School board briefs

The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors on Monday:

approved Superintendent Paul Turner’s new three-year contract at an annual salary of $128,392. Turner first became superintendent in 2016.  

decided not to allow sixth-graders to participate in sports alongside seventh- and eighth-graders. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association recently voted to allow sixth-graders to participate in sports with seventh- and eighth-graders, but left it to individual districts to determine their own policies on the matter. 

decided to allow strength and conditioning training for students during the summer if county health guidelines allow for it.