Help your school by filling out your Educational Benefits form by Sept. 30

The Minnesota state legislature passed a Free School Meals for Kids bill into law in the spring of 2023, which allows all in-person K-12 students to receive a free school breakfast and lunch each day, excluding a la carte/special menu items.

However, it’s still important for households to fill out the Educational Benefits application (formerly the free/reduced lunch application) on EduTrakConnect. Depending on income, families who apply may receive free or discounted prices for:

• Field trips
• Clubs, activities and athletics
• Band instruments
• ACT, SAT and AP fees
• Home internet rates with certain providers
• Xcel Energy account assistance for electricity bills

Please fill out the Educational Benefits application today to make sure your family can take advantage of these and other benefits!

Apply using EduTrack Connect:

• ​​​​​​Link to EduTrakConnect is on the website in Family Access menu
• Sign up for account or log in
• Click on fork and knife icon
• Click on blue icon that says “apply for free/reduced benefits.”

To bypass creating an EduTrakConnect account, access the application directly.