Division of Financial & Administrative Services

Special Education ListServ

What is ListServ (SELs/SELs2)?

February 2000, the Office of Special Education created the Special Education Listserv (SELS).  It has been and continues to be a limited e-mail group (with listserv being a misnomer since it really isn’t a listserv) available to only one contact person per school district/responsible public agency. It is used by the Office to disseminate important special education information concerning funding, compliance, data collection, professional development, etc. 

Donated Foods Program

  • SERVICE OR PROGRAM: Food Distribution Program
  • AUTHORITY: Federal: National School Lunch Act, as amended

SERVICE OR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The program provides a wide variety of meat, poultry, fruits, vegetables, cereal, and dairy products throughout the school year for use in the school lunch program.

Special Milk Program

SERVICE OR PROGRAM: Special Milk Program

AUTHORITY: Federal: Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended

SERVICE OR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The program makes milk available to school children at a reasonable price per half pint, or at option of LEA, free.  Schools electing to serve milk free to eligible needy children must adopt the Special Milk Program, Free Milk Option, Policy Statement.

Lunch Program

SERVICE OR PROGRAM: National School Lunch Program

AUTHORITY: Federal: National School Lunch Act, as amended

SERVICE OR PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:  Local Education Agencies shall ensure that participating schools provide nutritious and well balanced lunches to children.

Lunches shall provide: