(KNZA)--The Prairie Hills USD 113 Board of Education has approved a summer lunch program in Wetmore this year.

Superintendent Todd Evans says Food Services Supervisor Brook Brubeck shared the plan with the Board Monday evening, which includes serving sack lunches to children up to 18 years of age.

He says Wetmore qualifies for the program by meeting the federal program qualifications. Evans says the school district will act as the fiscal agent and is responsible for preparation of the meals.  

He says the district will be looking for community volunteers to help distribute meals for the program.

In other business, the Board approved the hiring of an intervention teacher at the Sabetha Elementary School.

Evans said he’s very excited about the new teaching position, which is to help with implementation of the improved multi-tiered system of support that the district has been developing.  

He said the individual will be responsible for assessment data analysis, will supervise and provide training for classified intervention staff, will collaborate with classroom teachers and work directly with students

Evans says the Board also approved the hiring of a third coach for the Sabetha High School baseball and softball programs due to the interest level by players and the logistics of student supervision.  

The cost for the additional coach will be covered for 3 years by the Keim and Saylor families who are providing funding for the programs.

In addition, the USD 113 Board approved a school calendar for the 2017-18 school year.    Evans says its very similar to this school year, with 168 student days and 179 teacher days.  The first day of classes will be August 17th and the last day, May 17th.