The East Grand School District board met Tuesday, Jan. 21, and approved a temporary restructure of administrative responsibilities while Superintendent Brad Ray is out on medical leave.

While superintendent duties are being covered by East Grand School District administrators and directors, School Board President Ed Raegner said he’s proud of how staff has stepped up to cover important responsibilities.

“We’re really appreciative of the administrative team and the hard work that they’re doing, because they’re really rolling up their sleeves and taking on extra duties,” Raegner said in a phone call. “Everybody’s really rallied and been like, ‘OK, let’s do work,’ as opposed to being like, ‘Not my problem.'”

East Grand Middle School Principal Jenny Rothboeck has taken over communication and other liaison tasks as well as answering parent, community and student concerns. Fraser Valley Elementary School Principal James Chamberlin will be handling operations such as food service, technology, maintenance and transportation. Granby Elementary School Principal Kelly Martin will handle human resources and other personnel matters. Other responsibilities, such as financing, will be handled by Middle Park High School Principal Cindy Rimmer. Raegner will work with Chamberlin to handle board communication.

During the meeting, it was said that Ray is expected to return but that a timeline has not been determined.

Rothboeck explained that the district’s students remain the priority.

In other business:

• Ryan Zorn asked that the board put something on the agenda regarding a district cell phone policy.
• An amended budget was accepted by the board as a result of the Colorado Department of Education verifying student count. Sarah Siegrist said the budget didn’t change much other than revenue being up in different spots.
• Rimmer thanked staff who have been working to keep Middle Park High School heated since the school’s heating system is down a boiler.