Superintendent Dan Zylstra reported the cafeteria staff and other staff members have been distributing over 300 meals per day in the community, while classes are closed. These meals are federally reimbursable, based on updated guidelines from the National School Lunch Program.

Zylstra also reported that plans for eLearning and waiver days have been distributed to parents and staff. Teachers are ramping up their digital skills to present new content to students using distance-based means. The schools are also making plans to distribute K-3 devices and workbook/paper activities to families because of the extended nature of the closure. Non-certified staff is working on tasks that can be accomplished at home or with appropriate social-distancing.

The superintendent told the board that plans for the end of the year, including graduation, and how to ensure seniors receive the credits they need to move to whatever is next in their lives, are being worked out as more details are provided by the state and other organizations. Zylstra said the situation continues to be fast-changing and fluid.

In other business, the board voted to allow timely deposits to be made on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at a minimum, during an emergency school closure, allowing that public funds be secured on those days when a deposit is not made.