Food Service

Nichele P. Smith, our new Director of Food & Nutrition, has a passion for feeding children, making sure they receive the very best reimbursable meals offered under the National School Lunch Program.  Nichele has worked with various Cost-Op's food service vendors over the years, managing accounts including Chicago Public Schools, Archdiocese of Chicago, and Gary Schools. 

Nichele has implemented menu development processes to reinforce flavored meal components, as well as marketed state school food programs, which increased student meal participation by 300%.

Nichele emphasizes on diversifying school menus by working with state-approved chefs to enrich and create flavor profiles, food quality, and meal presentation. Nichele also reinforces to her team, that "every student should not only receive great tasting meals, but the best dining and customer service experience throughout the district."  

Nichele is excited to be a part of the MMSD team and looks forward to putting smiles on our students' faces,when they think about our district's food program! 

Let's Have an awesome 2021-2022 school year! It's time to rock-n-roll!

Our new Assistant Director of Food & Nutrition, Melvin Price Jr., brings extensive student nutrition leadership experience to the district.  Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Melvin was raised in Europe during the Cold War and is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He has served as an Area Director for Washington D.C. Public Schools and as General Manager of Student Nutrition for Flint Community Schools and Saginaw Public Schools in the great state of Michigan. 
He has a passion for coaching and team development. He is a two-time city championship basketball coach in Saginaw. He is also the founder and director of the non-profit organization Man About Change, a social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of young men through raising their overall awareness of parental rights, wealth creation, and the seven dimensions of wellness. He is excited to be a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District.

Each school is developing its own plan to appropriately distance students while eating. This may include assigned seats, classroom meals, use of hallways or common spaces, and eating outside. Schools will strive to maintain a distance of 6 feet between students when eating, but less distance will be permitted, as needed. Meal times will be limited in duration, and snacks will be eaten at a specific time to avoid snacking (unmasked) through the day. Students may bring food from home (as long as it adheres to the nut-free food item guidelines), but they are not permitted to share.