Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201)
Measure Name
Percentage of school divisions that increased their reimbursements from federal school nutrition program funds
Measure Last Modified
09-28-2018 11:24 a.m.
Measure Last Published
09-03-2024 05:42 p.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
The Virginia Department of Education will maximize the use of federal funds reimbursed to local school divisions for the operation of the federal School Nutrition Programs. Federal reimbursements are based on the number of child and student meals served in schools that participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) child and school nutrition programs. This data measures the number of school divisions and non-school sponsors that received increased federal funds but does not measure the level of funding nor student participation. Data are reported by December 31 of each year and are for the prior school year.</p> <p>Methodology: The data source used to calculate the Performance Measure is the School Nutrition Program (SNP) Summary of Reimbursements by Division Report downloaded from the SNPWeb reimbursement system for the period July through June covering the prior school year (school year 2008-2009 is year 2009, school year 2009-2010 is year 2010, etc). The total reimbursement earned in the report year is compared to the total earned during the same period (July-June) of the prior school year. To determine the percentage of school divisions with an increase in annual reimbursement, the total number of divisions with increased reimbursement is divided by the total number of school divisions participating. The calculation reflects only federal reimbursement earned for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), the Afterschool Snack Program (ASP), seamless summer option, and Summer NSLP and Summer SBP. Other federal funding, such as funding for the Summer Food Service Program, the At-Risk Afterschool Meal component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), are not included in the measure because it is not available to all divisions. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is not under the control of school divisions to increase.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative
Priority
Strategy
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code
Service Area Name
18502
School Nutrition
Targets and Baselines
Name
Date
Result
Note
Baseline
None
Short Target 2025
None
None
Long Target 2027
None
None
Results
Year
Result
Note
2004
95.50
2005
92.40
2006
87.90
2007
88.60
2008
87.90
2009
95.50
2010
97.00
2011
90.20
2012
91.67
2013
60.61
Implementation of new federal meal pattern regulations and a lower number of operating days due to weather related cancellations caused a substantial decrease in the number of meals served in a significant number of school division.
2014
58.33
Continued implementation of federal meal pattern changes and a second consecutive year of significantly fewer operating days due to weather caused a substantial decrease in the number of meals served in a significant number of school divisions.
2015
75.00
Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision by 11 school divisions contributed to an increase in the number of meals served to students and resultant amount of federal reimbursement earned.