Members of the Exira-EHK School Board met Wednesday evening during a regular session. Superintendent Trevor Miller said District construction projects are going well, and crews are scampering around trying to wrap things up by the first week of August. Miller said progress on the various projects, like the Exira school’s playground, are dependent on cooperation from Mother Nature.

Miller said also the Exira-EHK Board approved a new, acceptable use policy for Technology for 2018-19. He said the policy change will make school-issued laptop computers a cooperative “buy-in” for $20, instead of a fee. It’s also optional. The policy makes it more affordable for the student and their family to have it repaired if something happens to the 1:1 laptop device, like a shattered screen.

Without the buy-in, the parents would have to come-up with $300 to replace the Chromebook laptop. He said also, the Board approved the bread, milk and diesal fuel bids from the same sources as last school year. And, they have agreed to purchase and International 65-passenger bus for $82,500, which will replace a bus that no longer passes inspection. The new bus brings their fleet up-to-date.