IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain School Board said goodbye this week to member Steve Brooks.

Brooks did not seek re-election in November after 12 years on the board.

He was given an engraved clock — presented by his wife, as the meeting was done by Zoom — and board members wished him well and thanked him for his service.

“I appreciated what you said this evening, and I know you’ll do well going into the future,” Brooks responded.

The district now is seeking applicants to fill the board vacancy in January. Deadline is 4 p.m. Jan. 5. The person selected then would have to run in 2022 to finish out the last four years of the term.

Superintendent Jerry Sardina reported results from the recent parent survey on how the district has handled this semester amid the COVID-19 restrictions.

Sardina said he was surprised at the number of parents teachers contacted by text message while on virtual learning, in addition to sending emails, placing robocalls, posting on the website and making personal calls.

Of the 211 parents who responded —

— 43.8 percent said the district was doing an excellent job and 36.1 percent said they were doing a good job making educational materials and instruction available while the school was closed during quarantine.

— 64.4 percent thought the district had the right amount of screen time, while 24.5 percent thought it was too much.

— 61.9 percent rated the overall experience with remote learning as satisfied, while 20 percent said it was excellent and 16.8 percent said it was disappointing.

— 46.9 percent said children were doing homework four or more hours a day, while 27.3 percent reported three to four hours and 14.4 percent said it was two to three hours.

The survey also asked three general questions —

— Hardest challenge with virtual: Lack of human interaction, kids more distracted, hard for teachers to set aside time for individual help.

— Biggest concern about your child not being at school: Grades, falling behind, COVID slide; social and emotional concerns at alarming rate; getting used to easier format; not being prepared for finals, exams, SAT, etc.

— Suggestions to improve: More communication on how students are doing in virtual, something to let parents know what is due and when, upcoming tests, hybrid scheduling days.

In other business, the board Monday:

— Authorized a foreign language club trip to Costa Rica in 2022, so they can begin fundraising.

— Accepted resignations from guidance counselor Kathi Moreau and Kaycee Lindeman, elementary special education teacher.

— Hired Jamie Clark as an educational assistant.