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Superintendent reports staffing, school restart dates, new bus-tracking app and end of Sun Meals program
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Barnes reported 14 teacher vacancies (a district 99.13% fill rate), listed school opening dates and welcomed more than 25,000 students back; he announced a bus-tracking app and the final day for the 'Sun Meals To Go' program.
Superintendent Dr. Barnes told the board the district currently had 14 teacher vacancies and characterized that as a 99.13% fill rate for the start of the year. He listed specific restart/opening dates for schools on various calendars and welcomed families and staff to the new year.
Dr. Barnes announced a free bus-tracking app that allows parents to follow student buses in real time and receive estimated arrival information. He also reminded families that the Sun Meals To Go program would end this Thursday and that registration remained open at some sites.
The superintendent invited the public to a listening session on August 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. and said a new district community-partner newsletter will debut via social media, email and the district website. He closed by thanking HR, school leaders and district staff for their summer work to prepare for the return of more than 25,000 students.
