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District outlines summer learning, meal service and drive-in graduation plans
Summary
Superintendent Sandra Wood told the board the district is finishing four eLearning days, is serving about 200''250 meal packages weekly, plans to start summer school July 20 and will decide by early June whether it will be in person; graduation is planned at the 49er Drive-In, according to Mrs. Schnick.
Superintendent Sandra Wood updated the MSD of New Durham Township School Board on May 13 about preparations for summer learning, meal distribution and graduation amid ongoing COVID-19 planning.
Wood said administrators reviewed summer work projects with department heads and are using a shared spreadsheet to track tasks; the district still has four eLearning days to complete. "Our food program has been serving 200-250 meal packages a week," Wood said. She said summer school is scheduled to begin July 20 and that a final decision on whether classes will be in person or online will be made by the beginning of June.
Mrs. Schnick outlined graduation plans for the high school and said this year's ceremony will be held at the 49er Drive-In to accommodate public-health constraints. The board thanked staff for adjustments to eLearning and for planning alternative commencement arrangements.
Other operational details noted to the board: student-transfer applications will be accepted through June 8 with a lottery on June 10 if applications exceed capacity; staff expected to provide an update on next-year planning by the end of May. These steps are intended to balance continuity of instruction, meal service for families in need and public-health guidance.
The board did not take formal votes on the summer-format planning itself but approved related operational items on the agenda, including textbook adoptions and handbook language acknowledging that COVID-19 guidance could require changes.
