TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NOTE

No. 03-05

FOOD AND NUTRITION MANAGEMENT

Contact:

Barbara

Thompson

(800) 504-6609

DATE:

 

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

Correction to Provision 2 Guideline

This technical assistance note is a notification of changes due to an error in the newly issued

Provision 2 Guidance for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. On page 30

under the section “What is considered a statistically valid sample?,” in the fourth line after the

word “free,” the USDA has taken out the comma and the words "reduced price and paid."

The last bullet now reads: "The number of households that complete the survey must be

sufficiently large so that it can be asserted with 95 percent confidence that the true percentage of

students participating in, or who are enrolled in the school that have access to school meals, and

are eligible for free meals, is within plus or minus 2.5 percentage points of the point estimate

determined from the sample."

Additionally, there is a typographical error on page two in the Civil Rights Statement. In the first

sentence the word "discrimination" has been removed and “discriminating” inserted in its place.

These changes have been made to the guidance on the website. The Provision 2 Guidance with

corrections may be viewed on the USDA website at www.fns.usda.gov.

If you have questions, you may contact Barbara Thompson at (800) 504-6609 or via e-mail at

barbara.thompson@fldoe.org.

MTT/IW/set

cc: David Morris

FNM Staff