CLYMER — Several initiatives, some current and others in the planning stages, are being discussed at Clymer Central School.

These initiatives include a program presented by jail officials in Mayville to fifth through eighth graders; a food truck program; a school resource officer; and shared services with Sherman and Panama.

Clymer Superintendent Beth Olson said the program presented at the jail was a follow up to the jail visit for students presented by a corrections officer.

“In addition to reviewing strategies for bullying prevention, (corrections officer Pete Dorman) also emphasized the importance of being kind and standing up to others,” Olson said.

The school’s food truck made its community debut at the Clymer Tulip Festival and was received with positive feedback.

“We’ve already done a few follow up events, including a breakfast for the graduating seniors,” Olson said. “We will also be at the Panama Methodist Church’s Vacation Bible School and have two dinners there next week. At the end of the month we will be at Panama Rocks, and at the beginning of August we will be participating in Sherman Days.”

Olson added that students are prepared to work at all of those events, and the school is working on the program for the 2022-23 school year.

There has been discussion of bringing in a school resource officer, but no action has been taken by the school board, Olson said.

“There was a discussion between the Clymer, Sherman, Panama board presidents to see if there might be any funding from the federal or state level to support this, but there is nothing happening or planned at this time,” she said.

Sheriff’s deputies do make regular visits to the school to establish a presence.

Along with this, there has also been collaboration between Clymer and Sherman with the hope of including Panama after a new superintendent is in place for a few shared services.

“We still share athletics with the three schools,” Olson said. “We are having a shared summer school with Sherman. For the fall, nothing has been fully locked down yet, but we are looking into sharing special education teachers, and plan to have a shared curriculum director for the fall of 2022.”

Olson said that collaboration between the three schools is something she expects to continue.