3 grants totaling nearly $24,000 funds "breakfast after the bell" at 3 high schools

High school students at three North East Independent School district campuses will have the option to catch a “breakfast after the bell” courtesy of grants totaling nearly $24,000 from Amazon and No Kid Hungry.

The district’s School Nutrition Services Department will implement the “breakfast after the bell” program this fall at Lee, Roosevelt and Madison high schools. Students who arrive early at these campuses for tutoring or training before the school cafeteria opens will have the option to pick up breakfast items between first and second periods. The department was awarded $7,904 for each campus.

According to the grant application, hundreds of high school students arrive before school cafeterias opens.

“Among them are band students and athletes who arrive early for practice,” Glosson said. “Not only do these students arrive early, they also continue to practice through the end of first period classes.”

Glosson explained that the first opportunity for some of the students to eat after arriving on campus is between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., depending on the students’ lunch schedules.

“Our goal is to offer these early risers and active students healthy options at the end of their first period,” she said.

The funds from Amazon and No Kid Hungry will be used to purchase equipment exclusively for “breakfast after the bell.”

North East educators interested in seeking grants can access the grants mini-base created by the district’s Government Relations and Grant Development Department. District educators must be signed into the district’s intranet system to access: https://www.neisd.net/Page/471. Watch the video on the “Grant Training and Writing” page before starting the grant writing process.