Firme provides COVID spending breakdown to Haxtun BOE

Haxtun School District has received more than $280,000 in COVID-19 relief funds over the past six months and during the most recent Board of Education meeting, District Bookkeeper Lynda Firme gave board members a breakdown of how those funds have been spent. All CARES and ESSER dollars must be spent by Dec. 31.

The CARES Act aids state and local government entities navigating through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to CARES Act funds, the Haxtun School District received additional money from ESSER, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. To date, Haxtun Scho...