Return to Learn plan takes shape at H-M-S

Developing a plan to resume classes this fall remains a work in progress for the administration and staff of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District.

A plan was prepared for approval by the school board on July 20, but action was deferred after Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation the previous week that outlines the state's Return to Learn strategy in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Iowa Code states that traditional in-person classes are the "presumed method of instruction" for Iowa's public and non-public schools. Reynolds' proclamation directs state agencies and s...