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About Breakfast at Austin ISD: 

  • All Austin ISD students receive FREE breakfast and lunch for the 2020-21 school year. 

    • No application or documentation is required for students to dine free.

  • Austin ISD provides healthy, tasty breakfast meals at all schools each morning. 

  • Menus feature whole grains, protein, milk and fresh fruit, often Texas-grown. 

  • In-person learners may receive free breakfast in the classroom, socially distanced café or other location on campus. Meal distribution methods vary by campus. 

  • Families with students learning remotely may pick up free seven-day meal packs each Thursday at any of the 48 Austin ISD curbside meal sites. 

  • View all curbside meal sites, times and more information at www.austinisd.org/openforlearning/meals.

    • Curbside meals are free to any child under 19, or those over the age of 19 who are utilizing special education resources or currently enrolled in school to complete the requirements for a high school diploma.

    • Parents or caregivers may receive seven-day meal packs without children present by providing documentation — such as a birth certificate, student ID card, report card, or attendance record — at the point of meal service. 

    • Free caregiver meals are also available at curbside sites for the adults accompanying children or with documentation of those that they are picking meals up for. The City of Austin and AISD Crisis Support Fund provide funding for this program.

Austin ISD Free Curbside Meal Sites:

  • Click here to view a map of Austin ISD Curbside Meal Sites. 

  • Schools serving free curbside, seven-day meal packs from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday are:

    • Elementary schools — Blackshear, Oak Hill, Padron and Widen

    • Middle schools — Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy and

    • High schools — Crockett Early College High School.

  • Schools serving free curbside, seven-day meal packs from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday are:

    • Elementary schools — Allison, Blanton, Blazier, Campbell, Casey, Galindo, Govalle, Guerrero Thompson, Hart, Houston, Kiker, Kocurek, Linder, Langford, McBee, Metz, Oak Springs, Odom, Patton, Perez, Pickle, Pleasant Hill, Rodriguez, St. Elmo, Sunset Valley, T.A. Brown and Uphaus Early Childhood Center.

    • Middle schools — Burnet, Dobie, Lamar, Lively, Martin and Paredes

    • High schools — Akins, LBJ and Travis early college high schools and McCallum.

  • Schools serving free curbside, seven-day meal packs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday are:

    • Elementary schools — Dawson and Pecan Springs

    • Middle schools — Covington and

    • High schools — Eastside Memorial Early College High School and Anderson.

School Breakfast Facts (School Nutrition Association): 

Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:

  • Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math.

  • Score higher on standardized tests.

  • Have better concentration and memory.

  • Be more alert.

  • Maintain a healthy weight. 

Ideas for Engaging with Students about School Breakfast (School Nutrition Association):

  • Essay Activity: Ask students to identify their personal favorite “winners” in sports, academics, arts or life. The essay could include a few why they selected this person, but it could also ask students to imagine if they could prepare and serve breakfast to their hero. What would they serve and why? 

  • Vision Board Activity: Have students create individual “vision boards” featuring a collage of words and images cut out from magazines or other materials about their favorite sports, athletes (or other high-achieving heroes), along with characteristics that make someone a winner, including team spirit, generosity, perseverance and courage. Images of healthy breakfast items are also encouraged! Take photos of the results and share with Austin ISD Food Services on social media (@AustinISDFood on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram). 

  • Breakfast March Madness Bracket: Create a March Madness-style bracket face-off of favorite breakfast items. Items could be a mix of generic breakfast foods and Austin ISD menu items (cereal, parfaits, kolaches, sausage biscuit, chia bars). Encourage students to vote for their favorites each day of School Breakfast Week. Share results on social media (@AustinISDFood on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) and/or with your school’s café manager.

  • Breakfast Cheer: Have students write a “cheer” (aka a poem or rap) about school breakfast. Assign specific elements that must be included. For example, a stanza on nutrition, a stanza on what is delicious, a stanza on why eating breakfast helps individuals and teams win in all pursuits. Have students share their cheer with classmates.

School Breakfast Jokes & Puns (School Nutrition Association):

Laughter is a winning strategy! Use jokes and puns to encourage students to get students excited about breakfast. 

  • What’s a beach volleyball player’s favorite breakfast? 

    • An Egg SAND-wich I think I’m gonna ace this test today. ORANGE you glad you ate a good school breakfast? 

  • Ready for today’s pop quiz in science? Are you YOLK-ing me? Of course, I am! 

  • What breakfast does a gymnast pick to start the day? 

    • She/He FLIPS for pancakes! 

  • I hope you drank your orange juice this morning. You’ll need it to CONCENTRATE. 

  • Why did the yoga student stand on one leg while eating cereal? 

    • She/He wanted a BALANCED breakfast! 

  • How did the ace pitcher strike out so many players? 

    • He/She never WAFFLED about what pitch to throw. 

  • Why does a champion bowler start the day with a healthy breakfast? 

    • To GET THE BALL ROLLING. 

  • Are you ready for your history presentation? I just need to eat breakfast first, so I can make sure my talk is PARFAIT. 

  • Why did the fans throw bread after the state championship? 

    • They wanted to TOAST the team’s big success!

School Breakfast Week Parent Letter

Dear Parent or Guardian:

We invite you to join Austin ISD in celebrating National School Breakfast Week March 8-12. While our learning environment may be different this school year, it is important that all students continue to have access to healthy, tasty food. Starting the day with a healthy breakfast is especially important for students, helping them learn and grow.

Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:

  • Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math

  • Score higher on standardized tests

  • Have better concentration and memory

  • Be more alert

  • Maintain a healthy weight

As a reminder, all Austin ISD students receive free breakfast and lunch this school year, without any application or documentation. On-campus learners may receive free meals served in the classroom or socially distanced cafe. Families with remote learners may pick up free seven-day meal packs each Thursday at any of the 48 Austin ISD curbside meal sites. View all curbside meal sites, times and more information at www.austinisd.org/openforlearning/meals. 

We encourage students to dine with Austin ISD during School Breakfast Week, and every day. Parents and students may view menus for every school by downloading the SchoolCafe mobile app or at www.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD.

Questions or comments can be sent to the Food Service interest area on Let's Talk.

Estimado padre de familia o tutor legal:

Lo invitamos a celebrar con el Austin ISD la Semana Nacional del Desayuno Escolar del 8-12 de marzo. Aunque nuestro ambiente de aprendizaje puede ser diferente este ciclo escolar, es importante que todos los estudiantes sigan teniendo acceso a comida saludable y deliciosa. Comenzar el día con un desayuno saludable es especialmente importante para los estudiantes, pues los ayuda a aprender y crecer.

Las investigaciones demuestran que los estudiantes que comen el desayuno escolar tienen mayor probabilidad de lo siguiente:

  • Alcanzar niveles más altos de desempeño en lectura y matemáticas

  • Sacar mayores puntajes en pruebas estandarizadas

  • Tener mejor memoria y concentración

  • Estar más alerta

  • Mantener un peso saludable

Le recordamos que todos los estudiantes del Austin ISD reciben desayuno y almuerzo gratis este ciclo escolar, sin necesidad de solicitud o documentación. Los alumnos en el plantel pueden recibir comidas gratuitas servidas en el salón de clases o en la cafetería con distanciamiento social. Las familias con alumnos remotos pueden recoger paquetes de comidas gratuitas para siete días cada jueves de cualquiera de los 48 lugares de distribución de comidas desde la banqueta del Austin ISD. Vea todos los lugares, horarios y más información sobre la distribución de comidas desde la banqueta enwww.austinisd.org/openforlearning/meals. 

Les recomendamos a los estudiantes que coman con el Austin ISD durante la Semana del Desayuno Escolar y todos los días. Los padres de familia y los estudiantes pueden ver los menús de todas las escuelas al descargar la aplicación móvil SchoolCafé o enwww.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD.

Se pueden enviar preguntas o comentarios alárea de interés de Servicios Alimentarios en Let's Talk!

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