Free & Reduced Program at K12 CO

There are two very important reasons that K12 Colorado schools ask all families to participate in filling out the Family Economic Data Survey.

1. If qualified for the program your school offers some added assistance to those family that would qualify in a regular brick and mortar school for the Free and Reduced Lunch program. Currently, your school offers a computer and ISP subsidy if your student(s) qualify.
   
   
2. The Family Economic Data Survey is also used in determining if your district/school, in which your student is enrolled, will receive additional funding to which it is entitled based on the student population it serves. So even if you don't want any help with a computer or ISP subsidy, by filling out this form, you will help us greatly to get additional support from the state which always helps us make a better school.

• All children in households receiving benefits from SNAP, [the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)] or TANF, are eligible for free meals.
  
• Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free meals.
  
• Children participating in their school’s Head Start program are eligible for free meals.
  
• Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant are eligible for free meals.
  

Children may receive free or reduced-price meals if your household’s income is within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines. Your children may qualify for free or reduced price meals if your household income falls at or below the limits on this chart.

The procedures and form are similar to those for a free or reduced-price meal application and utilize the same eligibility criteria. Colorado will use household family size and income criteria to determine eligibility

http://www.cde.state.co.us/nutrition/frsmpcoloradopublicrelease

To find out how to apply for SNAP or other assistance benefits, contact your school resource person.

Colorado Preparatory Academy
Kathy Worteley - kwortley@k12.com

Destinations Career Academy of Colorado
Addie Sandoval CODCA - asandoval@k12.com

Pikes Peak Online School
Jennie Marr jmarr@k12.com

These forms can be filled out directly at the time of enrollment. Or can be emailed to you directly. If you have not received this form either way please email ColoOps@k12.com

Step 1: List all household members who are infants, children, and student up to and including 12th grade
Step 2: Do any household members currently participate in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR?
Step 3: Report income for all household members
Step 4: Contact information and adult signature

More detailed directions you can find at the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8i1rhDfKmihQ0xzSURWdWt1T1k/view?usp=sharing

Yes. Your child’s application is only good for that school year and for the first few days of this school year, through Sept 30th. You must send in a new application unless the school told you that your child is eligible for the new school year.

No. Use one Family Data Survey Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information.

Do the members of your household lack a permanent address? Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing arrangement? Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis? Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household? If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions please fill out your online school form.

Colorado Preparatory Academy - http://tinyurl.com/ColoPrepHelp

Destinations Career Academy of Colorado - http://tinyurl.com/CODCAHelp

Pikes Peak Online School - http://tinyurl.com/PPOSHelp

Yes. We may also ask you to send written proof of the household income you report.

You should talk to school officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to: Kimber Podsedek (kpodsedek2k12.com)

List the amount that you normally receive. For example, if you normally make $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only made $900, put down that you made $1000 per month. If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes. If you have lost a job or had your hours or wages reduced, use your current income.

Household members may not receive some types of income we ask you to report on the application, or may not receive income at all. Whenever this happens, please write a 0 in the field. However, if any income fields are left empty or blank, those will also be counted as zeroes. Please be careful when leaving income fields blank, as we will assume you meant to do so.

If your household income changes throughout the school year. Please fill out your school specific form above and email ColoOps@k12.com to notify our Ops department of your changes. Then your new form will be reviewed as soon as possible.

Your basic pay and cash bonuses must be reported as income. If you get any cash value allowances for off-base housing, food, or clothing, it must also be included as income. However, if your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. Any additional combat pay resulting from deployment is also excluded from income.

List any additional household members on a separate piece of paper, and attach it to your application. Or send to Kimber Podsedek (kpodsedek@k12.com).

Families who meet all of the following will be reimbursed at the rate of $15.00 per eligible month. Maximum pay out of $75 for each pay out period.

Requirements

• Legal Guardian/Adult student must fill out the required Federal Family Data Form at the beginning of the school year.
  
• Legal Guardian/Adult student must be determined as eligible from information provided in the form mentioned above. Either at the start of the year or if they have filled one out during the semester.
• Student must be enrolled on the last day of each semester being paid out.

Rules for Reimbursement

• Other documentation may be needed if the address on the internet bill does not match what the school has in their database for the student.
  
• If the household has no internet then there will be no reimbursement
  

Procedure

The Legal Guardian is required to fill out the online ISP Subsidy Request for Payment Form along with submittal of ONE of their entire internet bills for any month during the semester requesting funds. The request form, when available, will be sent to the legal guardian’s email, k-mailed and posted announcements informing families that the form is open to request. (Payment will be sent to our business unit for processing. Families should be aware that payment can take up to 4 weeks after submittal deadline.)

Currently none of our online schools participate in this program. We do not participate in the National Lunch program and serve lunch to school kids daily.

A student may be eligible if they:

• Attend a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP); AND
• Are eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school (2022-23 Income Eligibility Guidelines); AND

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/p-ebt

Through partnerships with local internet service providers, EveryoneOn is able to offer free or $9.95 home Internet service in 48 states that qualify.

Website: http://everyoneon.org

One Million Project’s mission is to help 1 million high school students who do not have reliable Internet access at home reach their full potential by giving them mobile devices and free high-speed Internet access.

Website: http://www.1millionproject.org

If this form is used to document eligibility for state or federal program funding, it will be subject to audit by CDE and other program officials.

If you have problems with the digital forms you can download your school's specific form and email to ColoOps@k12.com