Later, Dr. Lech stated it was determined to continue with Instructional Plan #1 based on the current impact of COVID-19 at the school and district levels.
He says they’ll only meet if a member of the committee wants to meet to discuss any potential changes before making a recommendation to the full School Board.
Dr. Lech later discussed the Capital Projects Planning (CPP), hoping to focus ESSER dollars in appropriate amounts to different projects and plotting out the needs of the district over the next 10 years.
20% of ESSER funds will need to be dedicated to “learning loss”, 10% would need to go towards educational innovations and that would leave around 70% for allocation to facility improvements.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Planning is already underway for capital projects and summer projects in the Jamestown Public School District.
Jamestown Superintendent Dr. Rob Lech says the district has been working through their summer projects prioritizations and working to marry that with the Capital Projects Plan.
Dr. Lech says there is an opportunity with the bond proceeds and ESSER dollars to make significant headway on some of their facility projects. He added he would like to see Consolidated Construction cover the work completed through the Capital Projects Plan.
ESSER Funding would also create more opportunities for the school district and community Lech added. He says they would have to use the funding to meet new or continuation of needs resulting from the pandemic, investments benefitting the district long-term, and opportunities to support educational innovations.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Public School District will continue requiring masks, even after a citywide mandate is removed.
Jamestown Public School Superintendent Dr. Rob Lech says in their recent report, they believe the masks have been an important factor in keeping COVID-19 numbers low in the district.
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Construction on the shared University of Jamestown and Jamestown High School stadium and practice field is well ahead of schedule.
Jamestown Public School Superintendent Dr. Rob Lech reports that fundraising on the project is continuing, with a generous donation of $500,000 recently announced by Unison Bank.
Dr. Lech added that the ability to quickly fundraise is indicative of the community support of the $11.5 million project and they feel they’re “on the right track.”
JLG architects has kept both the University and Jamestown Schools updated on the construction progress. Dr. Lech says good weather has really put the project ahead of schedule.