School Nutrition

School Nutrition Departmental Responsibilities:

Planning and providing nutritious, delicious meals and snacks for students and staff. Daily data; ensuring adherence to federal and state school nutrition guidelines; maintaining the current HACCP plan and undergoing two annual health inspections; overseeing the implementation of farm to school and communicating school nutrition and wellness information with stakeholders.

Contact our department when you need information or assistance with:

Current food & supply bids
Current health inspection scores
Monthly breakfast and lunch menus
Other key wellness initiatives
Sale of competitive foods/smart snack information
Wellness policy information

Please note that all menus are subject to change based on market conditions, delivery, food availability, and school activities.

Additional Information

Our Team

Central Office Staff

Penny Fowler - Director, School Nutrition Program

Emily House – Assistant Director, School Nutrition Program

Teresa Wiley – Nutrition Training Manager

Maria Rodriguez – Nutrition Bookkeeper

School Nutrition Managers

Centennial Arts Academy - Chavon Payne

Enota MI Academy - Romona Glasper

Fair Street IB School - Annette King

Gainesville Exploration Academy - Sheryl Hendrix

Mundy Mill Academy - Amelia Jones

New Holland Knowledge Academy - Crystal Johnson

Gainesville Middle School East - Mayra Padron

Gainesville Middle School West - Amy Morrison

Gainesville High School - Brandy Thomas

Recognitions & Awards

Georgia Best Practice Award Winners

GCSS School Nutrition Statement

The Gainesville City School System School Nutrition Program (SNP) strives to provide excellent service in the GCSS cafeterias. There are many things that make our nutrition program wonderful and unique. SNP provides breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost. For lunch, GCSS SNP strives to offer a nutritious and filling meal to every student. Each breakfast and lunch contains healthy proteins, whole grains, fruits (fresh or chilled), two (2-3) vegetable choices (lunch only), and milk. This combination provides students with fuel for learning and nutrients to help keep them healthy.

The SNP staff are trained and work hard to prepare foods in healthy ways that are in compliance with health safety standards. To make our selections healthy, SNP maintains that all food is baked or steamed - never fried, either batched cooked or commercially prepared for school nutrition, fresh or frozen when affordable, thus reducing the sodium.

Free and Reduced Lunch

School Nutrition Information:
Children need healthy meals to learn. Gainesville City Schools offers healthy meals every day. Gainesville City Schools participates in the Provision 2 Breakfast and Lunch program, which is a program that provides breakfast and lunch to students at no charge. For students who bring their lunch, milk may be purchased for $0.50. Adults and visitors may purchase meals from the cafeteria at the cost of $4.00 for breakfast and $6.00 for lunch.

Informacion de Nutricion Escolar:
Los ninos necesitan alimentos nutritivos para aprender. Las Escuelas de la Ciudad de Gainesville ofrecen alimentos nutritivos cada dia. Las Escuelas de la Ciudad de Gainesville participan en el programa de desayuno y almuerzo Provision 2, este es un programa que provee desayunos y almuerzos a los estudiantes sin cargo. Para los estudiantes que traen su propio almuerzo, se puede comprar leche por $0.50. Adultos y visitantes pueden comprar alimentos en la cafeteria por el costo de $4.00 por el desayuno y $6.00 por el almuerzo.