School Food Service Terminology School Food Service Terminology Meal applications - forms submitted by impoverished parents in applying for free or reduced price meals for their school children. Free status may also result from very low household income. Denied - students who must pay full price for their meals. Verification - each year, on October 30, the school district must pull a percentage of their meal applications and do the leg work necessary to verify that the information given on the meal applications is correct. Reimbursement - monthly funds provided to the school district by the U.S.D.A. in implementing the National School Lunch Program of 1946 and the National Breakfast Program of 1963.
Some states also provide additional funding.
Membership - refers to the total number of children enrolled in the school. Attendance - refers to the number of children actually attending school on a given day. Approved Free - the total number of meal applications that qualify for free status. Approved Reduced - the total number of meal applications that qualify for reduced status.