On Monday, a statewide plan was announced to help get students back in the classroom, and Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law, the hope is that this bill will not only accelerate schools reopening but help students catch up on material they may have missed.
Students receiving failing grades at KHSD schools get second chance
Students at KHSD schools can replace failing grades
Posted at 5:10 PM, Feb 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-25 19:37:35-05
KERN COUNTY, Calif. â The distance learning struggles continued at schools within the Kern High School District, with a 14% increase of students who received failing grades in the fall of 2020, and now the Kern High School District s board president is reacting to the news.
Jeff Flores, KHSD board member president, said he wasn t happy about the increase of failing students and that this wasn t a big surprise when considering all struggles, we ve seen students experience during the pandemic. However, he says there may be some reprieve for those students.
Students struggle with distance learning as grades show an increase in Ds and Fs
The three largest school districts in Kern County released grade data from the past year, indicating a 14% increase in Ds and Fs for fall 2020 compared to fall 2019.
and last updated 2021-02-24 12:51:38-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â The three largest school districts in Kern County released grade data from the past year, indicating a 14% increase in Ds and Fs for fall 2020 compared to fall 2019.
This data depicts grades from students in grades 6 through 12 across the Kern High School District, Bakersfield City School District, and Panama Buena-Vista Union School District, representing 45% of the Kindergarten through 12th grade students in Kern County.
Students across California who speak another language at home are starting to take tests this month to see how well they are learning English. For many students it will be the first time they’ve been tested in two years.
Due to the pandemic, last year the federal government did not require states to test and report English learners’ language skills. But this year, the federal and state governments are proceeding with the test, even though the pandemic is far from over.
If some students are not tested for the second year in a row, teachers and district officials worry they may not know how much English learner students have progressed over the last two school years. That could affect schools’ ability to give students the classes or other language help they need, and it could affect districts’ ability to evaluate how well different programs teach students English.
Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office to hold virtual job fair for educators
and last updated 2021-02-11 07:45:46-05
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office has called it the largest gathering of district recruiters in one location.â Well this year the locationâs online. hereâs what theyâre looking for:
âWe can all think of a teacher or a mentor that has made a difference in our lives and thatâs what teachers do,â Tania Schalburg-Dykes, the Coordinator of the Teacher Development Program at KCSOS said. âThe right teacher made all the difference. And weâre looking for candidates who really care.â