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• Disclosure Information for National School Lunch
• Disclosure of Student Eligibility
• Electronic Direct Certification Process
• Household Eligibility Applications and Documents
• USDA Eligibility Manual for School Meals​

• Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in the School Nutrition Programs
• Alternate SFA Arrangement Information and Sample Agreement
• All Kids Information
  
• Biometric Information
• Documentation Sheet for Residential Child Care Institutions Only
• Final Rule on Fluid Milk Substitutions
• Meal Count Edit Form
• Meal Count Edit Worksheet​​
  
• Water During Meal Service FAQs​​​
  

• Verification Process and Verification Summary Report
• Presentation
  
• Districts With Approved HEAs: Instructions for VSR Steps 2-5
  
• Districts With No Approved HEAs: Instructions for VSR Step 2 and 5​​
  

VERIFICATION RESOURCES

• Verification of Eligibility for School Meals
• School Nutrition Programs Administrative Handbook (Verification, Section I)
• Verification Timeline 
  
• Verification Categorically Eligible Chart 
• Error Prone Instructions
• USDA Verification Toolkit: Includes a flyer for households on submitting documents, strategies to improve response rates, a list of possible sources of income to share with families, and other resources.
• Verification and VSR FAQs

VERIFICATION FORMS/SAMPLE LETTERS

• Cover Letter Template for Parents/Guardians
  
• ​Spanish​
  
• Confirmation Review and Verification Tracking Form (ISBE 68-21)
  
• We Have Verified Your Application​
  
• We Must Verify Your Application
• Spanish Version
• We Must Verify Your Application, Second Request
• Spanish Version
• We Have Verified Your Application
• Spanish Version

VERIFICATION SUMMARY REPORT

• VSR Data Collection Form: This form is a tool to assist sponsors with completing the Verification Summary Report
• VSR Instructions
  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture did not approve the waiver ISBE requested for SY 20-21 Verification and notified us of such after the school year ended. The ISBE Nutrition Department will be contacting districts to collect the information USDA is requesting. We realize many may not have conducted Verification in the School Year 2020-2021 even though applications were collected due in part to the change to the Summer Food Service Program and in the delay in ISBE requesting it. No corrective actions will be imposed over Verification for SY 20-21.​

Verification Resources

• Verification of Eligibility for School Meals​​​
  
• School Nutrition Programs Administrative Handbook (Verification, Section I)
• Verification and Verification Summary Report Training PowerPoint​
  
• Verification Timeline​​​​​
  
• Verification Categorically Eligible Chart 
  
• Error Prone Instructions
  
• USDA Verification Toolkit: Includes a flyer for households on submitting documents, strategies to improve response rates, a list of possible sources of income​ to share with families, and other resources.​
  
• Verification and VSR FAQs​
  

Verification Forms/Sample Letters

• Confirmation Review and Verification Tracking Form (ISBE 68-21)
  
• We Have Confirmed Your Application
• Spanish Version
• We Must Verify Your Application
• Spanish Version
• We Must Verify Your Application, Second Request
• Spanish Version​
  
• We Have Verified Your Application
• Spanish Version
  

Verification Summary Report

• VSR Data Collection Form: This form is a tool to assist sponsors with completing the Verification Summary Report​
  
• VSR Instructions​