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| Autor/inn/en | Burghardt, John; Gleason, Philip; Sinclair, Michael; Cohen, Rhoda; Hulsey, Lara; Milliner-Waddell, Julita |
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| Institution | Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Alexandria, VA. Office of Analysis and Evaluation.Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ. |
| Titel | Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects: Volume I: Impacts on Deterrence, Barriers, and Accuracy. Nutrition Assistance Program Report Series. Report No. CN-04-AV1 |
| Quelle | (2004), (120 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Quantitative Daten; Program Evaluation; Pilot Projects; Lunch Programs; Nutrition; School Districts; Eligibility; Geographic Location; Economic Factors; Comparative Analysis |
| Abstract | The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored the NSLP Application/Verification Pilot Projects to test ways to improve the process for certifying students for free or reduced-price meals. This report presents findings on the impacts of two alternatives to the current application based certification process--Up-Front Documentation and Graduated Verification--that were tested in 12 public school districts. It examines the impacts of pilot procedures on three key sets of measures of program performance: (1) The rate of certification among ineligible households; (2) The rate of certification among eligible households; and (3) Certification accuracy--the proportion of certifications that are correct. In launching the pilots, USDA was seeking to identify changes to the certification process that would deter certification among ineligible households without causing barriers to certification among eligible households. The end goal was an overall improvement in certification accuracy as compared to the accuracy achieved with current certification procedures. Each pilot procedure was evaluated in terms of these measures. The study used a comparison design to select additional districts not participating in the three-year pilots but with similar economic characteristics and geographic locations. Researchers then compared the two types of districts to estimate impacts on the accuracy of the certification process, as well as to what degree it deterred ineligible families or discouraged eligible families from applying. Data for the study came from telephone and in-person interviews with about 3,000 households with children enrolled in the study districts in fall 2002, and from administrative records provided by the schools. Key findings were: (1) The rates of erroneous certification among ineligible students were less than 5 percent in Up- Front Documentation comparison districts and less than 10 percent in Graduated Verification comparison districts. (2) Rates of certification among each group of eligible students examined were lower in pilot districts than in comparisons districts. (3) Compared to current procedures, neither set of pilot procedures changed certification accuracy at a level that could be detected in the study. Contains 25 tables. (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome. |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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