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2019 Summer E-grants Training
This summer, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) will be traveling around the state to host E-grants training. There are various dates and locations that you can choose to attend. This training will be an opportunity for staff members who work in the E-grants system to gain more knowledge and insight into the program, and to go over some of the new changes that have occurred in the E-grants system. Please bring your E-grants login information, enrollment and free/reduced lunch count by school, Community Eligibility (CEP) data, homeless student data, and private school enrollment and low-income numbers (if necessary) so that you will be able to fill out your ESEA Consolidated Application for the Title programs in which your district receives federal funding. Also, this year, School Nutrition Program staff will be providing training from 8:30 to 9:00 on how to navigate the new and improved Direct Certification System (DCA). Districts will learn techniques for maximizing the identified student percentage (ISP), which can impact your eligibility for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). DCA is used to match students enrolled in public schools in Montana to referrals from low-income programs and other family situations, including SNAP, TANF, Foster Care, Homeless, Runaway, Migrant, and FDPIR. The result of a match is direct certification for free school meals. CEP is a non-pricing meal option that benefits schools and students by improving student access to nutritious meals while reducing administrative requirements to qualify meal applications.
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