Marshfield School District Increasing Breakfast and Lunch Prices
Thursday, May 9th, 2019 -- 8:53 AM
(WDLB) -The Marshfield School District is increasing its breakfast and lunch prices for next year.The Board of Education approved the increases last night.
Board member Dale Yakaites said the increases are being driven in part by a state mandate. The Board signed off on a five-cent increase for breakfast at the middle and high schools. The lunch price at the elementary level is going from two-dollars and 60-cents to 2.70. The rate at the middle school is moving from 2.75 to 2.80. The high school's price is going up from 2.90 to three-dollars. The Board also approved the annual naming rights for the High School Fieldhouse, which go each year to the highest bidder at the annual Booster Bash. The winning bid once again belongs to the Boson Company of Marshfield, which had a winning bid of 10-thousand-500-dollars. The Board also learned that the district is losing fewer students to the Rural Virtual Academy, according to Board member Frances Bohon.
The Marshfield School District has an affiliate membership with the Rural Virtual Academy, in an attempt to keep students from opting out of the district. The affiliation is seen as a way to better meet the needs of students who are choosing the on-line academy--and they can still be counted as Marshfield students for purposes of enrollment and additional state aid. The R-V-A is based at the Medford School District, and is available for students in Spencer, Stratford, Pittsville, Auburndale, Colby, Abbotsford, Medford and nine other districts.
Also last night, Frances Bohon was reelected Board President by her peers. Dale Yakaites was chosen as Vice-President. Mark Konrardy was elected Board Treasurer, and Sam Steiner was chosen as the Board Clerk. Kajal Sitwala was also sworn in last night, taking her seat on the school board. She was the top vote-getter among three registered write-in candidates in the April 2 election. Sitwala wins a seat vacated by Amber Kiggens-Leifheit, who decided not to seek reelection.
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