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The Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District school board met in special session on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. All board members answered roll call; Superintendent Hainstock and Business Manager Barkdoll were present. There were no audience comments. Under Superintendent’s Report, Hainstock updated the board on the meal program and other district work since the closure on March… Continue Reading the article: Board of Directors meet in Special Session

It has been an interesting week for all of us. We don’t have exact numbers but estimate about 80-90% of our students or their parents came to clean out lockers and take home items on Wednesday and Thursday. We appreciated that people came in, got what they needed to, and then left in a timely… Continue Reading the article: Update: March 19, 2020, 4 pm

UPDATE: (4/6/2020, 12:00 PM) We will not be serving meals on April 10th but will send home double on Thursday April 9th. UPDATE: (3/30/20, 2:15 PM) Due to newly-released USDA guidance, caregivers may pick up meals for children at Grab & Go meal sites, effective immediately. USDA recognizes that in this public health emergency, continuing to require children to come to the meal site to pick up meals may not be… Continue Reading the article: Free Meals beginning Monday, March 23, 2020

As you are aware, the COVID-19 virus is dominating many parts of our lives right now. Our administrative team and directors continue to discuss the situation and the guidance issued by the CDC, the Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Public Health. Below is the communication we received yesterday from Iowa’s Director of… Continue Reading the article: A COVID-19 Update