Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
Free meals are part of the federally funded Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, part of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Schools that meet eligibility requirements set by the program receive free meals for all students, regardless of their economic status.
The following 13 schools have met the eligibility requirements for the CEP program. All students in these schools are entitled to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each day.
District 15 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools:
| Conyers Learning Academy | Central Road Elementary | Gray M. Sanborn Elementary |
| Jane Addams Elementary | Kimball Hill Elementary | Lake Louise Elementary |
| Lincoln Elementary | Stuart R. Paddock Elementary | Virginia Lake Elementary |
| Winston Campus Elementary | Carl Sandburg Middle School | Walter R. Sundling Middle School |
| Winston Campus Middle School |
No other application or action is required by parents/guardians for this voluntary program. However, this program does not extend to a waiver for student fees. To apply for a waiver of student fees based on low household income or on a financial hardship in the family, an application for student fee waiver must be completed each year and returned to the school.
To apply for a student fee waiver based on low household income:
- Review the Instructions to complete the Application for Educational Benefits (English) | (Spanish)
- Complete the 2024-25 Application for Educational Benefits (English) | (Spanish)
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for the 2025-26 school year will be available after July 1, 2025. - Return the application to your child's school.
To apply for a student fee waiver based on a financial hardship in the family:
- Review and complete the Application for Fee & Fine Waiver (English) | (Spanish)
A new application must be completed each school year. - Return the application to your child's school.
If the student fee waiver application is approved, student fees will be waived. If the application is not approved, you may appeal the decision with the Hearing Official, Anthony Fashoda, CCSD15 Director of Fiscal Services.
Please visit the Student Fees page, Student Fee Waivers, for more information about student fees and fee waivers.
Reference: Board policy 4:140 Waiver of Student Fees
FAQs
- My school is part of the CEP program. Are student fees also automatically waived?
- What is the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program?
- Why is my school not part of the CEP program?
- What should my child do to get their free breakfast or lunch?
- Can my child get a second lunch for free?
- My school is part of the CEP program. Do I still need to fill out an application for free/reduced price meals at the beginning of the school year?
- Does my child have to participate in the CEP Program?
