Colfax school board increases breakfast, lunch and extra milk and extra entree prices by 5 cents
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — The prices for students in Colfax for school breakfast, lunch, extra milk and extra entrees will increase by 5 cents for the 2024-2025 school year.
The Colfax Board of Education approved the price increases for every category at the May 20 meeting.
Lunch prices for the 2023-2024 school year were set at $1.60 for breakfast for elementary, middle school and high school students and will increase to $1.65 for next year.
Lunch prices for the 2023-2024 school year were set at $1.50 for junior kindergarten, $2.85 for elementary school students, $3 for middle school and high school students and $3.85 for adults.
For the 2024-2025 school year, lunch prices will be $1.55 for junior kindergarten, $2.90 for elementary students, $3.05 for middle school and high school students, and $3.90 for adults.
An extra carton of milk currently costs 45 cents for students in grades 5 to 12.
An extra carton of milk will cost 50 cents next year.
An extra lunch entree currently costs $1.30 for students in grades 5 to 12.
Next year, an extra lunch entree will cost $1.35.
For a family with three students in school who eat breakfast and lunch at school, an increase of 5 cents for breakfast and lunch would amount to an increase of $54 for the school year, or an increase of about $6 per month.
If the family of three students are in fifth grade or higher and each one buys an extra carton of milk every day, that would amount to an increase of $27 per year, or an increase of $3 per month.
Open enrollment
The Colfax Board of Education also approved open enrollment applications for the 2024-2025 school year.
The number of new applications to open enroll into the school district is 27, and the number of students applying to open enroll out of the school district is 16.
Last year, the Colfax school board approved applications at the May meeting for 12 students to open enroll into the Colfax school district and 25 applications to open enroll out.
The deadline to apply for open enrollment was April 30 at 4 p.m.
These are the only applications for a student to have the opportunity to attend Colfax or leave Colfax, said William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator.
The applications do not mean the students will leave Colfax or will attend school at Colfax. Students can apply at multiple schools and can then decide over the summer about where they want to go, he said.
Staff recognition
The Colfax Board of Education also received a reminder that the School District of Colfax Staff Recognition Awards Banquet will be held at the Whitetail Golf Course on Wednesday, May 29, beginning at 6 p.m.
School staff who will be receiving a one-year school district pin will include Renda Armstrong, Natalie Hanson, Victorya Luebstorf, Monica Miranda, Payton Schneider, Molly Sorensen, Kailey Strunk, Elizabeth Tice, Samantha Sajdera and Angel Woodford,
School staff who will receive a five-year paper weight include Holly Friedrich, Jared Furey, Darcy Hover and Kayla Wuollet.
School staff who will receive a ten-year desk set include Michael Dombrowski and Jennifer Mohr.
School staff who will receive a fifteen-year crystal bowl include Kenneth Neuburg, Jamie Buchholtz, Karen Sahm, Troy Knutson and Diane Satter.
One school staff member will receive a twenty-year plaque: George Entzminger.
One school staff member will receive a thirty-year mantel clock: Jennifer Steinke.
School staff who are retiring and will receive a ring and a gift card include Vicki Seston, Theresa Ruff and James Satter.
Other business
In other business, the Colfax Board of Education:
• Learned that as of May 16, there are seven juniors and seniors at Colfax High School who have opted to take the Advanced Placement (AP) exam for the possibility of earning college credit.
• Learned that the 333 students at Colfax Elementary participating in Accelerated Reader have had an overall comprehension score of 88 percent. There are 15 students who have read over one million words; four students have read more than two million words; two students have read more than three million words; two students have read more than four million words; and one student has read more than five million words.
• Learned that the Colfax school district and the Colfax Public Library are working together again this summer to encourage students to continue reading, which will help prevent the “summer slide” in reading skills. Students are able to take Accelerated Reader quizzes from home that will count for their total next year.
• Accepted a $4,000 grant awarded by the Community Foundation of Dunn County from the Healthy Future Funds for mental health services.
• Learned that open enrollment transfer amounts are estimated at $8,962 for regular education and $13,814 for special education for the 2024-2025 school year. Open enrollment transfer amounts for this year were $8,618 for regular education and $13,470 for special education.
• Learned that the beginner band week of summer lessons for incoming fifth grade band students to have a daily half hour lesson will be held July 15 through July 19.
• Learned there will be four weeks of lessons between July 22 and August 9 for students to have one lesson per week for incoming fifth and sixth grade students.
• Approved Student Assurance Services, Inc., as the student sports insurance provider for the 2024-2025 school year.
Following a closed session, the Colfax Board of Education approved the following summer school staff:
• Summer school kindergarten through eighth grade teaching staff for June 17 to June 28.
• Summer school bus driers June 3 through June 14: Darryl Mewes, Gary Brooks, Candy Pahl, Jodi Jensen, George Entzminger and Kim McEldowney.
• Summer school bus drivers June 17 to June 28: Darryl Mewes, Gary Brooks, Candy Pahl, Jodi Jensen, George Entzminger and Ed Stuart.
• Summer Saunters school bus drivers for July 8 through July 12: Candy Pahl and Ed Stuart.
• Summer swimming lessons from June 3 through June 14: Trey Hovde and Amanda Ruschti (co-leaders); Theodore Hovde and Madison Rood (instructors); Amanda Lemler and Ava Sedivy (life guards); Pam Sikora, Angel Woodford, Vicki Moore and Tucker Hovde (aides); Gary Brooks, George Entzminger, Jodi Jensen, Kim McEldowney, Darryl Mewes and Candy Pahl (bus drivers).