More family members can now attend Humboldt sporting events.
After some discussion, the board of education decided to increase the number of family members who can attend from two to four.
Concerns were raised about whether people would continue to abide by these and other COVID-19 restrictions, but in the words of superintendent Kay Lewis, “you’ve got to trust people that they’re going to do what they’re supposed to.”
During her superintendent’s report, Lewis said that in light of COVID-19 major deep cleaning efforts had been undertaken during winter break.
She also said the fire alarm that had been repeatedly going off at the field house during break had been fixed after finding it had water damage.
The baseball netting that has fallen down at the sports complex is likewise being attended to, she said, and the softball/baseball field lights are once again working.
Lewis further noted that more stimulus money should be coming to the district, and that it will need to be spent between March and September.
The amount could be as much as four times what had been received during the first round of stimulus, and so Lewis emphasized the need for putting together a spending plan.
Some of the items she mentioned included summer school programs, after-school tutoring and other “COVID catch-up” measures.
“I really feel like we need to spend it academically,” she said.
Lewis also presented members of the board with special certificates in appreciation for their service.
In other news, Kevin Heisler was once again elected to serve as president of the board of education and Nathan Ellison was again selected to serve as vice president.
An alternative activity is also currently being devised as a COVID-safe substitute for the father-daughter dance.
Staci Hudlin gave a special presentation during the meeting on measures the district is using to help detect dyslexia and other obstacles to learning.
The program the district is using is called Fastbridge, and it has the ability to quickly screen for reading fluency, math deficiencies and social-emotional behavioral issues.
Fastbridge generates a significant amount of reporting data which helps to make interventions with students, Hudlin explained, and can “identify students who may be at risk for poor learning outcomes.”
