Meal Assistance Applications
Families who are seeking free/reduced meal pricing must complete a Meal Assistance Application EACH school year. Your application helps us apply for grant opportunities as well. Paper Copies will be available from the BACS front office throughout the school year. Brighten uses an electronic platform for application processing; please contact us if you are experiencing any difficulties. Students who were previously approved for free/reduced meals continue to receive those benefits for the first 30 days of school (around mid-September). All of our lunch financials are separate from Douglas County Schools. If you receive a notification of meal benefits from DCSS, please provide Brighten with a copy so that we can review it as documentation for your Brighten student(s).
To make payments and check transactions, you will need a parent account for School Payment Portal and the school's zip code of 30135.
To make payments and check transactions, you will need a parent account for School Payment Portal and the school's zip code of 30135.
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If you prefer to complete a paper-based application, you can download this file or stop by our front office.
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Questions? Check out these FAQ documents!
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- 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
Making payment on your student's lunch account:
All families should registered at the payment portal through School Payment Portal to monitor transactions and make deposits onto the lunch account. We do not accept personal checks. Students and guests cannot make payments in the cafeteria, as it impedes service times. Students and guests can send cash less than $5 or money orders to the front office for processing. No change is provided. Receipts are provided in the form of online access to transactions through the parent portal website.
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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:
[email protected]
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 and provide feedback.
| Wellness Policy revised 04.19 |
| Wellness Program 2020 |
| The Benefits of Breakfast |
