only for reduced price lunch. Reduced Price Lunch Qualified Students who are eligible to participate in the Reduced Price Lunch Program under the National Schools Lunch Act of 1946. See the for the standard definitions.
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