Safely Back to School: BCSD discusses virtual school plans

23ABC's Daniela Garrido spoke with the deputy superintendent of the Bakersfield City School District on their plans for distance learning materials and funding.

AND YOUR FAMILY MAKE THEBEST DECISION ABOUT GOING'SAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL' ALLWEEK, WE'LL BE SHARING DIFFERENTIDEAS TO HELP YOUDECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR YOURFAMILY.THIS MORNING, 23ABC'S DANIELAGARRIDO SPOKE WITH THE DEPUTYSUPERINTENDENT OF THEBAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTON THEIR PLANS FOR DISTANCELEARNING MATERIALS ANDFUNDING.THE BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOLDISTRICT IS ONE OF THE LARGESTSCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIAAND THEY AREALLOCATING 14-MILLION DOLLARSFROM THE STATE'S BUDGET TO USETOWARD DISTANCE LEARNING FOR THEFALL SEMESTER.MARK LUQUE/DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTBCSD: "THAT IS 31THOUSAND DEVICES UP TO 31THOUSAND HOT SPOTS SO IT IS ASIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ANDCOMMITMENTFROM OUR DISTRICT BUT WE ARERISING TO THE CHALLENGE AND WEWILL MAKE SURE ALL OUR KIDS ARESUCCESSFUL TOSTART THE SCHOOL YEAR"SENATE BILL 98 WHICH PASSED INJULY APPROVED A 202-BILLIONDOLLAR BUDGET FOR CALIFORNIAPUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC."WE FEEL READY FOR THE START OFTHE SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE OURRESOURCES AND THE NEXT TWO WEEKSARE GOING TO BE FAST PACED AS WEFINALIZE OUR PLANS FOR PARENTSAND DISTRIBUTE OURRESOURCES FOR STUDENTS"IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, EACHSTUDENT WILL PICK UP ACHROMEBOOK LAPTOP, A PERSONALWIFI HOTSPOT, AND CLASSROOMMATERIALS."ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OFSENATE BILL 98 AND THE UPDATEDEDUCATION CODE REQUIRES SCHOOLDISTRICTS TOPROVIDE DEVICES AND CONNECTIVITYTO EVERY CHILD" "IN ADDITION TOTHAT ALL OF THE TEXTBOOKS ANDALL OF THE SUPPORT MATERIALSLIKE WORKBOOKS, TEXTBOOKS,ERASERS"SENATE BILL 98 ALSO EMPHASIZESSTUDENT TO TEACHERINTERACTION FOR A VIRTUAL SCHOOLDAY.

"THE STATE IS REQUIRING AMINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS OFINSTRUCTION DAILY AND THAT WILLBE MADE UP OF LIVE IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND SOMEASSIGNED WORK THAT KIDSWILL WORK ON INDIVIDUALLY"CLASSES WILL INCLUDE LECTURESAND INDEPENDENT ANDGROUP WORK."WE EXPECT TEACHERS TO PROVIDETHREE ASSIGNMENTS TOMEASURE ENGAGEMENT ONE IN THEMORNING, ONE IN THE MIDDAY, AND ONE IN THE AFTERNOON -SO STUDENTS REMAIN ENGAGED"IN BAKERSFIELD DANIELA GARRIDO23 ABC NEWS CONNECTING YOUAS WE PREPARE TO SEND OUR KIDSBACK TO THIS VIRTUAL