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GFW board to hear updated COVID-19 guidance

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) school board will hear updated COVID-19 guidance from Supt. Jeff Horton at its July 19 board meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Gibbon gym.

Horton will also present strategic plan progress a student family handbook draft.

Facility manager Dave Sellner reported there is a broken underground sewer line at the Winthrop school and he is working on a solution.

Hires on the board agenda include full-time middle/high school math and english teachers, a director of health services, and speech language pathologist, also known as a speech therapist.

Resignations include .25 FTE junior/senior high technology and wood shop teacher Scott Robinson, special education teacher Heather Bakke, para Ann Albrecht, bus driver Elaine Grosklags and head baseball coach Jim Templin.

The board will consider a long-term facilities and maintenance plan resolution.

Middle and high school principal Brittany Galetka reported staff is participating in professional development this summer and students are participating in driver education under the direction of Patrick Schreiner.

“I’m very excited to be finalizing staff for next year and looking forward to additional staff to support academic and social emotional needs of our students,” Galetka reported.

Elementary principal Jennifer Thompson reported summer school (EDGE) will take place Monday through Thursday, July 19 to Aug. 5. She thanked Sharon Fossum, Chelsea Wade, Cecelia Zendejas, and Geri Groebner for assisting.

Galetka said high school science teacher Bix Baker will work with students on robotics and science daily and that 26 students are registered for summer school.

In addition, Galetka said 30 students in grades 3-8 attended summer art camp and put on a “wonderful” production of 101 Dalmatians.

She added that T-Bird Community Arts is getting ready to purchase and install high school sound theater equipment with grant money received last summer.

Donations to GFW to be accepted at the meeting include a $3,000 agricultural education grant from Compeer Financial and $2,500 from America Farmers Grow Communities on behalf of Chris Lee.

School board meetings continue to be available on the school district’s Facebook site during the actual meeting.

Fritz Busch can be emailed at fbusch@nujournal.com.

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