Like most school districts this Summer, the White Salmon School District is consumed with plans for schools this Fall in the age of Caronavirus. Superintendent Jerry Lewis says they learned a lot with the last three months of the previous school year, and discovered what they need to improve. They have to look at different options, from a balance between in-school learning and online, or even entirely online. The District has just begun a survey to get input from the community, because everyone needs to be on board for things to work. Washington State law requires districts to submit a plan to the state 2 weeks before school starts and the district is planning to start August 26th. The district hasn’t heard much yet from the state concerning any money that might be available for districts. CARES Act money will start being distributed to the districts around the state. Lewis says it won’t be enough, but it helps. Those are one-time payments that must be used for COVID-related expenses. Lewis says they are getting prepared for whatever happens. The key word right now is “flexibility”.