Western Heights Public Schools CEP

Western Heights Public Schools CEP ATTACHMENT E PUBLIC RELEASE — NON-PRICING, PROVISIONS 2 AND 3, AND COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION (CEP) Due to regulations, all school food authorities (SFAs) or institutions must submit annually a public release to the informational media, local unemployment offices, any companies contemplating layoffs in that district's area, grassroots organizations, and interested individuals upon request. Date submitted to news media: 08/14/2025 Name(s) of media outlets and companies submitted to: The Oklahoman WESTERN HEIGHTS (Name of SFA) announced today it is participating in a free breakfast and/or lunch program for school year 2026 . All students enrolled in the district or the listed sites may participate in the breakfast and/or lunch program at no charge. Provision 2 and 3 schools and CEP schools will not collect household applications for free and reduced meals. Household applications for free and reduced meals will not be collected at CEP schools or Provision 2 and 3 schools in a non-base year. Household applications will be collected at Non-Pricing schools and Provision 2 and 3 schools in a base year. X District-wide Partial (list sites that are participating) Provision 2 Provision 3 X CEP Non-Pricing By providing breakfast and/or lunch to all children at no charge, we can create a better learning environment for our students. The school breakfast and lunch we serve follows U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. The program cannot succeed without your support. Please encourage your children to participate in the school meal programs. All meals are served to all students at no charge. Base Year of Special Provision Option (SPO): R0 a" SPO to remain in effect for four (4) years from the Base Year above. School Year SPO must be reconsidered: 12.0 a-9 Documentation to be used for SPO reconsideration: CEP - Direct Certification documentation Provision 1, 2 or 3 - Qualifying socio-economic data to establish whether the income level of a school's population, as adjusted for inflation, remained constant with the income level of the most recent base year. Oklahoma State Department of Education, Child Nutrition Programs LPXLP September 5 2025 LOKL0362820