Parent and Guardian Notification Letters

School Year 2025-26

The parent/guardian letters below apply to school meals for the NSLP and SBP. Parent/guardian letters for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) are available on the CSDE's CEP webpage. Application forms and parent/guardian letters for the Special Milk Program (SMP) are available in the "Forms" section of the CSDE's SMP webpage.

Eligibility: Approval/Denial of Free and Reduced Meals  |   Direct Certification

Eligibility: Approval/Denial of Free and Reduced Meals

• English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter: Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free/Reduced-price Eligibility
• Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter: Carta de notificación para padres/guardianes sobre elegibilidad para comidas gratis/precios reducidos
• Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program (S-EBT) 
  • Free Eligibility English: S-EBT Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free Eligibility
  • Free Eligibility Spanish: S-EBT Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free Eligibility: Programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios de Verano (S-EBT) Carta de Notificación Para Padres/Tutores Sobre Elegibilidad para Comidas Gratis 
  • Reduced-price Eligibility English: S-EBT Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Reduced-price Eligibility
  • Reduced-price Eligibility Spanish: S-EBT Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Reduced-price Eligibility: Programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios de Verano (S-EBT) Carta de notificación para padres/guardianes sobre elegibilidad para comidas gratis/precios reducidos

CEP School to Non-CEP School

• English: Notification of Change in Free Eligibility Due to a Transfer from a CEP School to a Non-CEP School 
• Spanish: Notification of Change in Free Eligibility Due to a Transfer from a CEP School to a Non-CEP School: Notificación de cambio en la elegibilidad gratuita debido a una transferencia de una escuela con Community Eligibility Program (CEP) a una escuela sin CEP

Direct Certification

Version 1: SNAP, TFA, HUSKY A (Medicaid)
Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, Head Start
Version 3: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals

Version 1: SNAP, TFA, HUSKY A (Medicaid)

• English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) or HUSKY A (Medicaid) Benefits
• Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 1: Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 1: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función del Programa de Responsabilidad Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) o de los beneficios de Asistencia Temporal Familiar (TFA, Temporary Familiy Assistance) o HUSKY A (Medicaid)

Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, Head Start

• English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start: Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Foster Child, Homeless, Runaway, or Head Start Program Status
• Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 2: Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 2: Elegibilidad establecida por medio de certificación directa en función de estado de niño en acogimiento familiar, sin hogar, fugado o del programa Head Start

Version 3: Medicaid Benefits – Reduced-price Meals

• English: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 3: Reduced-price Eligibility Established through Direct Certification Based on Medicaid Benefits
• Spanish: Sample Parent/Guardian Notification Letter Version 3: Carta de notificación al padre/tutor versión 3: Elegibilidad establecida a precio reducido por medio de certificación directa en