GCSD Child Nutrition Department
Information
ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024!
Free and Reduced Meal Applications will still be required. These applications will be sent home with all students on the first day of school. We will request ALL students to submit an application.
Free and Reduced Meal Application - this link will allow you to download the form and complete it. Completed meal applications should be turned into your local school or can be brought by the district office.
Meal Application Due Date - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11.
We are also asking that the students return the signed forms by Friday, August 11.
Adult School Meal Prices:
Breakfast $2.50
Lunch $4.25
CHILD NUTRITION SECRETARY/WAREHOUSE COORDINATOR - LISA ERKHART
AGRICOLA ELEM CN MANAGER - TOSHIA DUNNAM
BENNDALE ELEM CN MANAGER - KIMBERLY ALLMAN
CENTRAL ELEM CN MANAGER - TESSA SAINSBURY
GCHS CN MANAGER - ASHLEY NASH
GCMS CN MANAGER - KAY STUBBS
L C HATCHER ELEM CN MANAGER - ELLEN MOYE
L T TAYLOR INTERMEDIATE CN MANAGER - PETRINA JORDAN
ROCKY CREEK ELEM CN MANAGER - TAMMY FORD
The George County School District has partnered with Chartwells as our Contract Food Management Company starting in the 2023-2024 academic year.
What this contract means for GCSD?:
-ALL current George County School District Child Nutrition Department workers will have the option to remain employed by Chartwells with an improved salary and benefit package. No employee will lose their job.
-ALL students will still eat free breakfast and lunch for the 2023-2024 school year.
-Chartwells has extensive buying power, which will allow us to provide a wider variety and higher quality of food options for our students.
Why Chartwells?
1. They have unmatched purchasing power. They can get the highest quality products at the best value. They have the power to minimize supply chain disruptions and inflation.
2. Due to that purchasing power, they are able to listen to the needs of the students, staff, administrators, parents and community through surveys, focus groups, Principal Scoreboards, and technology based feedback options. They then have the ability implement those food preferences into the menus.
3. They have the largest team of chefs and registered dieticians in the industry that work daily to deliver the highest-quality food by using exceptional ingredients, and using data/feedback to inform menu design.
4. They empower employees to create happy cafeterias. They provide support, resources, training, and recognition to employees.
5. Industry experts support our GCSD Child Nutrition team with the tools they need to manage food allergies and diet modifications, and to ensure food safety and audit readiness.
Please visit the Chartwells webpage @ https://www.chartwellsk12.com/ for information and potential benefits for the GCSD students and staff. Forward all questions to Sarah Crenshaw, GCSD Child Nutrition Director, at 601-947-6993 ext 2090.