Meals

Effective Sept 8, 2020

• Virtual learners for Duncanville ISD will have the opportunity to receive a free weekly meal bundle through contactless curbside pickup at the student’s home campus. However, if you have students at different locations, meals can be obtained at one campus of choice.

• Each student will receive a meal bundle that consists of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, and milk.

• Meals must be pre-ordered each Wednesday by 1:30 p.m for the following week.

• Parents/guardians can call or email your child’s campus cafeteria manager to reserve your meals. (See the campus information below). 

• Please provide the student’s name, grade and ID number.

• Meal pick up day is Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at all campuses.

• Meals will not be distributed on student holidays.

• Each bundle will consist of five breakfast meals and five lunch meals.

• Students do not need to be present during pick up, but please be prepared to provide student identification such as ID cards, or a past report card.

• Students at campuses will be provided both breakfast and lunch opportunities daily.

• Meals will be served and eaten in the school cafeteria with social distancing measures required.

• Free breakfast meal service will be Grab and Go for grades PK-12.

• Lunch meal service for grades PK-12 will have a pre-plated meal with a choice of milk..

• Cafeterias will be disinfected and cleaned daily pre- and post- meal service.

• Cafeterias will be e-misted at the end of each service day.

• All cafeteria staff will be required to wear face coverings and gloves, and also applies to anyone that enters the kitchen area.

• All staff monitoring the cafeteria during meal times will be required to wear face coverings.

• Plexiglas shields have been installed at each cashier area to protect from virus transmission.

• Each campus will establish a cafeteria social distancing plan with a seating diagram and schedule. Social Distancing signage has been installed as well.

• All keypads (pin pads) will be removed from cashier stations.

  • (For grades K-6) To eliminate frequent touching of the pin pads, each cashier will have a class roster with each student’s name and bar code to scan once the student receives their meal.

  • (For grades 7-12) Student ID badges will be scanned at each cashier station. If ID badges are not available, cashiers will look up the students by name.

• Due to limited space and the need for social distancing, visitors will not be allowed in the cafeteria during lunch time.