School Nutrition

Breakfast & Lunch Menus
SCA Wellness Policy *Updated 3/2024
Triennial Assessment

Meal Charge Procedures

The mission of Scintilla Charter Academy School Nutrition is to provide quality, nutritious and balanced meals every day to increase student satisfaction and participation in Scintilla Charter Academy Nutrition Program

Scintilla Charter Academy participates in the national school breakfast and lunch programs. These programs are regulated and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture with the School and Community Nutrition Unit of the Georgia Department of Education overseeing the program administration.

Scintilla Charter Academy participates in the USDA’s National School Breakfast and Lunch Program throughout the 2023-2024 School Year. This option maintains the nutrition standards of the standard school meal program- including a strong emphasis on providing fruits and vegetables, milk, whole grains, and sensible calorie levels. We encourage all students to participate in the breakfast and lunch program offered by SCA.

How to find a program?

Parents/guardians, find out where your child/children can get healthy, daily meals this summer. There are multiple programs that offer summer meals at no cost. Check all these sources to see if there is a meal distribution site in your area. Those who are looking for summer meal sites can easily find locations through their cell phone or online. Options include:

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH/SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS

By participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and eliminating the need for meal applications, Scintilla Charter Academy will reduce administrative and printing costs. Families also benefit from the elimination of completing and submitting meal applications.

Children need healthy meals to learn. Scintilla Charter Academy offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to your child(ren). Our food service receives support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

The following schools will be participating in this alternative provision and provide meals at no charge to children during School Year 2025-2026:

SCINTILLA CHARTER ACADEMY
                                                                                                                                                                                               

Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
  2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Notice for Language and Disability Assistance for the School Nutrition Program

If you have difficulty communicating with us or understanding this information because you do not speak English or have a disability, please let us know. Contact (Director of School Nutrition – Janice Hamel – 229-244-5750). Free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request.

Spanish
Español:
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Chinese
中文：
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Korean

:한국어
귀하께서 영어를 알지 못하거나 장애로 인해 저희와의 의사소통 또는 이 정보에 대한 이해에 어려움이
있는 경우에는 저희에게 알려주십시오. 연락처 (연락처 정보) 요청에 따라 무료 언어 지원 또는 기타
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Vietnamese
Việt:
VI: Vui lòng cho chúng tôi biết nếu quý vị gặp khó khăn khi giao tiếp với chúng tôi hoặc khó hiểu thông tin này vì quý vị không nói tiếng Anh hoặc bị khuyết tật. Liên lạc theo (thông tin liên lạc). Luôn có hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí hoặc trợ giúp và dịch vụ khác theo yêu cầu.

German
Deutsch:
Falls Sie Schwierigkeiten haben, mit uns zu kommunizieren, Sie kein Englisch sprechen oder behindert sind, so teilen Sie uns dies bitte mit. Kontakt (Kontaktdaten). Auf Anfrage erhalten Sie kostenfreie Sprachunterstützung oder sonstige Hilfen und Dienstleistungen.

French
Français:
Si vous avez des difficultés pour vous communiquer avec nous ou pour comprendre ce document car vous n’êtes pas anglophone ou parce que vous êtes en situation d’handicap, veuillez nous en informer. Contact (informations de contact). Une assistance linguistique gratuite ou d’autres aides et services sont disponibles sur demande.

Portuguese
Português:
Se você tiver qualquer dificuldade para se comunicar conosco ou entender estas informações porque não fala inglês ou tem alguma deficiência, informe-nos. Entre em contato com (informações de contato). Oferecemos assistência gratuita para o idioma ou outros tipos de auxílio e serviços, mediante solicitação.

Hindi
नह ीं:
अगर आपको अींग्रेजी मेंबात नह ीं कर पाने या अींग्रेजी समझने मेंअसमर्थता के कारण हमसे बातचीत करने या इस जानकार को समझने मेंकठिनाई होती है, तो कृपया हमेंबताएँ। (सींपकथ जानकार ) पर सींपकथ करें। ननिःशुल्क भाषा सहयोग या अन्य साधन और सेवाएँअनुरोध पर उपलब्ध हैं।

Gujarati
ગજુ રાતી:
જો તમને, ઇંગ્લિશ નથી બોિ તા તેનેકારણેકેકોઈ િિકકાાિાાંગતાનેકારણે, અમારી સાથેિ ાતચીત કકરામાાિાાંકેઆ માકિતી સમજિામાાિાાંતકકીફ પડતી િ ોય તો, કૃપા કરી અમનેજણાિ ો. સાિાાંપકક (સાિાાંપકકની માકિતી). ભાષા અંગેમદદ કેઅન્ય િસાય િિનતાિાાં ી કકરાથી િન:શલ ્ ુક મળશે.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provid

Scintilla Nutrition Charge Policy 

The following Meal Charge Policies and Procedures will be in effect for the 2025-2026 school year: Breakfast cost is $2.10 & Lunch cost is $3.60. Families with more than one scholar at SCA should send payment via cash, check or MySchoolBucks separately for each scholar at Scintilla in separate envelopes. Checks should be made out to SCA Nutrition with the scholar’s name and four-digit lunch number written on the check. Families may also check balances and make payments online through the Parent Portal located on SCA’s website. Parent Portal access information will be provided at the beginning of each school year or may be obtained in person in the school’s front office. Unpaid Balance Procedure Scholars are allowed to charge the cost of two days’ meals (2 breakfasts and 2 lunches). Families will be notified by balance-due letters of unpaid balances each week. If a balance is not paid by the beginning of the next week, the child will be offered a replacement meal at lunch consisting of a sandwich and milk or, at breakfast, a pop tart and milk. Pre-payment by cash or check to SCA Nutrition may be made weekly or monthly in envelopes provided by the school. The scholar’s name and homeroom teacher’s name must be on the envelope in order to credit the proper account.