Our Mission:

School Nutrition Services at North East Independent School District recognizes the strong relationship between nutrition and learning. To support this relationship, School Nutrition Services seeks to provide nutritious meals that are made from quality food products and are acceptable to the students. Breakfast and lunch are available to all students every day. In addition to breakfast and lunch, a variety of a la carte items are available.

School Nutrition Profile

District Enrollment:  55,800

Second Largest School District in San Antonio, Texas

Number of Campuses:  68 Campuses

7 High, 14 Middle, 46 Elementary Schools, and 1 Middle/High Alternative Center

CEP Campuses:  46 total

 5 High, 9 Middle, 31 Elementary Schools, and 1 Middle/High Alternative Center

Economically Disadvantaged:  46%

All campus meal periods are closed:  Students may not leave campus during lunch service

Menu Preparation:

On-Site Preparation, Speed Scratch, Scratch, and Convenience at all 68 Campuses

Federal Programs:  SBP, NSLP, CACFP, SFSP, FFVP

Meal Participation:  Breakfast 12,800, Lunch 37,300, Supper 1,600

Staff Profile:

• Registered Dietitians (3)  Executive Director, Director, Menu Planning & Wellness
• Assistant Director (1) responsible for training
• Culinary Coordinator (1) responsible for menu item development
• Area Supervisors (6) responsible for supporting cafeteria management

Food Service Warehouse: central warehouse for frozen, refrigerated, and dry food including USDA food items. The District also warehouses paper, chemicals, and small wares.

• Dry storage: 31,000 square feet
• Frozen storage: 15,000 square feet
• Refrigerated storage:  12,000 square feet

Procurement Information

• The District solicits competitive pricing on a yearly basis for food, paper, chemicals, and small wares
• The District seeks pricing for most food products directly from manufacturers and purchases in a variety of shipping brackets based on vendor-awarded items
• The District processes USDA commodities with awarded vendors into items to incorporate into District menus
• The District utilizes USDA foods in meal preparation and service
• The District does purchase items containing tree nuts
• Member of the Urban School Food Alliance

Updated August 2024

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