BCSD determine instructional schedule for school year

BCSD holds town hall to determine what learning style schools will implement when school starts.

AND JOINS US LIVEWITH THE DETAILS .JESS LAST TUESDAY BOARD MEMBERSVOTED TO BEGIN THESCHOOL YEAR WITH DISTANCELEARNING AT LEAST FOR THEFIRST QUARTER.

AND TONIGHT THEDISTRICT WENT INTO DETAIL AS TOWHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE..MARK LUQUE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTOF BAKERSFIELDCITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HELD A ZOOMMEETING WEDNESDAYNIGHT FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTSTO ADDRESS WHATBAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOLDISTRICT'S SCHEDULE WILLLOOK LIKE STARTING IN THE FALL."I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT ALL OF USCANWORK TOGETHER TO GET OUR KIDSBACK TO SCHOOL SOONER THANLATER..

BUTAGAIN UNTIL OUR NUMBERS ARE IN APLACE THAT ALLOWS US TO..

WEREGOINGTO MAKE THE VERY BEST OF THECURRENT SITUATION"THE DISTRICT SAYS ALL STUDENTSARE ELIGIBLE TORECEIVE BOTH A CHROME BOOKDEVICE AND A HOT SPOT..AND DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM -CHRISTINE CHAPMAN - SAYSTHE INSTRUCTIONAL SCHEDULE WILLINCLUDE BOTHASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUSLEARNING TIME(SHOWS PICTURE OF WHAT THEREARE ON SCREEN)"SYNCHRONOUS IS WHEN STUDENTSANDTEACHERS ARE ENGAGED AND WORKINGTOGETHER THROUGH OUR TWOPLATFORMS THAT WE ARE USING THISFALL- GOOGLE CLASSROOM ANDZOOM."AND ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT.THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION RECOMMENDS THATSTUDENTS NEED TO BEENGAGED IN LEARNING WHETHER -SYNCHRONOUSOR ASYNCHRONOUS - FOR A TOTAL OF230 MINUTES ADAY.AND CHAPMAN DISCUSSED WHATSCHEDULES WOULD LOOK LIKEFOR TK AND KINDER STUDENTS..(SHOWS THATSCHEDULE) THIS ALSO INCLUDES TWO10 MINUTE BREAKS FORRECESS AND A 95 MINUTE LUNCHBREAK FOR THE DAY." SO WE HAVE CREATED A LARGECHUNK OF TIME SO THAT STUDENTSCAN GET OFFLINE AND FAMILIES CANDRIVETO THEIR NEAREST SCHOOL SITE ANDPICK UP A GRAB AND GO LUNCH FORTHAT DAYAND ALSO A BREAKFAST FOR THENEXT DAY."CHAPMAN SAYS 1ST THROUGH THIRDGRADERS WHICH WILL GO ABIT LONGER.

FROM 8:15 IN THEMORNING TO 2:25..

IN THEAFTERNOON.

4TH THROUGH 6TH..GRADERS WILL HAVE A SIMILARSCHEDULE..

ENDING AN HOURLATER..AND FOR THE JUNIOR HIGHSTUDENTS..

THEY WILL HAVEALTERNATING BLOCKED SCHEDULES."AS YOU CAN SEE EACH DAY OF THEWEEK THE STUDENT WILL BE LOGGINGINTO THREE DIFFERENT PERIODS ADAY..

THISWILL ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THEIRELECTIVES SUCH AS BAND OROTHERS."CHAPMAN SAYS IF A STUDENT DOESNOT LOG IN TO AN INSTRUCTIONALPERIOD THAT DAY..

THAT WILL BECONSIDERED AN ABSENCE..AND ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T BEENAPPROVED BY THE BOARD..

BCSD ISWORKING TO MOVE THEIR FIRST DAYBACK TO AUGUST 17TH..SO THAT STUDENTS CANINDIVIDUALLY COME TO SCHOOLFOR AN IN PERSON ORIENTATION TOMEET THEIR TEACHER FROMAUGUST 12TH THROUGH AUGUST14TH..BCSD WILL HAVE TWO MORE TOWNHALL MEETINGS VIA ZOOM PRIORTO THE START OF SCHOOL ..

THESEWILL BE HELD ON JULY 29TH FROM5:30 - 6:30 AND ON AUGUST 5THFROM 5:30 TO 6:30 ..

WHERE THEYWILLSPEAK ON HEALTH AND SAFETYPROTOCOLS AND MENTAL HEALTHSUPPORT.IN BAKERSFIELD KYLIEWALKER 23ABCCONNECTING YOU..MEANTIME -- A NEW POLL FINDSVERY FEW AMERICANS THINK