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The Seamless Summer Option (SSO) combines features of National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The SSO reduces paperwork and administrative burden, making it easier for schools to feed children from low-income areas during the traditional summer vacation periods. School districts participating in the NSLP or SBP are eligible to apply to the Connecticut State Department of Education to participate in the SSO. In the SSO, school districts serve meals free of charge to children ages 18 and younger from low-income areas. Meals offered in the SSO follow the NSLP and SBP meal pattern requirements.
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Quick Links
- CSDE Training: Seamless Summer Option of the National School Lunch Program (May 16, 2024)
- Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Menu Planning Guide for Preschoolers in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
- Menu Planning Guide for School Meals for Grades K-12 (CSDE webpage)
- Online Application and Claiming System for Connecticut Child Nutrition Programs (SNP System) (CSDE webpage)
- Operational Memoranda for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Operational Memoranda for the SFSP (CSDE webpage)
- Program Guidance for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Reimbursement Rates for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Nondiscrimination Statements (USDA and CSDE)