The face covering policy for students and staff in the Exira-EHK Community School District will not change anytime soon. Superintendent Trevor Miller says the school Board discussed masks/face shields during their meeting Monday evening, in Elk Horn.

(The district will continue with language that says face coverings are “expected,” because there hasn’t been a major issue with students being exposed, to date.)

Miller said also, the Board discussed the District’s Certified Count numbers.

(He said “Like a lot of districts in rural Iowa, we’re down. Our certified numbers are 401.2” which is down 15.7 from last year. He said “Our largest class graduated and our incoming kindergarten was less so I had estimated us being down 13 students when I did the forecast for the future budgets.”

In other business, the Exira-EHK Board approved the “Chain of Command” document, which Miller says is simply a flow chart of whom to contact if there is an issue or concern.

The District’s Certified Annual Report according to Trevor Miller, showed an increase in the general and LOST/SAVE accounts.

(The general fund increased slightly more than $40,000, while the LOST/SAVE account increased by $65,576.)

The PPEL fund increased by $122,000. Miller said that will be going down, once the new air conditioning units are installed at the main gym in Elk Horn. The work is taking place taking place this week.