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School Nutrition

School Nutrition Staff

Ashley Preston 

School Nutrition Director

Lunchroom Manager Terrell Middle-High School


Sharryl Dotson

Nutrition Bookkeeper


Wanda Bell

Lunchroom Manager Cooper-Carver Elementary


Office: 761 1st Avenue SE, Dawson, GA 39842 

Phone: (229) 995-4425  Fax: (229) 995-4632

The Terrell County School Food Service program participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs . All programs are regulated and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. The responsibility for administering the School Lunch program in individual states is delegated to the State Department of Education. 

The Terrell County School System is eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the school nutrition program for SY 2024-25. All Terrell County School students qualify for free meals.                 

Cooper-Carver Elementary School participates in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)

Special Assistance Alternative Community Eligibility Provision PUBLIC MEDIA RELEASE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH/SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS
Starting Jan. 2024
Adult Breakfast: $3.00
Adult Lunch: $6.00
For more information

Seamless Summer Option

What is the Seamless Summer Option?

The Seamless Summer Option (SSO) allows districts to provide meals to students during the summer and other vacation periods. It provides free summer meals to children under 18 and students over 18 with a state-defined mental or physical disability. Contact your district School Nutrition Director for details.



How to Find a Program

Parents/guardians, find out where your child/children can get healthy, daily meals this summer. There are multiple programs that offer summer meals at no cost. Check all these sources to see if there is a meal distribution site in your area. Those who are looking for summer meal sites can easily find locations through their cell phone or online. Options include:


  • Text “FOODGA” to 877877 from a mobile phone beginning June 1 and be provided geographically based results on the closest sites
  • Visit GeorgiaFoodBankAssociation.org for a GPS-enabled map of the closest sites.
  • Dial 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) to find locations.
  • USDA Site Finder
  • FoodFinder