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Henryetta school board members hired Dawn DeBock as the new third grade teacher.
She was accepted at the August board meeting Monday night following a short executive session.
The board accepted Domonique Treagesser’s resignation from her middle school science position. She said she would be moving back to Broken Arrow to take a job there.
Board members will be meeting Friday morning to hire her replacement.
Monday was the first day for Henryetta teachers to report to their classrooms. Elementary principal Jayme Matlock told board members there were 65 teachers reporting and spending the day going through meetings through Google Meet. “We are learning more since we have stepped out of our comfort zone.”
Athletic director Justin Been discussed the guidelines coaches are using as football and softball sports get moving along. “The kids are putting in a lot of hard work. They are hungry to compete,” he said. “We are sanitizing and cleaning and have sanitizer at the dugouts.”
Coaches are taking the temperatures of the athletes and going over the COVID symptoms with a checklist. “For two months we have been blessed that we have not seen any positive cases but that can change.”
Been went on to say that he is talking to coaches throughout the district and all are following the same guidelines.
This season will see the school recommending social distance guidelines at the game. The concession stands will only sell prepackaged foods and he is encouraging spectators to wear masks and bring their lawn chairs to minimize the closeness in the bleachers.
Superintendent Dwayne Noble told the board all lighting fixtures throughout the entire district have been changed with the new LED lights. “The crews came in and knocked it out in two weeks.””
He went on to say work has started installing air conditioning in the gymnasium. That project is expected to take a month.
Board member Brandi Brown said there has been some concern over athletics during the COVID pandemic and appreciated hearing the efforts being made to keep the students save. “This going to be a good test of our system. Some of these plans we might be able to use in traditional classroom teaching.”
Pam Bealko commended everyone for their hard work “during these uncharted waters. It takes a lot of brainstorming and we all have the goal of keeping our children safe.”