27 Sep State Waiver for Community Eligibility (CEP) Deadlines

25 Sep Alabama’s Statewide Parent Engagement Month

The Department is promoting Statewide Parent Engagement Month in October. It is intended as a community effort—a time for schools, businesses, community agencies, churches, and government to turn their attention to the significant role of parents in the education of their children....

17 Aug Unanticipated School Closure School Year (SY) 2023-2024 Waiver Request

Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) are expected to be administered according to all statutory and regulatory requirements; waivers to the requirements are exceptions. However, Section 12(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 U.S.C. 1760(1), provides authority for U.S. Department of Agriculture...

11 Apr CEP Annual Eligibility Notification for SY2023-2024

21 Feb Statewide NonCongregate Waiver Response

This letter is in response to Alabama State Department of Education's (ALSDE) February 16, 2023, request to provide non-congregate meal service in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option (SSO) when...

25 Oct ALSDE K-12 High-Dosage Tutoring

In August of 2022, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) invited providers to submit information for comprehensive evidence-based, high-dosage tutoring (HDT) products or services to publish a vetted list for local education agencies (LEAs). Studies of tutoring interventions found that on average, tutoring...