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Henryetta’s teachers and parents are still adjusting to the online learning effort this year.
That was the opinion expressed at the Henryetta school board Monday night.
Elementary principal Jayme Matlock told the board all available Chromebooks have been sent to students but there are several families where the computers have to be shared by two or more children.
“We are waiting for more to come in,” she said.
Those students who do not have access to the internet have received their Instruction packets and Matlock said those students are meeting with teachers and staff members. “This has presented some difficulties,” she said. “Many of our teachers and staff members have set up appointments with families who are struggling with the technology side of things.”
“We have had a select number of students at each time. They are spread out around the campus and everyone wears masks.”
She went on to recognize the Henryetta Church of the Nazarene that has made space and volunteers available for some 30 students to work online. “The pastor’s wife has put in tons of hours. The youth pastor was a teacher in Missouri and has an education background,” she told board members.
High school principal Kelly Furer said the experience since August 24 has been different. “All of this has been unknown to us. Without our teacher, I would hate to see what we would be doing for virtual learning at this time.”
Furer told the board the most recent student college remediation report available comes from 2017. “Usually when we get it, it is two years backdated.”
She said that report indicated Henryetta had 23 college freshmen students who required remedial work. One was in science, seven in English, 10 math and four in reading. “I have given this data to the teachers and we will be improving in these areas,” she said.
During the meeting the board voted to approve

  • the Estimate of Needs for 2020-2021 school year.
  • Fund Raisers for the 2020-2021 school year.
  • Hire Stephen L. Smith Corp. as financial consultants to the School District, for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
  • School days/Hours for the 2020-2021 school year.
  • Science courses taught by Green County
  • Technology to count towards graduation credits for 2020-2021 school year.
  • the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Contract for Secondary Career and Technology Education Programs for the school year 2020-2021.
  • Special Services Agreement between United Community Action Head Start & Henryetta Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
  • Renewal Agreement between Peak Uptime for the Mitel Phone System Support for the 2020-2021 school year.
  • Justin Been and Lance Beck as Adjunct Teachers for the 2020-2021 school year. They are asking to teach something they are not certified in. Both gentlemen are highly effective teachers,” Furer said. “Been is teaching world history and a section of drama and Beck is being asked to teach three sections of world history. You are allowed to adjunct a teacher in three classes,” she explained. Beck has taken the certification test for world history but those results have not been returned to the school.