WELL FOR MANY FAMILIES IN OUR AREA TOMORWRO MARKS THE FIRST DAY BACK IN SCHOOL AFTER A SCHOOL YEAR THAT WAS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL WE SPOKE TO SEVERAL OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOL LEADERS TO LEARN WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FORWARD TOHE T MOST ABOUT THIS UPCOMING YEAR. I WANT TO SEE KIDS AGAIN. I WANT TO SEE THEM HAPPY. WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE BROUGHT SOME VIRALTU KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL LAST YEAR TO TEST ON SITE WE HAD KIDS THAT GOT OFF THE BUS AND SAID I MISSED YOU. DID YOU MISS ME AND THEY WERE TALKING TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY LOVE SCHOOL AND WE JUST WANT THEM TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT FEELING JUST HOURS AHEAD OFHE T FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL ACROSS OUR AREA ARE READY R FOTHE CHALLENSGE THAT COME WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC, THERE’S A LOT OF UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT WE’RE GNGOI TO NEED TO DO FOR COVID-19 TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE. AND WTHA WLIL BE REQUIRED OF US. THE GREAT NEWS IS WE HAD LAST YEAR TO PRACTICE AND SO WE KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE KNOW WHAT THOSE THOSE GREAT THINGS. ARE THAT HELP OUR KEEPUR O STUDTSEN SAFE, BUT ALSO KEEP LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT AT HIGH LELSVE. SO IF THEY’RE ARE CHANGES AND WHAT WE’RE ASKED TO DO FROM THE CDC. OR FROM THE STATE IN ANY WAY WE’RE NOW PREPARED. WE KNOW WHAT TO DOND A HOW TO DO THAT WHILE SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE BENTONVILLE FAYETTEVILLEND A FARMINGTON HAVE VOTED TO ADOPT MASK MANDATES THIS YEAR ALL SAY THEIROP T PRIOTYRI IS THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND STAFF AND THEY’LL CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM OERTH DISTRICTS AROUND THEM AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GOES ON TALKING. WE’RE ALWAYS LEARNING WE'R’ GEEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE DOING WHAT’S BEST FOR KIDS. THAT’S ALL WE ALL SHARE THAT SAME COMMON GOAL. WE’RE UNIFIED IN THAT NO MATTER WHETHER YOU'R’ IN PRAIRIE GROVE. WILL BENTONVILLE WE JUST HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF LEADERS? AND I THINK WE WOULD ALL ASK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE PATIENT WITH US. YOU KNOW, WE WANT WHAT’S BEST FOR OUR KIDS ANDUR O STAFF AND OUR SCHOOLS AND