HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The shape of things to come in regard to the approaching school year in USD 308 will be better known on Monday.
The USD 308 School Board will hold a regular meeting on Monday with plans to lay out how the school system will run this fall. Groups within the district have been meeting throughout the summer to come up with a way to make sure children return to class. The action comes after the Kansas State Board of Education ruled that the opening of classes would be left up to local districts. Since that time, several of the larger school districts have opted to wait until September to start classes.
The board will take a look at the current calendar and make possible adjustments to the start of the 2020-21 school year. Any action will follow a report and recommendations on how the year will kick off.
One area that could drive the start of classes is making sure there is enough protective equipment for teachers and students. District Nurse Olivia Kite will report to the board that they have secured a quote from Cintas for a large number of masks for the district.
The cost to the district for 250,000 adult and 100,000 children's masks is $99,500. The district has also filed a request with the county for another 250,000 masks. That request is still pending. If approved, the contract would supply enough masks to get through the rest of 2020.
Monday’s meeting of the Hutchinson USD 308 School Board beings at 6 p.m.