School Nutrition Services Profile
North East Independent School District
School Nutrition Services Profile SY 2024 - 25
Department Information:
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