(KNZA)--The Hiawatha School Board, during their regular meeting this week, adopted the 2021-22 school calendar as presented.
The first day of school will be August 19 and the last day of school will be May 19, 2022.
Winter break will take place December 22 through January 4 and spring break from March 14-18.
In other business, the school district nurses reported that as of Monday there were no COVID-19 positive cases among district staff or students, with only a handful of students in quarantine at the high school. In addition, the Board was told that 113 staff members had received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, which is about 60 percent of the staff.
Following an executive session, the Board accepted the resignation of fourth grade teacher Inessa Hood.
The Board also voted to extend Superintendent Lonnie Moser's contract through the 2022-23 school year.
As part of the consent agenda, the Board approved the hiring of Sierra Thomas as fifth grade social studies teacher and Bethany Meyers as assistant softball coach.
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