During the year's last regular meeting of the Amarillo Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday, members of the board and district officials looked forward, making plans on how COVID-19 could affect the district as a whole after the upcoming holiday break and throughout the spring semester. As of Monday, the district is reporting a total of 1,956 COVID-19 cases, consisting of both staff and students since the first day of school Sept. 1. Out of the total, 1,246 are students and 710 are staff. The district’s fall semester officially ends Friday for the holiday break. Amarillo ISD Superintendent Doug Loomis spoke about the difficulties the district has gone through during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, both in the spring and fall semesters of 2020.