Food Service
Staff Members
2023-2024 Campus Cafeteria Manager/Assistant Manager
Alice High School
Manager - Irma Cantu
Assistant Manager - Herlinda Torres
WAMS
Manager- Melinda Deleon
Dubose Elementary
Manager - Cindy Garza
Noonan Elementary
Manager - Diana Charles
Assistant Manager - Raquel Vera
Saenz Elementary
Manager - Otilia Davilia
Assistant Manager - Melba Sosa
Schallert Elementary
Manager - Anabel Roldan
Assistant Manager - Ancira Trevino
School Lunch Hero Day Friday May 3, 2024
Stop by and Thank your cafeteria staff!
Happy School Lunch Hero Day with extra helpings of gratitude!
2023-2024 Back to School
3 days ago
Breakfast and Lunch is FREE for ALL Students in the 2023-2024 School Year!
Dear Parent/Guardian,
We are thrilled to be serving your child for the 2023-2024 school year! To kick off the new year, we wanted to share a few things you and your child can look forward to when it comes to mealtime and get an inside look at the new recipes, concepts, and programs we’ll be introducing this fall.
Breakfast and Lunch is FREE for ALL Students in the 2023-2024 School Year!
This year, students at Alice Independent School District have a lot to look forward to when it comes to mealtime. For the 2023-2024 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, recharge, Chartwells is making sure that students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than when they came in.
Food Kids Love to Eat
Chartwells’ team of chefs and dietitians are working to bring even more variety to our menus featuring new recipes with kid-approved foods. This year we’re serving up:
- Broccoli and Cheese Baked Potato (All Alice ISD Schools)
- Orange Chicken (High School & Middle School)
- Frito Pie (All Alice ISD Schools)
At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program Begins September 5, 2023
The Afterschool Meals Program is back! Afterschool meals are FREE and available to all Alice ISD students.
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.
- Mood Boost: This innovative program helps elementary and middle school students connect what they eat with how they feel. It features recipes and characters that focus on six moods: Smart, Happy, Confident, Alert, Strong and Calm.
- Global Eats: Highlighting the unique ingredients and authentic flavors from cuisines around the world, Global Eats brings a world of flavors to the cafeteria. Our newest signature program takes students on a food exploration that celebrates cultural heritages, traveling through China, India, Italy, and Mexico.
- Fun Days: Fun days are themed meals that will be celebrated throughout the school year for all students to enjoy that includes but is not limited to National food holidays, school events, holidays, etc.
Inviting Environments & Happy Cafeterias
Students need a place to eat where they can connect with others, recharge, and enjoy a sense of happiness. All Alice ISD cafeteria serving lines will be themed for selected National food holidays and child nutrition programs with art decor displays by Chartwells.
Menus and Nutrition Facts at Your Fingertips
Through Nutrislice an innovative app, students, parents, and faculty have access to school menus, including nutrition information, allergens, and photos. Nutrislice can be downloaded for free from the App store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) and is available on desktop and mobile devices.
- Menus are also available at https://aliceisd.nutrislice.com/menu/
- Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aliceisdchildnutrition
Food Allergies and Special Dietary Needs
We recognize the critical importance of our approach to supporting students and families who manage food allergy issues every day and work closely with the families of students who have food allergies and medical conditions that require a modification to their menu. Our approach involves coordination between parents and guardians, school nurses, school administrators, and food service professionals in the school’s/district’s food allergy and medical conditions protocol.
If you would like your child to receive meal accommodations for food allergies or a medical condition impacting the diet, please ensure that you submit the required documentation to your child's school nurse and that you receive confirmation from the school nurse that documentation has been received and a modification plan is in place.
In order to modify the school meal, we must have a written Medical Statement on file signed by a licensed medical provider (physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner). The statement must identify the following:
- Information about the child’s impairment that is sufficient for understanding how it restricts the child’s diet
- An explanation of what must be done to accommodate the child’s disability, and
- If appropriate, the food(s) to be omitted, texture modifications, and recommended substitutions.
For any children who are currently receiving meal accommodations, please contact Renvie Rulloda, 361-664-0981 Ext. 1058, renvie.rulloda@aliceisd.net to review the meal accommodation plan, which may require additions or amendments based on the ongoing supply chain issues.
As part of our
protocol, café managers review food labels for foods used to produce special
meals daily; however, we are facing unprecedented food supply issues and while we
are doing everything we can to minimize disruptions to our program, we do
expect to experience continued shortages and substitutions. Therefore,
we may encounter situations where product substitutions are made that contain
different allergens or have a different nutritional profile than our usual menu
items. As a result, we may need to provide a meal that is different than
previously identified for students with special dietary needs to ensure that
the meal served to them remains in adherence to their needs as outlined in
their medical forms.
While we have posted signs in the cafeteria encouraging students with food allergies or other dietary concerns to speak up, we encourage you to remind your child to be sure to check with the cafeteria manager regarding product substitutions that may not be reflected in the posted menu. We will make every attempt to update Nutrislice in real-time, but please do not solely rely on nutrition or allergen information on Nutrislice to accommodate allergies or medical conditions in the event of last-minute menu changes.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your student’s allergies or dietary needs, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your school nurse. We are committed to providing safe meals for all students.
Celebrating Our School Lunch Heroes
As kids advance from grade to grade with new classes and different teachers, the dedicated lunch ladies and men in the school cafeteria are often one of the few constants throughout the academic journey. Throughout the school year, these heroes of the cafeteria are dedicated to making mealtime a bright spot in a student’s day, ensuring kids throughout the Alice community are served nourishing meals.
Through sharing our passion for great tasting food, instilling a desire for food discovery, and most importantly, providing nourishing meals, we're excited to continue serving up happy and healthy to your children in the year ahead.
We love hearing from parents, and your feedback is important to us. Please reach out to our team with any questions or comments. We’re looking forward to a great school year!
Thank you,
Renvie Rulloda
Director of Dining Services
Office: (361) 664-0981 Ext. 1058
2023-2024 Campus Lunch Schedule
Alice High School
Breakfast -7:45-8:15am
Lunch A-11:32am -12:02pm
Lunch B-12:36pm-1:06pm
AHS Pep Rally Lunch Schedule:
Lunch A-11:02am-11:52am
Lunch B-11:56am-12:46pm
WAMS
Breakfast -7:30am-8:00am
6th grade Lunch: 10:59am-11:29am
7th grade Lunch: 11:58am-12:28pm
8th grade Lunch: 12:57pm-1:27pm
WAMS Pep Rally Lunch Schedule:
6th grade Lunch: 10:41am-11:11am
7th grade Lunch: 11:35am-12:05pm
8th grade Lunch: 12:29pm-12:59pm
Dubose Elementary
Elementaries: breakfast is usually delivered between 7:15am and 7:30am
students eat between 7:30am to 8:15am
Lunch
PRE K-10:40am-11:10am
Kinder-10:45am-11:15am
1st Grade-11:20am-11:50am
2nd grade-11:25am-12:55pm
3rd Grade-12:20pm-12:50pm
4th Grade-12:20pm-12:50pm
5th Grade-12:50pm-1:20pm
Noonan Elementary
Elementaries: breakfast is usually delivered between 7:15am and 7:30am
students eat between 7:30am to 8:15am
Lunch
PRE K-10:45-11:15am
Kinder-11:15am-11:45am
1st Grade-11:30am-12:00pm
2nd grade-11:45am-12:15pm
3rd Grade-11:55am-12:25pm
4th Grade-12:15pm-12:50pm
5th Grade-12:45pm-1:15pm
Saenz Elementary
Elementaries: breakfast is usually delivered between 7:15am and 7:30am
students eat between 7:30am to 8:15am
Lunch
PRE K-10:40am-11:10am
Kinder-10:50am-11:20am
1st Grade-11:15am-11:45am
2nd grade-11:25am-11:55am
3rd Grade-11:50am-12:20pm
4th Grade-12:20pm-12:50pm
5th Grade-12:00pm-12:30pm
Schallert Elementary
Elementaries: breakfast is usually delivered between 7:15am and 7:30am
students eat between 7:30am to 8:15am
Lunch
PRE K-10:40am-11:10am
Kinder-10:50am-11:20am
1st Grade-11:15am-11:45am
2nd grade-11:25am-11:55pm
3rd Grade-11:50am-12:20pm
4th Grade-12:20pm-12:50pm
5th Grade-12:00pm-12:30pm
DAEP
Breakfast Delivered by 7:15am -7:30am
Lunch 10:50am-11:20am
Chartwells is proud to be in partnership with Alice ISD. Chartwells K12's goal is to make sure students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than they came in, by serving food kids love to eat and creating custom dining programs. With more than 16,000 associates in 4,500 schools, ranging from large public institutions to small charter and private schools, Chartwells K12 is built on decades of food, education, and operational experience driven by top culinary, nutrition, wellness, and sustainability talent. For more information, visit www.ChartwellsK12.com.
School Nutrition Newsletter and CEP Information
Discovery Kitchen LIVE DEMO & ACE Cooking Class Recipes
- Mood Boost LIVE - Recipe Card
- Discovery Kitchen LIVE - Recipe Cards
- Chef Joe Cooking Videos
- ACE Cooking Class Recipes
Non-Discrimination Statement/Complaint
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. 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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) 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, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: Email Intake
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), se prohíbe que el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA discriminen sobre la base de raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o en represalia o venganza por actividades previas de derechos civiles en algún programa o actividad realizados o financiados por el USDA. Las personas con discapacidades que necesiten medios alternativos para la comunicación de la información del programa (por ejemplo, sistema Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), deben ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) en la que solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades de audición o discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service [Servicio Federal de Retransmisión] al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede proporcionar en otros idiomas. Para presentar una denuncia de discriminación, complete el Formulario de Denuncia de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o bien escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de denuncia, llame al (866) 632-9992. Haga llegar su formulario lleno o carta al USDA por: (1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; o (3) correo electrónico: Email Intake
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades** **
Public Resources Food Assistance for Families
Click link above for additional information on programs provided below:
1. SNAP
2. WIC
3. Meals for Children During the Current Public Health Emergency
School Meals for Students
Alimentos para niños durante la emergencia de salud pública actual
4. Addidtional Information:
Visit www.211Texas.org or call 2-1-1 to speak to someone about food resources in your area.
Informacion Adicional
Visite www.211Texas.org o llame al 2-1-1 para más información sobre recursos alimenticios en su área
Now Available - Online Cafeteria Meal Account
UPDATE: TITAN is now called LINQ. LINQ is the same online meal account system as the one before.
All Alice ISD students and staff can now add money & manage their cafeteria meal account online! Follow the 3 easy steps below to start managing yours today! Visit https://linqconnect.com/ to start today!
1. Visit LINQ at https://linqconnect.com/
2. Create a FREE account online
3. Add Funds
For questions please contact:
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Tina Dominguez @ faustina.dominguez@aliceisd.net
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Renvie Rulloda @ renvie.rulloda@aliceisd.net
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Anna Guajardo @ annac.guajardo@aliceisd.net