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Board signs onto nutrition cooperative, approves meal price increases to cover rising costs
Summary
The board approved renewing the Wisconsin School Nutrition Purchasing Cooperative membership (annual cost $300) and approved breakfast and lunch price increases for 2025–26 to offset higher food and labor costs; the new milk vendor (Masonville Dairy) is expected to reduce costs.
The School Board approved the Business Services Committee's recommendations to continue participation in the Wisconsin School Nutrition Purchasing Cooperative for the 2025–26 school year at an annual cost of $300 and to implement modest meal price increases to cover rising food and labor costs.
Business Services reported that cooperative participation yields volume discounts and rebates; the district received substantial rebate payments last year and expects continued savings through large-volume purchasing and storage capacity. The committee also recommended a new milk vendor, Masonville Dairy, which committee members said will save roughly $10,000 annually and provide guaranteed pricing for the year.
The board approved proposed student meal price increases for 2025–26: elementary breakfast from $1.75 to $1.85 and adjusted lunch-tier increases as presented to the board. The committee cited increasing labor and food costs as the primary drivers for the changes. The recommendations were approved during the meeting by motion and recorded in the consent items for Business Services.
