Forms
The date in italics after each document is the most current revision date.
Family Application |
Parent Video |
Policy Statement
Public Media Release |
SMP Online Application |
Milk Count Forms
Family Application for School Year 2025-26
Application for Free Milk
SMP sponsors that operate a Pricing Program with the Free Milk Option in summer 2025 will use the 2024-25 Application for Free Milk (dated July 2024). SMP sponsors that operate during the school year will use the 2025-26 Application for Free Milk below.
- English: Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT July 2025
- Spanish: Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT: Solicitud para comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido en la escuela, o para leche gratuita y EBT de verano July 2025
- Other languages: Foreign language Translations for Free and Reduced-price Application Forms (USDA)
Parent/Guardian Letters
Frequently Asked Questions | Notification Letter for Approval/Denial | Direct Certification
Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free School Milk
- Sample Parent/Guardian Letter: Frequently Asked Questions About Free School Milk June 2025
- Spanish: Preguntas frecuentes acerca de leche gratuita escuelar June 2025
Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Approval/Denial of Free Milk
- English: SMP Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Free Milk Eligibility June 2025
- Spanish: Carta de Notificación para el padre/tutor June 2025
Parent/Guardian Notification Letter for Direct Certification
- Version 1: SNAP, TFA, Medicaid
- 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 June 2025
- 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 June 2025
- 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 June 2025
- 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 June 2025
Parent Video
- How to Fill Out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk and Summer EBT (CSDE): This 20-minute video for parents and guardians of schoolchildren is updated for school year 2025-26.
Policy Statement
- Policy Statement for Free and Reduced-price Meals, Afterschool Snack Programs, and Free Milk (CSDE) July 2025
Required for the local educational agency’s (LEA) Policy Statement for Free Milk
Public Media Release
- Sample Public Media Release for Connecticut Special Milk Programs (CSDE) June 2025
SMP Online Application
- Application Checklist: SMP Required Items for the Online Sponsor Application “Checklist Summary” in the CSDE's Agreement for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE) June 2025
- Instructions School Year 2025-26: Updating the Sponsor Application for Summer Sponsors of the Special Milk Program: School Year 2025-26 (CSDE) June 2025
Milk Count Forms
- SMP Daily Milk Count Form (CSDE) June 2025
- Instructions for SMP Daily Milk Count Form (CSDE) June 2025
- Sample Completed SMP Daily Milk Count Form (CSDE) June 2025