Welcome Back Newsletter

Alice Independent School District and Chartwells are Back Serving Up Happy and Healthy in the New School Year

Alice ISD Students Can Look Forward to New and Favorite Menus,

Free Meals and Engaging Cafeteria Programs This Fall

Lunch is FREE for ALL Students in the 2022-2023 School Year!

This year, students at Alice Independent School District have a lot to look forward to when it comes to mealtime. For the 2022-2023 school year, meals will be offered to students in all grade levels at no cost, thanks to flexibilities provided by the USDA’s National School Lunch Program. This allows every student to enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Through serving foods kids love to eat, offering innovative programs that encourage fun and discovery, and creating a place to eat where students can connect with others, and recharge. Chartwells is making sure that students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than when they came in.

Afterschool Dinner Meals Begin September 6, 2022

Dinner meals are back! Dinner meals are FREE and available to all Alice ISD students after school. Pick-up times for Alice High School and William Adams Middle School students are available after school within 20 minutes after the last bell of the day rings.

All Alice ISD elementary school dinner meals will be delivered to the classrooms for students to take home to enjoy.

Programs that Encourage Fun and Discovery

Chartwells continues to inspire healthy eating habits and spark a culinary curiosity to last a lifetime through fun and engaging programs, including:

Discovery Kitchen: Designed to make nutrition education fun and entertaining, Chartwells chefs and dietitians have worked together to create curriculums that get kids cooking, trying new foods, and learning about what they’re eating. Each month has a different theme and activities will be adapted for the current meal programs.

Student Choice: Giving William Adams Middle School and Alice High School students a voice in deciding what food concepts are featured and new menu items that will be available, Student Choice brings the latest food trends to school menus.

Fun Days: Fun days are themed meals that will be celebrated throughout the school year for all students to enjoy including but not limited to National food holidays, school events, holidays, etc.

Meals Pricing for Teachers and Staff

Thanks to nationwide waivers for federally funded meal programs, school meals were free to all teachers and staff through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, these waivers have expired, so we must return to charging for breakfast and lunch. As per Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), meal prices will be $2.95 for breakfast and $4.46 for lunch for the 2022-2023.

New Menu Options to Look Forward to

this New School Year!

Here are a few new menu items to choose from this 2022-2023 school year during lunch.

What’s New on the Menu

We’re thrilled to be introducing new kid-favorite recipes to the menu at Alice Independent School District this fall reflecting some of the latest food trends. Here are just a few of the new meals we’re excited to be serving this Fall of 2022.

BBQ Pork Stuffed Baked Potato (High School & Middle School)

Philly Cheese Steak (High School & Middle School)

Turkey Tex-Mex Chili Macaroni (Elementary Schools)

Upcoming Fun Days!

Fun Days and themed meals will be celebrated throughout the school year for all students to enjoy. Take a look at our August calendar! View all upcoming fun days by visiting our website under Alice ISD Food Services. Click here to view.

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Menus Subject to Change

We try our best to serve our menus as posted; however, sometimes last-minute changes occur. Please check with the cafe manager prior to the meal if you have any concerns.

Alice ISD Child Nutrition

2 Coyote Trail, Alice, Texas 78332

www.aliceisd.net/en-US/foodservice

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:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

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

3. email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.