Pattonsburg R-2 Superintendent Bill Pottorff told the school board that he and other county school superintendents met with the Daviess County Commissioners at Daviess County Courthouse recently to discuss teachers being essential workers. The commissioners decided they needed more information before making a decision.
In other business matters on the agenda at the Pattonsburg school board meeting held on Sept. 16, the R-2 Board adopted the Daviess and Gentry County Intergovernmental Agreement to participate in the 2020 CARES Act Funding program as presented by Superintendent Bill Pottorff.
Pattonsburg school is now signed up for Seamless Summer Option, which means free lunches for children ages one through 18. The program will run from Sept. 15 to Dec. 22 or until the program is no longer funded.
Herner Construction will be coming in to work on the lights and window leaks in the school building.
Principal Alan McCrary reported that R-2 has 117 elementary students: six preschool student, and 90 students in grades 7-12. He also reported that teachers have been doing a good job interacting live with at home students during classes. In-class students will have more technology available soon. This will help students transition if there is a time that Pattonsburg has to go completely virtual.
Principals have started doing classroom observations. Indicators that will be used focus on curriculum, problem solving/critical thinking, the teacher monitoring the effect of instruction on the whole class, and individual learning.
Future activities include Sept. 23, midterms; Sept. 23, ASVAB test for juniors; Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, Homecoming Week; and Oct. 26, Parent Teacher Conferences 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Assistant Principal Arah Gay reported that patrons from the district may soon receive an email from REMIND. This will be a new notification system for communicating messages, updates of school alerts, student assignments, etc. to the parents. The Farmers Bank text caster will still be used.
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