Good morning Doss Families, 
 

I hope you had a wonderful and refreshing summer! I spent mine recharging with family and friends, enjoying trips to Colorado, Nantucket, and Port Aransas. Now, with just two weeks until the start of the 2025–2026 school year, we’re busy preparing our classrooms, teachers, and staff to support your children in reaching their full potential.

As we head into a new school year filled with both opportunity and change, our campus theme, Doss Together, feels especially fitting. This year, we’ll focus on the importance of togetherness—supporting one another and growing stronger as a community of educators and learners. We can’t wait to welcome our students back to campus!

Our Doss team is growing, and we’re excited to welcome a few new staff members! When you see them around campus, be sure to say hello and extend a warm welcome—let’s show them just how supportive and special our Doss community truly is.
 

New Doss staff members!

• Brianna Jacobson - 1st grade

• Kaelyn Sparks - 4th grade

• Elizabeth Lok - 5th grade

• Nikki Schiff - 5th grade

• Maddie Gadsby - special education (resource)

• Lily Albini - special education (SCORES)

Important dates and times for Doss back to school events.

• August 7th: Staff returns for Professional Learning, Planning, and Preparation

• Thursday, August 14th: Class lists posted at 5:00pm on front windows and shared via PTA site

• Friday, August 15th: Meet the Teacher 11:00am - 12:30pm

• Tuesday, August 19th: First Day of School! 
   

The Doss Cafeteria offers breakfast and lunch daily below are the details for the 25-26 school year. We encourage all families to take advantage of the healthy, tasty meals offered at school. 

What is the process to dine at school?

• Students may simply walk through the cafeteria serving line on any day and select their meal components at breakfast and lunch. Cafeteria staff are available to assist any new or returning students. 

• The cashier will ask the student’s name and/or ID number and debit their account based on their meal status (free, reduced-price, or paid). 

• Students dining with a reduced-price or paid status may purchase meals using cash or funds on their SchoolCafé account. No funds are needed for students with a free meal status, unless they would like to purchase a la carte items. 

• Families may add funds online by creating an account at www.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD. The cafeteria accepts cash, money orders, or cashiers checks daily from 7 a.m.-2 p.m..   

About school meals:

• View menus for our school at www.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD, or download the SchoolCafé mobile app. 

• Breakfast and lunch are prepared daily by staff in our school kitchen. 

• The healthy meals we serve meet or exceed the federal breakfast and lunch nutrition guidelines that schools are required to follow. 

• Our kitchen offers a balance of healthy versions of student favorites mixed with scratch-prepared recipes, plant-based dishes, and global flavors. Our menus feature local, sustainably-sourced, and clean label foods. 

• Our cafeteria can accommodate food allergies and special dietary needs with a completed Request for Dietary Accommodation Form.

Breakfast:  

• Full Price (All Levels): $1.90

• Reduced-Price: FREE

• Adult/Guest: $3.50

Lunch: 

• Full Price - Elementary Schools: $3.40

• Reduced-Price: FREE

• Adult/Guest: $5.25

How do students and families pay for school meals?

Students dining with a reduced-price or paid status may purchase meals using cash or funds on their SchoolCafé account. No funds are needed for students with a free meal status, unless they would like to purchase a la carte items. Families may add funds online by creating an account at www.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD. We accept cash, money orders, or cashier's checks in the cafeteria daily 7 a.m.-2 p.m..

How to apply for free or reduced-price meals:

• Online applications are preferred. Families may create an account and apply at www.SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD. 

  • How to create a SchoolCafe account: English / Spanish 

• We also have paper applications available in the front office. 

• New for this school year, we may now accept PDF applications in English or Spanish completed by families with a digital signature and returned to foodservicebusinesssupport@austinisd.org. 

If you have any questions about school meals, you may call Food Service at 512-414-0251.

Have a wonderful week -
Principal Sheridan