Food & Nutrition Newsletter

Spring is in the air, and we're excited to share some healthy and delicious news with you. This month, we're focusing on fresh, seasonal foods and celebrating some fun food holidays!

This frittata is a colorful and healthy way to use up leftover Easter vegetables!

• Visit the Blue Ridge Unified School District website for more information: https://www.brusd.org/
• Also for food service information here is the link: https://www.brusd.org/Page/80

It's important for parents to stay on top of their children's food service balances. Here's how Blue Ridge Unified School District facilitates that, based on the information available:

• LINQ Connect:
• The Blue Ridge Unified School District utilizes the LINQ Connect platform for managing student meal accounts. This online system is designed to streamline meal payments and provide parents with convenient access to account information.
• Key features of LINQ Connect include:
• Viewing meal account balances.
• Making online payments.
• Setting up low-balance notifications.
• Viewing transaction history.
• Transferring funds between students.
• To access LINQ Connect, parents can:
• Visit the LINQ Connect website.
• Download the LINQ Connect mobile app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
• Checking Balances:
• By logging into their LINQ Connect accounts, parents can easily check their students' current food service balances.
• Setting up low-balance notifications is highly recommended to avoid any disruptions in meal service.
• Importance of Account Monitoring:
• Regularly checking balances ensures that students have sufficient funds for meals.
• Utilizing the online payment system simplifies the process and eliminates the need to send cash to school.

In summary, the best way to monitor your students food service balances within the Blue Ridge Unified School District is to utilize the LINQ Connect platform.

To see if your student qualifies for free or reduced lunch:

Go to BRUSD.org>

Click on PARENTS/STUDENTS/REGISTRATION>

Under the Quick Links click on ParentVue/StudentVue>

Log in to your ParentVue>

Select your student you would like to look at in the upper left corner of the screen>

Click on Student Info>

Scroll down the page until you see the Other Data box. The Free and Reduced Meals Eligibility is displayed there:

To fill out the Free and Reduced Meals application or to make changes to it:

Go to BRUSD.org>

Click on PARENTS/STUDENTS/REGISTRATION>

Under the Quick Links click on ParentVue/StudentVue>

Log in to your ParentVue>

Click on Online Registration in the upper right corner of the screen>

Select the Free and Reduced Meals Update>

Fill out the Update and Submit.

The Food & Nutrition Department is dedicated to supporting the educational process by providing nutritious, flavorful and affordable options that fuel students’ bodies and minds. We believe that meals should be both nourishing and enjoyable; we take pride in offering a variety of foods that excite our students and satisfy their diverse needs. All items sold & served within our schools are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Food Service Liaison: Kimberly Dugdale (kdugdale@brusd.org)
Food Service Administrative Assistant: Sophia Federico (sfederico@brusd.org)
SFE General Manager of Food Service : Stephanie Joyner (sjoyner@brusd.org)

Phone: 928-368-6126

https://www.brusd.org/Page/80

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:

Mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

fax: (833) 256-1665; or (202) 690-7442

email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.