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Irving ISD Food Services Department
Vision Statement
The IISD
Food Service Department shall be the premier provider to students and
other customers of nutritionally-complete, low-cost, delicious meals.
Mission Statement
The IISD
Food Service Department, in partnership with the district and the
greater school community, resolves to meet the nutritional and health
needs of students, both through the provision of healthy, low-cost meals
and through the provision of nutrition education.
Goals Statement
Our three-part goals statement is as follows:
to support education,
to provide good nutrition, and
to deliver consistently excellent service.
In order to accomplish our goals, we
will undertake the following:
a) Put
children first, by continuing to build partnerships and relationships
with other district departments, schools, and divisions, to pool our
combined resources for the betterment of our students and of our
district as a whole
b) Increase
the health of our school meals, ala carte products, and beverages at all
levels, while maintaining our status as a low-cost leader in meal prices
c) Leverage
technology in all areas of operations, including but not limited to food
service software, new equipment, the concept of the “digital” kitchen,
food safety initiatives, etc., to realize maximum efficiencies
d) Invest
in our employees and in our facilities/equipment, to provide for the
most efficient and effective service possible, while maintaining the
highest standards of excellence in service, food quality and safety, and
outstanding dining and educational experiences, for our many customers
and students
e) Continue
moving towards making the cafeteria/kitchen become a learning area of
the school environment, whereby students can apply their classroom
instruction in making healthy meal choices for breakfast, lunch, etc. |
