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Shelton-Mason Journal Thursday, Feb. 10, Hood Canal School Principal Vernon Bruni recently squeezes a pandemic stress ball on his office. Despite a surging number or COVlD-19 cases, the district has not been forced to close a single classroom due to a breakout. “I think we’re doing better than most,” he said. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Levies: Hood Canal district bond sitting just short continued from page A4 in and 2023-2024, which is lower then the current levy of $2.50 per $1,000. The current levy expires at the end of the year. With the levy passage, the district will qual- ify for additional levy equalization money of million. The district has about 165 students in kinder- garten through the 12th grade. About 18% of them live in Grays Harbor County In a telephone interview with the Journal, Hood Canal Superintendent Nikki Grubbs expressed mixed feelings. ~ “I’m thankful to the community for passing the levy,’I she said. “That’s the money that helps us survive.” The new tax rate for the replacement levy is an estimated $1.04 per $1,000 of assessed home value. Grubbs said she is disappointed with the initial results of the bond vote at 56.16%. The building bond would create a new junior /£.:;’,, 12% CENTER Playing basketball recently are, from left, Mary M. Knight eighth-graders Loren Green, Andiana Ziegler and Nolan Baughman. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks high school building, additional classrooms for early learning programs, a more accessible play— ground and a new transportation maintenance building. The building bond would collect $25.13 Come see why everyone is smiling! harmed (ieh to ngflifi.’ Dnmphen Humid: Dr. Wit-m Dr. BrettWill million over years. g Enrollment has grown recently from 310 to340 students, Grubbs said. “We are totally out of space,” she said. The Hood Canal School Board will decide whether to put a building bond before 'voters again“, Grubbs said. {M The board could place it on the ballot in or wait until next fall, Grubbs said. By then‘fthe pos- sible elimination of mask mandates might change the “political climate” and make voters more sup- portive of the bond, she said. ' The state should consider eliminating the 60% super majority, to, pass building bonds and make passage a simple majority, Grubbs said. The Hood Canal School District teaches stu- dents in prekindergarten through eighth grade. The school is on the Skokomish tribal reservation, and almost half the students are Native Americans. According to the district, about 85% of the students live in poverty. The district has 30 certified staff members, and 30 classified staff employees.