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Robbinsdale board OKs 2025-26 second-meal price increase; officials cite USDA minimums, meal debt concerns
Summary
The Robbinsdale Area School Board approved a price increase for second meals for the 2025–26 school year, citing USDA minimum pricing guidance and ongoing concerns about accumulated meal debt. The vote was unanimous.
The Robbinsdale Area School Board on Aug. 4 approved an increase to the price charged for students' second meals for the 2025–26 school year, a change school officials said is required to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture minimum pricing and to help address long-standing meal-account deficits.
Chief Financial Officer Hoheisel told the board the proposal applies only to second meals and that the state continues to fund free breakfasts and lunches for eligible students. "What we do need to follow is the minimum USDA price," Hoheisel said, adding that the district used USDA 2024–25 pricing as…
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