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.
Sarah Shelters
Children enjoy a socially distanced picnic lunch at the Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center.
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Families across Western New York know the pressure of securing quality child care, often times being placed on waiting lists before their children are even born.
In Chautauqua County, that pressure has led to the region being referred to as a child care desert, a census area with over three times more children than licensed child care enrollment spots, with 20 child care centers and school-aged child care programs and 49 home-based providers.
“Access to high quality, affordable child care was a challenge for families long before COVID,” said Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director. “The pandemic, and subsequent stay at home order, revealed the critical impact child care has on workforce participation in our community, particularly for women.”
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Children enjoy a socially distanced picnic lunch at the Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center.
Submitted photos
Families across Western New York know the pressure of securing quality child care, often times being placed on waiting lists before their children are even born.
In Chautauqua County, that pressure has led to the region being referred to as a child care desert, a census area with over three times more children than licensed child care enrollment spots, with 20 child care centers and school-aged child care programs and 49 home-based providers.
“Access to high quality, affordable child care was a challenge for families long before COVID,” said Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director.
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.