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Aventura Community School Food Program

At Aventura Community School (ACS), we are committed to our students’ health and wellness. Research shows that healthy students are better able to pay attention in class and better positioned to succeed in school and life.


The goals of our food program are to:

  • Support the academic success and achievement of our students

  • Provide nutritious meals which allow students to maintain focus

  • Provide healthy and fresh food offerings along with education on making healthy choices

  • Expose our students to new culinary experiences while still offering “kid favorites”

 

Click here to view the Wellness Policy. All stakeholders are able to participate in the development, review, update, and implementation of the Local School Wellness Policy. Please contact daguilar@aventruanashville.org or 615-657-4201 for more details.

Student Meals

All ACS students are offered healthy, nutritious meals including breakfast and lunch
through the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. Breakfast costs $2.00; lunch costs
$4.00. Your student may qualify for a Free or Reduced priced meal. Reduced price is $.30 for
breakfast and $.40 for lunch. Email daguilar@aventuranashville.org for the Free/ Reduced Lunch Application.

Nutrition Provider

We are pleased to be partnering with SLA Management who will be supplying meals for our school.  
Meals are planned with student preferences in mind and follow the regulations of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program.  


Healthy School Meals contain:

  • Lean protein

  • Whole grains

  • Fresh Fruits or 100% Fruit Juice

  • A variety of vegetables

  • A choice of milk

 

Meals are calorie controlled, low in sodium, contain less than 10% saturated fat and 0g of trans fat.

Allergies

If your student has any food allergies or needs a meal accommodation, families are required to notify the school and provide documentation from a doctor.  Please see the attached flowchart with the dietary need accommodation process. Click here to download and print the required Diet Prescription for Meals at School.  Return completed forms to the school. Diet Prescription forms must be renewed annually.

Non-Discrimination

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.

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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.

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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/ad-3027.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:

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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
 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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