GREENSBURG ? Days after a tornado wiped out his town, Greensburg’s school superintendent promised that the district would resume classes in late summer.

At the time, Superintendent Darin Headrick expected to be operating out of borrowed classroom space in the nearby towns of Mullinville and Haviland. But now, he hopes that Greensburg’s students will be able to study closer to home.

Headrick told school board members Wednesday that he hopes to hold classes in three temporary mobile units: one for kindergarten through fifth grade, one for sixth through eighth grade and one for the high school.

“All three campuses will be around a common facility that will house a temporary gymnasium and food service,” Headrick said.

Fort Hays State has provided help with planning and technology, Headrick said.

“They are working on Internet systems, and working with the library system,” he said.

The district’s learning materials were destroyed by the May 4 tornado, a 1.7-mile-wide monster packing winds of 208 mph. Staff members will have a basic needs list to the district by Friday, Headrick said.

Classes are scheduled to start Aug. 15.

“We are faced with the challenge of addressing every area of our school district, and we have 89 days to get it done,” Headrick said.

The district, which has yet to compile a damage total for insurance purposes, is receiving assistance from private industry as well as state and federal government sources.

“I can’t say enough about the help we are getting,” Headrick said.

The district’s offices have been relocated to Haviland, 10 miles away, in space provided by that town’s school district and the Haviland Telephone Co. Wednesday night’s meeting was at the rural home of school board president Ki Gamble.