SHERBURN — Martin County West School Board this week received an update on how the district is utilizing COVID-19 relief funds.

Board members learned $180,000 has been used for personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies ($50,000) as well as technology: 38 laptops, 30 HPS streams, 60 iPads and two carts to help keep groups separate ($81,500). Other outlays include staff time ($23,340), software ($15,000), extra textbooks ($5,500) and two touchless bottle fillers ($5,4000).

Some of the equipment, such as webcam speakers, headphones, laptop projectors and iPads, were purchased through the Donors Chose Program from 3M and other companies.

Some extra funds for sanitizing supplies ($8,590) need to be used by 2022. Extra funds for technology were used for some of the Chromecast televisions for classrooms.

The district also applied for $20,000 from Martin County CARES Act money, to be used for iPads and substitutes because of COVID absences.

In other business:

— Superintendent Allison Schmidt reported that open enrollment is going well, with 107 enrolling out of district and 130 enrolling into the district. K-12 enrollment is 665 students.

She also reported that USDA approved free breakfast and lunch meals for all students until the end of the school year. The only hurdle is that there are no applications for free meals. This may affect funding in two or three years.

— Michelle Baker, dean of students, reported that homecoming plans are being made for Nov. 2-6.

— Athletic director Chad Brusky reported there is a football game with Canby scheduled for Saturday and volleyball is starting. Ticket protocol for contact tracing is planned. Fans must be 12 feet from the playing surface and there is to be a fan side and a player side. The board asked about livestreaming games so families can watch for free. Brusky reported the games will be livestreamed through the Martin County West activities page on Facebook. He is looking for volunteers to do play by play. Basketball games also will be streamed.

— Elementary Principal Abbey Smith noted that senior high students who want to take PSEO must contact her by the end of October since registration is Nov. 2.

— The board accepted the resignation of board member Michelle Anderson after 16 years of service.

— Learned the next board meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16.