A multi-million dollar school facility renovation is proving to be beneficial before students ever enter the renovated buildings in a Logan County community.

Mt. Pulaski schools renovation of their main campus was going to put off the start of the 2020-2021 school year and Superintendent Fred Lamkey is viewing that delay as a positive as the district continues their planning for a return to class amid the coronavirus pandemic.

As districts grapple with how to handle positive cases for COVID-19 in their buildings, Lamkey points out Mt. Pulaski recently had a pair of positive tests and he believes that has added a level of seriousness and urgency to their conversations.

Mt. Pulaski teachers and parents are ready to return to school. Lamkey says they received overwhelming results from both during surveys and it shocked him to see the community results.

On the WHOW Morning Show Thursday, Lamkey called his staff 'motivated' and indicates they have yet to hear from a teacher that they are not coming back.

According to Lamkey, today they will be releasing some more details about the Mt. Pulaski proposed return to school strategy. That will include in-person learning five days a week but they will only be half days. 

Lamkey has kids that are grown and out of school but if he had kids still in school, he says he would send them to school in the fall without hesitation. He says classroom instruction cannot be replaced with remote learning. 

Mt. Pulaski students will return to school after Labor Day on September 8.

Get more information about the district's return to school plans by finding the Mt. Pulaski district on Facebook.