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Meal Assistance Applications - now open!

Families are encouraged to complete a Meal Assistance Application for each school year.  Your application helps us apply for grant opportunities as well.  Paper Copies will be available from the BACS front office at Open House and through the school year.  Brighten is now using an electronic platform for application processing; please contact us if you are experiencing any difficulties.  Students who were previously approved for free/reduced meals will continue those benefits for the first 30 days of school.

The online application portal is now OPEN!!
Free/Reduced Meal Application Portal
Questions?  Check out these FAQ documents!
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Beginning in August 2022, families will be responsible for student meal charges.  Please reference the Parent Handbook for pricing.  Families are encouraged to apply for free- or reduced-meal benefits through the application portal above.  Applications are only valid for each school year, and a new application must be submitted for the new school year.  Please contact Kelly Bemus with questions.

Please click on the School Meals link to connect to SLA's website, including company information, payment portal, menus, and nutritional information!

SLA Parent Resources
School Meal Menus
You can also download the Nutrislice app through the App Store or Google Play!
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​Daily Menus, Nutritional information, and more!
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Making payment on your student's lunch account:

All families should registered at the payment portal through www.SLAlunch.com to monitor transaction and make deposits onto the lunch account.  We do not accept personal checks.  You may choose to stop by the cafeteria and pay in cash directly to SLA staff, but there is a delay in applying this credit to your account.  No change is provided.  Receipts are provided in the form of online access to transactions through the parent portal website, www.SLAlunch.com

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

SLA information

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sla_lunch_account_tips_and_tools_-_english.pdf
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Online Instructions to Portal
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Brighten Wellness Plan

The Food Safety and Wellness Plan is being revised as part of an annual review process.  The plan will be presented at the December meeting of the Governing Board.  Please feel free to join us then or contact Kelly Bemus to review the draft copy.  All are welcome to review this working document and/or give feedback via email to Kbemus@brightenacademy.com

Wellness Policy revised 04.19
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Wellness Program 2020
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The Benefits of Breakfast
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Comments, questions, or concerns should be sent to Kelly Bemus.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Admissions
    • Forms and Applications
    • Facility
    • Governing Board
    • Career Opportunities
    • Contact us >
      • Administration and Office Staff/Student Services
      • Staff Directory
  • Academics
    • Elementary School >
      • Kindergarten
      • 1st Grade
      • 2nd Grade
      • 3rd Grade
      • 4th Grade
      • 5th Grade
    • Middle School >
      • 6th Grade
      • 7th Grade
      • 8th Grade
    • Specials >
      • Theatre Arts (Ms. Aybar)
      • Visual Arts (Ms. Evans)
      • Physical Education (Coach Hampton)
      • Spanish (Ms. Mundy)
      • Band (Mr. White)
      • Music & Chorus (Ms. Young)
    • Special Areas >
      • Program Challenge
      • Counseling Team
      • Special Education
    • Media Center
  • School Life
    • Extracurriculars >
      • Athletics >
        • Basketball
        • Cheer
        • Soccer
        • Volleyball
      • Elementary Band
      • Brighten Broadway
      • JROTC
      • JR. BETA Club
      • News Crew (Ms. Peterson)
      • Tome Society
    • Videos and Presentations
  • Parent Info
  • News & Events
    • School Calendar
    • Community Events
    • Sponsors
    • 22-23 Faculty Favorite Things
    • PTO