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!!
The online application portal is now OPEN!!
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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.
- Want to understand how the Free & Reduced Application benefits all children in the State of Georgia? Listen to the FuelCast Episode below with Dr. Linette Dodson, State School Nutrition Director and Dr. Ken Banter, Georgia Department of Education Senior Title I Program Manager.
- The Importance of Free and Reduced Meal Applications
Please click on the School Meals link to connect to SLA's website, including company information, payment portal, menus, and nutritional information!
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SLA partners with Brighten Academy to provide quality, nutritious meals to students. Feel free to reach out if you have concerns.
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You can download the Nutrislice app through the App Store or Google Play!
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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
Summer Meal Program
All Brighten Academy students are eligible to receive summer meals through the Douglas County Seamless Summer Option (SSO). Details are available on the DCSS Nutrition webpage - https://www.dcssga.org/departments/school_nutrition
You can find alternate meal sites through this search engine as well:
Site Finder in English
Site Finder in Spanish
You can find alternate meal sites through this search engine as well:
Site Finder in English
Site Finder in Spanish
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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:
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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
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 |
| Wellness Program 2020 |
| The Benefits of Breakfast |
