Documents/Forms

The guidance below applies to school year 2025-26 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026).

CSDE Waiver Requests to USDA  |   Lunch Periods  |   Paid Lunch Equity
Summer EBT (S-EBT)   |   Unpaid Meal Charges

CSDE Waiver Requests to USDA

• School Year 2025-26 Public Notice 1: Waivers for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for Summer 2025
• School Year 2025-26 Public Notice 2: Prospective Waiver to Provide Non-congregate Meal Service in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), NSLP Seamless Summer Option (SSO), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-risk Afterschool Meals in Specific Circumstances
• School Year 2025-26 Public Notice 3: Prospective Waiver to Provide Non-congregate Meal Service to Participants Fasting During Ramadan

Lunch Periods

• Lunch Periods (CSDE's Program Guidance for School Nutrition Programs webpage) 

Paid Lunch Equity

• Paid Lunch Equity (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage) 

Summer EBT (S-EBT)

• Student Eligibility for Free or Reduced-price Meal Benefits Through the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (S-EBT) Program (CSDE)
• Summer EBT (S-EBT) (Connecticut Social Services webpage)
• S-EBT Information Session 2025 (CSDE)
• S-EBT Program Contact Resources for Schools (CSDE)

Unpaid Meal Charges

• Unpaid Meal Charges (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)