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Rufo) has that information. Limited information will be shared, as well, with the superintendent of schools. This process will continue once every 2-3 weeks for the next 6-8 weeks. More detailed information here. Beth Bristol asked if the call for volunteers will be ............................... ongoing in order to support this effort. Louise will ask one of the project managers for more information. Grace Lee shared that she has been volunteering, and said that her understanding is volunteers will be asked to do 1-2 shifts a week (3 hour shifts) of assembling the kits, and they will also be looking for volunteers to drive. Daniel Pan had heard that they have plenty of volunteers and there is not an urgent need for volunteers, but they are still eager to accept funds for the program. Grace Lee shared that the LEF is doing fundraising for the testing program as well (though we are not sure if you can make a 'targeted donation' specifically for this program. Kim Ryan asked if there is any plan for going beyond these 6-8 weeks, if needed. Louise responded that Governor Baker and Commissioner Riley announced last week that the state will be supporting surveillance testing, so our district will be looking to get more information about that, and perhaps that will be an option if needed after this initial contract. Grace Lee asked if this was available to remote students, or only hybrid students. Louise will check to get more information to be clear. Kim Ryan asked if this program will be giving us more information, and if that will lead to more closures, and if that will be decided by the school principal or the superintendent. Louise shared information about the fact that we have 2 building based subs that can be used when there are staff absences, and that the SSP staff has also be assigned to specific classrooms, and can be used to help cover absences as needed. The superintendent has not hesitated to close buildings if staffing challenges make it impossible to provide proper supervision of students for health and safety. Vaccinations: school staff will be vaccinated in the second phase of vaccinations. Budget for 2021-2022 will be tight. The superintendent presented the draft budget to School Committee on January 5 and is presenting it to the staff at a voluntary meeting this afternoon. She is working toward a level budget for the coming year. It is unlikely that there will be any growth in the budget. 3. Update on Remote/Hybrid formats of teaching and learning We have —200 students in RLA. In some grade levels we have 1 RLA class, in other grade levels we have 2 RLA classes. In those classes, we have a range of needs, including students that are new to Hastings, as well as returning students, students with additional learning needs. The decision to join RLA or hybrid was based on family decisions and new families are offered the choice when they register. The hybrid model is that we have no more than 12 students in grades 1-5, and no more than 16 in K (based on space, but our K classes do not have more than 12 on any given day). Every staff