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.

Food Service Account Information

Meal Account Information

Contact Us:

Elementary school meal account information.

Solway	467-3232 ext. 47223 (Shawn)
Northern	333-3260 ext. 45209 (Kristan)
J.W. Smith	333-3290 ext. 43206 (Chris)
Lincoln	333-3250 ext. 44350 (Christina)
Horace May	333-3240 ext. 42248 (Amy)

***Middle School, High School & Gene Dillon meal account information: please leave a message and the food service staff will return your call.

Gene Dillon Elementary 333-3400 ext. 49604

Middle School	333-3215 ext. 55131
Senior High	444-1600 ext. 61629 (Jayne)

Meal Accounts

The district uses an Individual Meal Accounting System where each student has their own individual account. Meal accounts are debit accounts, therefore money must be in the account in order for the student to use it. We encourage parents/guardians to pay in advance of the first day of school to alleviate the time constraints students experience those first days of the school year.

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

1. Food Service Drop Boxes located in each elementary school office or middle and high school cafeteria ala carte windows.

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

If sending a check, please include the student’s name and PIN. Make checks payable to: ISD #31 Food Service. When sending cash, please place it in an envelope with the student’s name and PIN on it.

Charging

Charging of school meals is not allowed. Food service staff will contact parents/guardians of negative meal accounts to arrange payment.

Refunds

Since the entire district uses the Individual Meal Accounting System, accounts for students with positive or negative balances will be credited for the next school year. Positive balances from one family member will be transferred to another family member to zero out a negative balance.

Students/Families leaving the district by means other than graduation can request a refund for account balances of $5.00 or more. If a refund request is not made within one year of leaving the district, the money will be donated to the Angel Fund to assist families in need.