What Is the Uplift Child Nutrition Program?

What is the Uplift Child Nutrition program?

The Child Nutrition Program (CNP) is an important part of all Uplift schools. We provide exciting, nutritious, and delicious meals to scholars which fuel them for a full day of learning and physical activity.

Breakfast & Lunch

Uplift Education schools participate in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program. Full price meals are $1.60 for breakfast and $2.70 for lunch. Scholars may qualify for free or reduced price meals (prices shown in table below) if your family meets the income eligibility guidelines. Some of our campuses may provide free breakfast for our scholars. Check with your school if they participate in this program.

Eligibility / Cost for Breakfast / Cost for Lunch / $ Saved over the course of a School Year
Full Price / $1.60 / $2.70 / $0
Free / $0.00 / $0.00 / $774
Reduced / $0.30 / $0.40 / $636
**Your family can save money! Please remember to fill out an application in July before school starts. More info to come!

Applications for the school year (2015-2016) will not be available until July 6, 2015.

Free/Reduced applications for 2015- 2016 should be completed online at (http://uplift.rocketscanapps.com ). Paper applications will also be available at each campus but we encourage online application for fast processing.

Prepayments

Prepayments for meals are required for all scholars. Please review the menus with your scholar to determine which meals they will eat through our cafeteria. Pre-payments should be made each month. You may also create an account for your scholar online at www.myschoolbucks.com. Through this system, you can monitor your scholar’s lunch balance and make deposits.

Your scholar will receive a note, email and/or phone call when their account balance is low or negative. Please communicate with your scholar and, if necessary, the campus regularly about lunch account balances. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact a CNP staff member at your campus. If you need further information, please contact the Uplift CNP Compliance Manager, Berthary Meam at the following telephone number: (469) 621-8500 ext 2008, or by email at .

Menus

Uplift menus are designed with health, wellness, and fun in mind. Our menus contain a wide variety of items including whole grains, lean proteins such as chicken and turkey, 1% and fat free milk, fresh fruits and vegetables each day.

To view breakfast and lunch menus, go to your school website and click on the blue menu icon at the bottom of the screen!

Examples of Menu Items
Traditional Breakfast (examples) / Grab-N-Go Breakfast (examples) / Lunch (examples)
·  Grain French Toast Sticks
·  Kolaches / ·  Whole Grain Cereals
·  Berry Mini Loaf / ·  Oven Baked Crispy Chicken
·  Macaroni & Cheese

The U.S Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complain Form<http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ 12.pdf>, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington , D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at

mailto:. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at

(800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer

¿Qué es el programa de nutrición infantil Uplift?

El programa de nutrición infantil (CNP) es una parte importante de todas las escuelas de Uplift. Ofrecemos comidas nutritivas y deliciosas para que los alumnos combustible para un día lleno de actividad física y aprendizaje.

Desayuno y Almuerzo

Las escuelas de Uplift participan en el Programa del Desayuno Escolar y el Programa del Almuerzo Escolar Nacional. Comidas a precio regular es de $1,60 para el desayuno y $2,70 para almorzar. Los alumnos pueden calificar para recibir desayunos y/o almuerzos gratis (se muestra en la siguiente tabla de precios) a precio reducido si su familia cumple con los requisitos de elegibilidad según los ingresos.

Elegibilidad / Precio de
Dsayuno / Precio del
Almuerzo / Ahorro durante el
Año escolar
Precio Reg. / $1.60 / $2.70 / $0
Gratis / $0.00 / $0.00 / $774
Reducido / $0.30 / $0.40 / $636
**¡Su familia puede ahorrar dinero! Por favor llene una solicitud en julio antes del inicio de clases. Infórmese !

Solicitudes para el año escolar (2015-2016) estarán disponibles el 6 de julio de 2015. Las solicitud para almuerzo/desayuno gratis/precio reducido deberán completarse en línea en (https://uplift.rocketscanapps.com) Solicitudes en papel también estarán disponibles en la oficina de la escuela, pero recomendamos que solicite en línea para acelerar el proceso.

Pagos por Adelantado

Es necesario pagar los desayunos y almuerzos de sus alumnos por adelantado. Por favor revise el menú con su alumno y decida que comidas va a tomar en la cafetería. Cada mes debe enviar su pago por adelantado. Puede también crear una cuenta para su alumno en línea en el siguiente sitio: www.myschoolsbucks.com . Atreves de este sistema, puede monitorear el balance de su alumno y hacer pagos.

Su alumno recibirá una nota, correo electrónico y/o llamada telefónica cuando la cuenta tenga poco dinero o se encuentre en balance negativo. Por favor tenga una comunicación constante con su alumno o con al misma escuela sobre de los balances de sus comidas. Si en alguna ocasión tiene dudas o preguntas, comuníquese con la persona encargada de CNP en su escuela. Si la información no es suficiente, puede contactar a la coordinadora de NSLP al (469) 398-0147, email .

Menús

Nuestros menús contienen una amplia variedad de artículos incluyendo granos integrales, proteínas sin grasa, como pollo y pavo, leche descremada y de 1%, frutas y verduras frescas cada día.
Usted puede obtener el menú escolar en la pagina web de la escuela, en la parte inferior de la pantalla seleccione el icono azul (menú).

Examples of Menu Items
Traditional Breakfast (examples) / Grab-N-Go Breakfast (examples) / Lunch (examples)
·  Palitos Frances’s de grano entero
·  Kolaches / ·  Cereales de Grano
·  Pan de Platano / ·  Pollo Crujiente al horno
·  Macarrones con queso

The U.S Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complain Form<http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_ 12.pdf>, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington , D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at

mailto:. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at

(800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer