
FAIRMONT– At Tuesday evening’s Fairmont Faculty Board assembly, Superintendent Andy Traetow touched on the district’s present Covid-19 information.
Traetow shared that the elementary college at present has nine active lab-verified Covid-19 situations and the substantial faculty has 13.
“We’re continuing to keep track of all these figures as we go via the faculty 12 months. We have found a gradual improve in our positivity rate in our structures. The great matter is we haven’t see any spikes or outbreaks inside a certain cohorts of pupils, but we have noticed some gradual raises in those people quantities,” Traetow stated.
He reported a goal of the district’s is to hold points as reliable as attainable wile keeping college students protected.
Traetow shared some of the district’s mitigation’s techniques, which involve quarantine parameters and physical distancing. He explained they’re using outside spaces and proceed to use expanded lunchroom seating at both equally the elementary and high college.
“The present-day predictions are showing that inpatient census numbers in our hospitals are hunting to persist for roughly the next 4 weeks. Nearby hospitalizations for covid have elevated,” Traetow mentioned.
He stated local figures present that 30 percent of the good Covid outcomes arrive from individuals ages 6 to 17.
“At this time we’ve not transforming any of our mitigation techniques or steps, but we’re continuing to watch and be conscious of what is taking place in our recent environment and speaking with area wellbeing authorities,” Traetow reported.
Board member Julie Laue pointed out that masks are not necessary in possibly of the school properties and she requested Traetow if there’s been an maximize in folks carrying masks. He said that lecturers and personnel have reported an enhance in students wearing masks.
Traetow also shared that on Monday the district broke ground on its new vocational middle. Developing and grounds director Tyler Garrison mentioned that individuals involved in the job have started out putting in fencing to barricade the location for safety.
“We’re heading in the proper course,” stated Garrison.
Going to other issues, Tiffany Harris, a STEM teacher at Fairmont Elementary Faculty, was at Tuesday evening’s meeting to give a presentation on her do the job with pupils. Harris previously served as a preschool trainer for the district. This is her very first year teaching STEM.
“I received my Master’s Degree in tutorial procedures the place I fell in really like with the affect of university student-centered and challenge-based mostly finding out, which is why I’m below to share with you about the superb points likely on in our STEM program,” Harris stated.
She claimed she’s now educating 5th and 6th quality STEM. Harris shared some various assignments the pupils are functioning on, which entail other topics like English and Math. She explained foreseeable future plans for STEM classes include things like new numerous working day project-based understanding functions
Harris said STEM is integrated into E-6 classrooms in the faculty and is also section of the qualified expert services summer months university system.
“I come to feel like we are genuinely empowering them (students) with skills for the 21st century,” Harris reported.
Board member Rufus Rodriguez asked Harris if she’s getting feed-back from students or other lecturers.
Harris stated that collaborating with other lessons has been exciting, specially right after past calendar year when lessons had been lesser.
Rodriguez requested if there are prospects for pupils to get involved in STEM over and above what Harris is supplying. She spoke about the Martin County KnowHow plan and an forthcoming robotics challenge in December in which about 70 of her students are fascinated in.
“To me it’s form of like sports. If you are intrigued in basketball you can go and apply and sign up for the group. Looking at how this unfolds will be appealing,” Harris stated.
In other information, Blake Bode of Eide Bailly was present to offer the district with a clean audit report.
The board approved the adhering to donations:
— $360 from Mark Borchardt family for photo voltaic lights to illuminate the flag at Fairmont Substantial University, and 6 new flags.
— $10,000 from CHS for products and programming for the vocational academy.
— $12,500 from Fairmont 3M for STEM programming at Fairmont Elementary University.
— $8,500 from Fairmont 3M for STEM programing for Group Schooling and Recreation.









