(KLZA)--The Falls City Board of Education welcomed new member Dan Jones during their Monday night meeting.  

Board members also honored outgoing board member Ed Harris for for his 30 years of dedicated service to the Falls City Public Schools.  

John Martin was elected President of the Board during the annual reorganization of the Board for 2021, June Bowers was elected Vice-President.

During Superintendent Tim Heckenlively's report,  he noted that Congress had approved a second COVID relief bill, also know as “CARES 2.”  The U.S. Department of Education calculated $218,766,177 will be distributed among Nebraska public school districts.  It is projected that Falls City Public Schools will received $609,287 from the “CARES 2” program.