Documents/Forms

Parent Video

• How to Fill Out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk (CSDE)
  16-minute video for parents and guardians of schoolchildren

Family Application  

• Application for Free Milk
  • English: 2022-23 Application for Free Milk 
  • Spanish: Solicitud para leche gratuita 2022-23
• Sample Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free School Milk
  • English: Sample Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free School Milk 
  • Spanish: Preguntas frecuentes acerca de leche gratuita escuelar
• Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Approval/Denial of Free Milk
  • English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free Milk Eligibility
  • Spanish: Carta de Notificación para el padre/tutor
• Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Direct Certification
  • Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid
    
    • English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on School Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) or Medicaid Benefits
    • Spanish: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función del Programa de Responsabilidad Nutricional Escolar (SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) o de los beneficios de Asistencia Temporal Familiar (TFA, Temporary Familiy Assistance) o Medicaid
  • Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, Head Start
    • English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start Program Status
    • Spanish: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función de estado de niño en acogimiento familiar, sin hogar, fugado o del Programa Head Start

Policy Statement

• Policy Statement for Free and Reduced-price Meals, Afterschool Snack Programs, and Free Milk 
  Required for the local educational agency’s (LEA) Policy Statement for Free Milk
  • Application and Data Management Process for Connecticut Special Milk Programs  
  • Site Information on Money Collection and Point-of-service Milk Count Systems for Connecticut Special Milk Programs  

Public Media Release

• Sample Public Media Release for Connecticut Special Milk Programs   

SMP Online Application

• Application Checklist: SMP Required Items for the Online Sponsor Application “Checklist Summary” in the CSDE's Agreement for Child Nutrition Programs  
• Instructions: Updating the Sponsor Application for Summer Sponsors of the Special Milk Program: School Year 2022-23

Milk Count Forms

• SMP Daily Milk Count Form (Excel) October 2022
  • Instructions for SMP Daily Milk Count Form October 2022
  • Sample Completed SMP Daily Milk Count Form October 2022
• SMP Daily Milk Count Form (PDF) June 2022