Options for 20-21 school year

Options for 20-21 school year

OVER THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR --AND WE WANT TOHELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MAKETHE BEST DECISION ABOUTGOING 'SAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL'.ALL WEEK, WE'LL BE SHARINGDIFFERENT IDEAS TO HELP YOUDECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR YOURFAMILY.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO BREAKSDOWN SOME LOCAL OPTIONSFOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.GOODMORNING,IT'S A STRESSFUL TIME FOR MANYPARENTS AS THEY FACE THE REALITYOF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR."PARENTS ARE JUST LOOKING FORDIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR AVARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS" ASTHE NEW SCHOOL YEAR APPROACHES,PARENTS AREFACING THE DIFFICULT DECISION OFSCHOOLINGOPTIONS FOR THEIR STUDENT DURINGTHE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.MANY PARENTS ARE WONDERING WHATTHE BEST OPTION IS FORTHEIR STUDENT - SOME ARE EVENINGWILLING TO TRYSOMETHING NEW.FOR MOST FAMILIES, A PUBLICSCHOOL EDUCATION ISSTANDARD.HOWEVER, WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTSMOVING TOWARDDISTANCE LEARNING, SOME PARENTSWORRY THEIR KIDS WILLFALL BEHIND AND NOT GET THEQUALITY EDUCATION THEYARE EXPECTING.MANY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SAYTHEY AREWORKING ON PROVIDING ADDITIONALFREE TUTORINGRESOURCES FOR INTERESTEDSTUDENTS AND PARENTS.

BUTACCORDING TO KERN TUTORING THEIRPHONES HAVE BEENRINGING OFF THE HOOK IN THE LASTCOUPLE OF WEEKS..GUSTAVO LUNA/OWNER OF KERNTUTORING: "ELEMENTARYSCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL PARENTSUNDERSTAND THEIR CHILD WILLBE DOING HIGH LEVEL COURSESTHROUGH DISTANCELEARNING SO THEY WANT TOSUPPLEMENT AND MAKE SURE THATTHEIR CHILD IS GETTING QUALITYEDUCATION AND INDIVIDUALATTENTION THAT THEY NEED"AND WHILE PUBLIC SCHOOLEDUCATION MAY BE FREE, SOMEPARENTS WILL HAVE TO PAY EXTRAFOR TUTORING DURINGTHIS TIME.AT KERN TUTORING, SESSIONS COULDCOST UP TO 150-DOLLARS PER WEEK DEPENDING ONTHE SUBJECT AND TIME NEEDEDFOR THE STUDENT.ANOTHER OPTION IS CHARTERSCHOOLS..ERIN BUNCH/DIRECTOR OF STUDENTSERVICES FORSAGE CHARTER SCHOOL:"ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL IN THESTATE HAS BEEN MOVED TODISTANCE LEARNING AND CHARTERSHAVE BEEN DOING THISA LONG TIME THEIR TEACHERS ARETRAINED IN A VARIETY OFCURRICULUMS AND PLATFORMS THATTHE TRADITIONALBRICK AND MORTARS HAVENTOFFERED"CHARTER SCHOOLS FALL UNDER THEPUBLIC SCHOOLSYSTEM SO THEY ARE FREE OF COSTAND PRIDE THEMSELVES ONPROVIDING FREE, INDEPENDENT ANDVIRTUAL EDUCATION.WHILE MANY PARENTS MAY BEINTERESTED IN THIS OPTION, ANEW TRAILER BILL HAS CHANGEDFUNDING FOR CHARTERSCHOOLS BASED ON LAST YEAR'SENROLLMENT FORCING THEM TOOPERATE WITH LESS MONEY ANDINCREASED DEMAND -CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE HAD TO CAPENROLLMENT."DUE TO THE JUNE 30TH BILL,SB38, MOST ALL GROWINGCHARTERS ARE CAPPED FORENROLLMENT AT THIS TIME"BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN, A LOCALPRIVATE SCHOOL, IS ONEOF THE FEW OPTIONS LEFT FORIN-PERSON CLASSES.

THESCHOOL SAYS THEY PLAN TO OPENFOR IN-PERSON CLASSESAS SOON AS SHUTDOWN ORDERS ARELIFTED.JOHN BUETOW/BAKERSF IELDCHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLPRINCIPAL:"WE ARE STILL ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS WE HAVE A HUGEFRESHMAN CLASS BUT WE ALSO HAVETHE ABILITY TO EXPANDSTAFFING IF NEEDED AND WE CAN DOIT IN A WAY THAT MAKESPHYSICAL SENSE FOR US AND ISBENEFICIAL TO OUR PARENTS ANDSTUDENTS"AND WHILE THE PRIVATE HIGHSCHOOL IS STILL ACCEPTINGAPPLICATIONS FOR IN-PERSONENROLLMENT, A YEAR OFEDUCATION CAN COST UP TO 14,226PER STUDENT.ALL WEEK WE WILL BE BRINGING YOUEDUCATION STORIES TO HELPYOU MAKE THE BEST DECISION FORALL WEEK WE WILL BE BRINGING YOUEDUCATION STORIES