Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise is proud to provide nutritious breakfast and lunch to our students daily.  We participate in the State Breakfast and National School Lunch Program, which offers students fruits, vegetables, milk, and delicious entrees.  Our program goals are to ensure that students have the opportunity to feed their brains as well as their bodies with healthy options. Breakfast and lunch menus are selected by students via their active participation in the leadership.  We value the input of our school community, taking into consideration our parents, educators, and student stakeholder opinions through our Local Wellness Policy, continuous development, and involvement.

Applying for free or reduced-price meal eligibility in our National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program is easy through the submission of a completed form.

Apply today!  Forms are available in English and Spanish.  For English: CLICK HERE or for Spanish Haga clic aquí 

Non-Discrimination Statement

 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 Email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

 Update on State Meal Mandate: California Universal Meals

In accordance with California Ed Code Section 49501.5 requires public school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools serving students in grades transitional kindergarten through grade 12 (TK–12) to provide two meals free of charge (breakfast and lunch) during each school day to students requesting a meal, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility. 

Federal Provision Participation Requirement

California EC Section 49564.3 requires LEAs with high-poverty schools to adopt a federal universal meal service provision, such as CEP or Provision 2. A school is considered high poverty if its identified student percentage (ISP) is over 40 percent, meaning 40 percent of enrolled students are determined eligible for free school meals through direct certification, or identification as homeless, migrant, foster, or runaway.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a 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: