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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Most of the Eureka Springs School District staff is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
At the Eureka Springs School Boards regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, Superintendent Bryan Pruitt announced that the 70 members of the staff who had received an initial dose of the vaccine would receive the second round of vaccinations on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The staff received the first round of vaccinations on Jan. 27. Pruitt said he had hoped to administer the second round on Feb. 19, but it was difficult to get everything arranged in such a short period of time.
I contacted our school nurse and she contacted our pharmacists and they said it wouldnt be available that day, Pruitt said. It just wouldnt work out.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Eureka Springs School Board is extending its leave for staff members affected by COVID-19.
On Monday, Jan. 11, Superintendent Bryan Pruitt explained that the district received state aid to cover 10 days of COVID-19 leave per staff member in 2020.
Pruitt said that aid expired on Dec. 19 but has been extended in 2021 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Pruitt asked the board to approve the extended leave and the board unanimously agreed to do so.
Pruitt also reported that the district has received additional stimulus funds, saying it would be a good idea to use those funds for HVAC work and technology needs.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The Eureka Springs School Board is extending its leave for staff members affected by COVID-19.
On Monday night, Superintendent Bryan Pruitt explained that the district received state aid to cover 10 days of COVID-19 leave per staff member in 2020. Pruitt said that aid expired on Dec. 19 but has been extended in 2021 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Pruitt asked the board to approve the extended leave and the board unanimously agreed to do so.
Pruitt also reported that the district has received additional stimulus funds, saying it would be a good idea to use those funds for HVAC work and technology needs.
Teachers in the Eureka Springs School District will have extra time every week to help virtual learning students until the end of the school year.
On Dec. 14, the Eureka Springs School Board voted to approve early dismissal every Wednesday until the end of the 2020-21 school year. Superintendent Bryan Pruitt explained that teachers requested extra time on Wednesday to work with virtual learning students, saying students who learn on-site would be dismissed at 1:45 p.m. every Wednesday.
That way, our teachers will be online by 2 p.m. and theyll have an hour and a half to work with our virtual students through Zoom, phone calls or email, Pruitt said. Well do that for the spring semester only. I recommend we pass that.