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Download full textBernstein, Lawrence S.; McLaughlin, Joan E.; Crepinsek, Mary Kay; Daft, Lynn M. – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
In 1998, Congress authorized the School Breakfast Program Pilot Project (SBPP) to study the implementation and effects of providing universal free school breakfast in six school districts across the United States. For three years, from School Year (SY) 2000-2001 through SY 2002-2003, these six school districts received federal funds to offer…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Pilot Projects, Nutrition, Academic Achievement
PDF pending restorationBurghardt, John; Tasse, Tania; Ohls, James – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
This report is the forth in the series of evaluations of the National School Lunch Program. The findings presented here are the result of an analysis of pilot project operations and costs for two alternatives to the current application-based certification process--Up-Front Documentation and Graduated Verification--that were tested in 12 public…
Descriptors: Income, Pilot Projects, Eligibility, Program Administration
Gleason, Philip; Hulsey, Lara; Burghardt, John – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
This report, the third in its series, examined the implementation of the pilots, assessed their costs, and estimated their impacts on a set of outcomes designed to measure the success of the school meal programs in providing free or reduced-price meals to their target population without providing benefits to ineligible students. This report…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Pilot Projects, Poverty, Nutrition
Hulsey, Lara; Gleason, Philip; Ohls, James – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
This report, the fifth in a serious of reports about the evaluation of the National School Lunch Program focuses on issues relating to applications for free or reduced-price meals. In particular, it presents (1) an impact analysis of the effects of the pilot policies on the number of applications submitted, and (2) a descriptive analysis of the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Nutrition, Program Evaluation, Family Characteristics
Burghardt, John; Gleason, Philip; Sinclair, Michael; Cohen, Rhoda; Hulsey, Lara; Milliner-Waddell, Julita – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored the NSLP Application/Verification Pilot Projects to test ways to improve the process for certifying students for free or reduced-price meals. This report presents findings on the impacts of two alternatives to the current application based certification process--Up-Front Documentation and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
Singh, Anita; Endahl, John – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was created to ensure that children in low-income areas could have access to nutritious meals during the summer months when school is not in session. During the school year about 15 million low-income children depend on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Food Service, Nutrition, Low Income Groups
Burghardt, John; Gleason, Philip; Sinclair, Michael; Cohen, Rhoda; Hulsey, Lara; Milliner-Waddell, Julita – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
This is Volume II of the report on the evaluation of the NSLP Application Verification Pilot Projects. It supplements Volume I, which presents the evaluation findings. Volume II has two objectives: (1) to provide a detailed description of the methods used to conduct the study; and (2) to present tabulations that supplement and extend the analyses…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Nutrition, Program Evaluation, Lunch Programs
