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2023-2024 Back to School

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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.

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

renvie.rulloda@aliceisd.net


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2023-2024 Campus Cafeteria Manager/Assistant Manager

Alice High School

Manager - Irma Cantu

Assistant Manager - Herlinda Torres

WAMS

Manager- Melinda Deleon

Assistant Manager - Elva Chavarria

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

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:

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

Public Resources Food Assistance for Families

https://squaremeals.org/Portals/8/files/H1N1/Coronavirus/Additional%20Meals%20for%20Familes%20-%20Food%20Bank%20One%20Pager_English%20and%20%20Spanish_FINAL.pdf

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

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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.

DISCLAIMER

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/ad-3027.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.

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De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a 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; o

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

(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.