To determine eligibility, how does the LEA use composite information?
The FY 2000 IASA Guidelines, page 35, indicates that an LEA must select a poverty measure from the following options: children ages 5 17 in poverty counted in the most recent census data; children eligible for free and reduced-price lunch; children in families receiving AFDC; children eligible to receive medical assistance or a composite of any of these measures. If the LEA selects a composite of poverty criteria, two or more of the poverty criteria may be combined. For instance, the LEA may use AFDC for one school and free and reduced-price lunch for another school.
