CEP allows schools in high-poverty areas to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students. Schools are CEP-eligible if their identified student percentage (ISP), the percentage of students directly certified for free meals, is at least 40%. Special Provision 2 is a four-year program that allows any school to serve universal free breakfast and lunch for 3 years while only collecting school meal benefit applications for the first year. Learn more on the Maine DOE website or contact Child Nutrition Specialist David Hartley at david.hartley@maine.gov.