By George Slaughter
The Katy Independent School District will continue offering its “Grab and Go” meals to students this summer.
The program is for student 18 years and younger, in the Katy area, as well as those enrolled in the district’s in-person summer school, the district said in a news release.
The meal distribution schedule is as follows.
Curbside “Grab and Go” Meals
These meals are for all Katy-area area students.
Meals will be served from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 27, and from 4-6 p.m. every Tuesday from June 1-July 27, at Cinco Ranch High School, 23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd., and Morton Ranch High School, 21000 Franz Road.
“Grab and Go” meals consist of ready to heat and eat breakfast and lunch. Tuesday meal pick-ups will consist of four breakfasts and four lunches for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday. There is no school, nor meal pick-ups, on Friday.
Pick-up directions will be marked at school entry sites. If parents are picking up meals for their child or children who cannot be present, identification for each child such as an ID, report card, or birth certificate must be presented before receiving the meals.
In-Person Summer School Meals
These meals are for all enrolled summer school students in the district.
Meals will be served as follows:
- Monday-Thursday (June 7–July 1)
- Breakfast: 7:30–8:30 a.m.
- Lunch for Elementary Schools: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
- Lunch for High School: 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Lunches will be served at Morton Ranch Elementary, 2502 Mason Road; West Memorial Elementary, 22605 Provincial Blvd.; Williams Elementary, 3900 S. Peek; and Taylor High School, 20700 Kingsland Blvd.
In-person summer school meals will be served hot at the campus cafeteria to summer school students. These hot meals are also available to all area students, 18 and under, during the posted times.
Due to safety protocols, students will not be able to eat this meal in the school’s cafeteria with the enrolled summer school students.
Parents picking up for their child or children who cannot be present must present identification for each child such as an ID, report card, or birth certificate.
Extended School Year for Students with Disabilities Community Meals
Meals consist of a hot breakfast between 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. and a hot lunch between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Only enrolled Katy ISD special education students will be allowed to eat the meals in the cafeteria. These hot meals are also available to all area students, 18 and under, during the posted times.
Due to safety protocols, area students will not be able to eat this meal in the school’s cafeteria with Katy ISD enrolled special needs students.
Meals will be served as follows:
- Monday–Thursday (June 7-17 and July 12-22)
- Breakfast: 7:30–8:30 a.m.
- Lunch: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Meals will be served at Exley Elementary, 21800 Westheimer Parkway; Memorial Parkway Junior High, 21203 Highland Knolls; and McMeans Junior High, 21000 Westheimer Parkway.
Parents picking up for their child or children who cannot be present must present identification for each child such as an ID, report card, or birth certificate.
“Both the Curbside Grab and Go Meals, in-person summer school meals, and meals for special education students will be free thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program,” Donna Pittenger, Katy ISD Nutrition & Food Service Department executive director, said. “Meal benefit applications will not be required this summer, nor for the upcoming school year as part of this federal program.”
For more information, see the Katy ISD Nutrition & Food Service Department website.