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Cafeteria Services for KOUNTZE ISD

The district participates in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs and offers students nutritionally balanced meals daily.  ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE BREAKAST AND LUNCH. If you have an questions, please call or email Liz Jordan, FSD@ 409-246-3877 x8  ljordan@kountzeisd.org

The district follows the federal and state guidelines regarding foods of minimal nutritional value being served or sold on school premises during the school day. 

All campuses follow the offer vs serve guidelines.

MEDICAL PROBLEMS:  If your child is unable to consume a food component because of medical or other special dietary need, the cafeteria will be glad to make substitutions.  Such substitutions may be made only when supported by a statement signed by a recognized medical authority.  These statements must be kept on file.                                                          

CHARGING:  Students will not be allowed to charge a la cart items. They will need to have cash or money in their lunch account to purchase extra meals, entrees or snack items.

Pre-Pay for School Meals at family.schoolcafe.com  All students/parents may register with SCHOOL CAFE Online to be able to view account balances, monitor daily spending, or make online payments to your child/children’s cafeteria accounts from the convenience of your home 24/7.  Parents can setup reminders when their child/children’s account balance are getting low.  All payments made through school cafe can take one to two days before it shows in the school account, so please remember when making payments online that you must allow time for the school to receive the payment.  Payments with credit/debit cards can only be made by using our school cafe System.  School café charges a service fee to add money to the accounts. There is not a fee to monitor accounts. We encourage all parents to register with School Cafe to be able to monitor your child’s account.

Parents/students may also make cash/check payments at the school cafeteria 7:00am-1:00pm   CAFETERIAS DO NOT HAVE CREDIT CARD MACHINES!

MENUS: Menus will be posted each month on the Kountze ISD website page under the Food Services page and through parent square for Elementary and Intermediate campuses. If you would like a printed copy sent home with your child, please contact the school.

“This institution is an equal opportunity provider. This program is funded by USDA”

Media Release: Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

The Kountze ISD announced today it will operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-2027school year. Schools qualifying to operate CEP serve breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals. This approach reduces burdens for both families and school administrators and helps ensure that students receive nutritious meals.

For additional information please contact the following person:

Kountze ISD

Attention: Liz Jordan, Food Service Director

P.O. Box 460 Kountze, Tx 77625

409-246-3877 x 8

ljordan@kountzeisd.org                          

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf,  from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: Program.Intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.