Closer to going back to school in person

 On Tuesday the school Board had a very long meeting (we did not attend or watch).  They were considering the reopening plans for the district and after a lot of consideration they voted to move forward with reopening in accordance with state guidelines.  There are a lot of mixed emotions since the teachers and staff at the schools have not been able to receive COVID vaccines yet and the schedule is far from ideal in order to accommodate physical distancing but it will be happening.  

We still don't know what their schedules will look like but we do have an idea on the timing.  It looks like the boys will start back on March 8th and, if things continue improving, Anna will on March 15th.  Of course there are still a lot of unknowns that we are waiting on but overall we are hopeful for a smooth transition.  We had been a bit closer to a firm date for the upper grades but one of the key factors in allowing them to return slipped a little so the measurement period has to be restarted.  Thankfully the cases have been much lower so it should happen.

The building for work has been making good progress and this week they delivered the steel supports.  This was the site Monday afternoon.

And this is Friday morning.  They were really cranking and it is exciting to see the building taking more shape.  

We enjoyed a quiet weekend as the kids get ready for a full week of class.  After two short weeks this week will seem long!