Nutrition
Nutrition Staff
Nicole Head
Director of School Nutrition
nhead@gcbe.org
706-625-0786
(Elizabeth) Bizzy Thomas
Accounting Specialist, School Nutrition ethomas@gcbe.org
706-879-5013
Kim Franks
Operations Specialist, School Nutrition
kfranks@gcbe.org
706-879-5010
Lisa McKinney
Communications and Compliance Specialist, School Nutrition
lmckinney@gcbe.org
706-879-5011
School Nutrition Payments
No Meal Costs for Students
All Gordon County students will receive breakfast and lunch at NO COST in the 2024-2025 school year. Extra helpings and a la carte items are available for minimal charges, which are posted in the school cafeterias. Adult prices are in the chart below.
Breakfast | Lunch |
|---|---|
Reduced $0.00 | Reduced $0.00 |
Full Paying Elementary $0.00 | Full Paying Elementary $0.00 |
Full Paying Middle/High $0.00 | Full Paying Middle/High $0.00 |
Adult/Staff $2.50 | Adult/Staff $4.00 |
Paying for Cafeteria Expenses
Charges for extras or a la carte items may be paid using cash, money order, check or online at www.schoolcafe.com. School Café charges a convenience fee for online payments. You may establish a School Café account even if you do not wish to pay online; you can use a School Café account to see the daily menus and nutritional information, or to see how much money is in your child(ren)'s account. Please click this SchoolCafe link for instructions on setting up an account for your student.
CASH: Please place the money into an envelope. Include the following information on the front of the envelope:
Full name of student
Homeroom teacher's name and grade
Student ID
MONEY ORDER: Please make it payable to Gordon County School Nutrition Dept. Include your child's full name with Student ID Number.
CHECK: Please make check payable to Gordon County School Nutrition Dept. Be sure to include the following information on the check:
Adult name, address, and telephone number
Driver's license number of the check writer
Child's name and student ID number
Returned checks are handled by CHECKredi Payment Services
If the School Nutrition Program receives 2 checks returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF) checks will no longer be accepted as a form of payment from the check writer.
ONLINE: Please visit www.schoolcafe.com to make online payments into your child(ren)'s account. School Café charges a convenience fee for online payments, and to make them you will need the following:
Credit or debit card
Your child's/children's student ID number
Please click this SchoolCafe link for instructions on setting up an account for your student. You may contact the School Nutrition Office at 706-625-0786 or lmckinney@gcbe.org if you do not know your child's student ID number.
Refunds
All refund requests for amounts over $10.00 must be submitted in writing. A check will be issued and mailed within 30 days. Please see your school's Nutrition Manager for our refund request form, or call 706-879-5013 to speak with our Accounting Specialist.
Please see our Meal Charge Policy (as of July 22, 2020) for more details on all aspects of meal payment.