In today’s update, AISD announces changes to student curbside meal distribution as well as new locations for WiFi access for students.
While our school buildings are closed, Amarillo ISD will continue to provide At-Home Learning and free meals for our students. Gathering food supplies is an allowable reason to leave your home as stated in the City of Amarillo’s Stay at Home guidelines.
Beginning Monday, April 6, AISD families will be able to pick up lunch and breakfast at the same time: As of Monday, April 6, breakfast will no longer be available for pick-up from 7:00 – 9:00 AM. Instead, all meal sites will supply lunch, along with breakfast for the next day, during the lunch pick-up times. A total of 16 school locations are available for meal pick-up from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Monday through Friday. PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO meal pick-up available on Friday, April 10, due to the school holiday for Good Friday.
NEW Breakfast AND Lunch Pick-up Locations: 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM, Monday - Friday:
• Caprock High School, 3001 East 34th
• Palo Duro High School, 1400 North Grant
• Austin Middle School, 1808 Wimberly
• South Lawn Elementary School, 4719 South Bowie
• Ridgecrest Elementary School, 5306 SW 37th
• Glenwood Elementary School, 2407 South Houston
• Forest Hill Elementary School, 3515 East Amarillo Boulevard
• San Jacinto Elementary School, 3400 West 4th
• Eastridge Elementary School, 1314 Evergreen
• Mesa Verde Elementary School, 4011 Beaver
• Rogers Elementary School, 920 N. Mirror
• Carver Academy, 1905 NW 12th
• Avondale Elementary School, 1500 Avondale
• Emerson Elementary School, 600 N. Cleveland
• Humphrey's Highland Elementary School, 3901 SE 15th Ave.
• Wills Elementary will be serving at the former Hastings Store Support Center (northeast parking lot), 3601 Plains Blvd.
You may go to the location nearest you to pick up meals. Parents may pick up meals for their children even if their children are not present in the car. Parents simply need to show something from the school that indicates their child attends an AISD school (such as a school letter or email, bumper sticker, etc.) One breakfast and one lunch per child will be provided.
Evening Meals: The High Plains Food Bank continues to make evening meals available to AISD families through the Kids Café model. For times and a list of locations where you can pick up these free meals, go to the Meal Curbside Pickup Info at www.amaisd.org/COVID19.
Two WiFi-enabled bus locations have changed: Beginning Monday, April 6, WiFi-enabled buses will no longer park at Bones Hooks Park and Southeast Park. Two new locations, Sams Club and West Hills Park, are being offered beginning Monday. AISD is providing this service to assist our students and families who may need internet access for At-Home Learning. You can park near one of the buses during the times specified below and access WiFi from your vehicle. Directions on how to connect to WiFi are displayed on the windshield of each bus.
PLEASE NOTE: Beginning Monday, April 6, WiFi buses will no longer park at Bones Hooks Park and Southeast Park. Also, WiFi buses will not be available on Friday, April 10, due to the school holiday.
Locations for WiFi Buses (including two new locations):
· NEW Sam's Club, 2201 Ross-Osage Dr. - southeast parking lot off SE 21st Ave.
· NEW West Hills Park, SW 2nd Ave. - north end of park on NW 4th Ave.
· John Stiff Memorial Park, 4800 Bell Street – parking lot on north side of baseball/softball fields
· Thompson Park, 2401 Dumas Drive – parking lot on east side of Thompson Park swimming pool
· Westgate Mall, northeast parking lot by Chuck E. Cheese
· Pride Home Center, 3503 NE 24th
Buses will park at the above locations three different times during the day, Monday through Friday:
• 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
• 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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