All across FISD, students rely on their school’s cafeteria system to purchase meals. With the district taking a complete online approach for the first three weeks, the Child Nutrition Department has come up with a way for students to pick up their lunches at various locations throughout the community.

School board member Debbie Gillespie has full confidence that the program will go a long way to help those who buy their lunch as a result of the addition of new pick-up sites.

“FISD Child Nutrition Department did an amazing job putting this process together from March – June when we were all first under emergency order due to COVID-19,” Gillespie said. “I had the opportunity to volunteer for another organization that provided weekend meals during this time and was able to witness how well the plan was implemented and changed when needed.”

Director of Child Nutrition, Lisa Jenkins, explains how the program has improved since its start.

“We’ve been providing meals since March via drive-thru and have the process down,” Jenkins said. “We added 14 apartment complexes for the parents of those complexes to select as their pick-up site. We’re hoping that will reach more students who may not have access to the selected site locations.”

Continuing her 10th year serving on the board of trustees for the district, school board member Anne McCausland feels this plan will not only be effective but also convenient for everyone involved.

“We began offering meal pick-up last Spring when campuses were closed to in-person and FISD shifted to E-learning,” McCausland said. “We listened, learned, and tweaked the pick-up process from two days a week to once a week. We also continued offering meals through part of the summer. ​FISD is making every effort to make the pick up locations close and convenient for our families. We have pick-up available at 8 middle schools throughout the district as well as 16 apartment complexes located in the cities of Frisco, Plano, McKinney, and Little Elm.”