All District Students Eat FREE in 2023-2024 School Year

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The primary goal of the Aldine Child Nutrition Services Department is to provide nutritious meals to all Aldine students. The department provides breakfast and lunch in all schools for all students. It offers the After School Snack Program, Evening Meal Program, and Summer Meal Program in selected sites.

Breakfast and lunch are free to all students through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The CEP hails from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provision will provide the funding needed to allow all enrolled Aldine ISD students to eat breakfast and lunch at no charge during the 2023-2024 school year.

All Aldine ISD students are provided a child nutrition account using their district ID number. The assigned ID number does not change when a student is promoted to another grade level or moves to another Aldine ISD school. The account allows tracking meals and other purchases for student accountability.

A la carte items, such as chips, cookies, or drinks, are available for students in Grades 1 through 12 to purchase. Students will need to pay at the time of purchase; students without sufficient money will not be allowed to charge these items for later payment. Parents may deposit money in their child’s account for a la carte purchases.

Deposits are taken daily at each cafeteria. Online payments may also be made using the SchoolCafe.com App (Available at Apple Store and Google Play). Each campus will have information on this procedure. Contact the school cafeteria manager or the Child Nutrition Department for further details regarding deposit and account procedures.

Please visit SchoolCafe.com to gain access to the following systems:

• Please make payments to your children’s cafeteria accounts and view their purchases.
• Check menus and see related nutrition information.

Students with medical disabilities that lead to diet restrictions will be provided with food substitutions when the need is documented by a statement signed by a licensed physician, which includes all required information. Participating students are offered similar meal options as their peers and will not be treated differently.