Several items related to handling school activities during the COVID-19 uncertainty were among the business considered by Lamesa school board members Tuesday evening. A program to reward teachers for avoiding time off was approved by the board and another program was announced that will provide added pay for experienced teachers who mentor new teachers. In recommending suspension of the attendance incentive program for teachers, Superintendent Jim Knight said it would be hard to be fair in assessing absences during the uncertainty related to COVID-19. “I don’t want to fully do away with it,” Knight said. Through the program last year, teachers who were not ...