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Direct Certification 

The law now requires every school district to review the direct certification list at least three times during the school year.  We suggest at the beginning of each quarter.  Direct certification is the FIRST method to approve a student's eligibility with no application or other documentation.  When a student submits an application and is on the direct certification list, that application should be filed in a folder of direct certified students/families.  Maine currently is below the National benchmark of directly certified students.  A report of per cent of students directly certified on the list is available on the web.  This information is from data submitted by each district to DOE.

Direct certification list and per cent of students directly certified.Excell or PDF

 

 

Maine Facts School 2011

 

 

Enrollment (students with access to the NSLP) 189,449  
Free eligible 70,826  
Reduced eligible 12,850  
Total eligible

83,676

  

Per cent free and reduced

44.17%

  
     
Summary of District Eligibility
Between 0 and 25%.....26
Between 25 and 50%.....71
Between 50 and 75%.....84
Greater than 75%.....22

    
     

Maine School Directors

spreadsheet of Maine Food Service Directors

    
 

 

Facts about the Maine Food Service Programs for
 

School Year 2010
Fact Amount 175 days
  Yearly Total Daily Average*
 
Lunches served Total
21,443,190
122,533
Lunches served Free 10,312,347 58,928
Lunches served Reduced 1,856,693 10,610
Lunches served Full Price 9,274,150 52,995
Breakfasts Served Total
7,819,833
44,685
Breakfast served Free 5,171348 29,551
Breakfast served Reduced 804,719 4,598
Breakfast served Full 1,843,766 10,536
After School Snacks Served Total 458,383
2,619
After School Snacks Served Free 382,634 2,186
After School Snacks Served Reduced 12,403 71
After School Snacks Served Paid 63,346 362
Milk Served in Milk Program Total 176,696  
Milk Served in Milk Program Free    
Milk Served in Milk Program Paid    
Milk served in summer program (camps Total)    
     
Summer Program Reimbursement 1,062,890  
Summer Meals Served 432,251  
     
USDA total commodity value offered to Agencies 3,952,035  
DOD Fresh offered (included in total)    
Bonus Offered (included in total) 1,027,458  
Reimbursement to local districts SY 2010
Federal Lunch Breakfast After School Snack Program Fresh Fruit Vegetable Grant Milk Program
39,723006 $29,667,941 $8,983,631 $272,570 $789,283 $29,581
State

1,217599

 $1,007,161 $210,438 $0 $0 $0
SCHOOL YEAR 2010 Food Service Expenses by local Districts
$ 700 thousand in a la carte sales
$ 590 thousand a lacarte expenses
$44 Million spent on food
59 Million spent on labor
$9 Million spent on other
$3.5 Million spent on equipment