Home of Bemidji Area Schools

Contact Information

218-333-3100 ext. 31141 or 31142
Fax: 218-333-3164

Tammie Colley, Coordinator
Tammie_Colley@isd31.net

Melissa Bohlmann, Secretary
Melissa_Bohlmann@isd31.net

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requires the information on this application. You do not have to give the information, but if you do not, we cannot approve your child for free or reduced price meals. You must include the last four digits of the social security number of the adult household member who signs the application. The last four digits of the social security number is not required when you apply on behalf of a foster child or you list a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) case number or other FDPIR identiﬁer for your child or when you indicate that the adult household member signing the application does not have a social security number. We will use your information to determine if your child is eligible for free or reduced price meals, and for administration and enforcement of the lunch and breakfast programs. We MAY share your eligibility information with education, health, and nutrition programs to help them evaluate, fund, or determine beneﬁts for their programs, auditors for program reviews, and law enforcement officials to help them look into violations of program rules. At public school districts, each student’s school meal status also is recorded on a statewide computer system used to report student data to MDE as required by state law. MDE uses this information to: (1) Administer state and federal programs, (2) Calculate compensatory revenue for public schools, and (3) Judge the quality of the state’s educational program. Nondiscrimination statement: In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Elementary Meal Program

Food Service – Elementary

Our school provides healthy meals each day. During the Pandemic we were able to provide Universal Free Meals to all regardless of status. The USDA has mandated that we will no longer be providing free meals to all of our students and will be operating as we did Pre-Pandemic.

Breakfast and lunch are served daily to all students. Your student will need money in their lunch account if they would like to purchase an Ala Cart or Second Entree item.

Lunch – Free *Qualified with Free/Reduced Status.

Lunch – Full Price Student: $2.90

Milk purchased for a lunch brought from home will cost $ .60 for ALL students, regardless of eligibility.

All elementary students (K-5) will receive their school breakfast free of charge. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day to nourish students to be prepared for the school day. Whether it is eaten at home or school, it is imperative that students are prepared for their learning day by consuming a nutritious breakfast that will keep them alert for their education.

Money can be deposited into your child’s meal account via these options:

1. Food Service Drop Box located in each elementary school office

2. Using credit/debit cards on line at our school district web site:

http://bemidji.revtrak.net/tek9.asp

3. Mailed to the Bemidji School District Food Service Dept.: 502 Minnesota Ave. NW, Bemidji, Mn 56601

Personal checks should be written to ISD# 31 with the student’s name and PIN in the memo area. When sending cash, please place it in an envelope and write the student’s name and PIN and the amount of money on the envelope.

Charging of meals is discouraged. The food service staff will contact parents/guardians of negative meal accounts to arrange payment.

If parents have concerns regarding a student’s allergies to certain food products, please contact the food service office at 333-3100 ext 31141 prior to the start of the school year to discuss these concerns.

Elementary Staff

School:

Solway Elementary

Northern Elementary

J.W. Smith Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Horace May Elementary

Gene Dillon Elementary

Head Cook:

Julie Bell

Jennifer Anderson

Chris Wisdom

Stacy Larson

Pearl Cervenka

Mitchell Eickman