Developing and Evaluating Methods for Using American Community Survey Data to Support the School Meals Program: Interim Report

4	CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CASE STUDIES	47
	Framework for Classifying School Districts,	47
	Case Studies,	53
	Attachment A: Example of Letter to State Official,	58
	Attachment B: Letter of Support from the School Nutrition Association,	61
	Attachment C: Protocol for Case Study Districts,	62
5	TECHNICAL APPROACH TO ESTIMATION	65
	Reimbursements Under Provision 4,	66
	ACS Direct Estimates of Eligible Students,	68
	Potential Adjustments to ACS Estimates,	70
	Precision of Estimates,	73
	Estimates for Schools and Groups of Schools,	77
	Estimating Participation,	80
	Assessing Costs and Benefits,	86
6	EVALUATION OF ESTIMATES	87
	Policy and Decision-Making Context,	88
	Errors in Current Methods to Determine Reimbursements,	90
	Potential Errors in Proposed Data Sources and Estimation Methods,	95
	Proposed Evaluation Plan,	98
7	OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY	100
	Estimates for School Districts,	101
	Estimates for Schools or Groups of Schools,	102
	BIBLIOGRAPHY	105
	APPENDIXES
A	Glossary	111
B	Meeting Agendas	117
C	Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff	120