Palm Springs Unified School District says Kindergarten registration for the 2021-22 school year is down. “Typically this is the time of year when we have our new kindergarten enrollment. Parents know school’s going to be starting in the fall. They need to enroll their students. But we haven’t seen the number of kindergarten enrollments that
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News Channel 3’s Peter Daut is joined by leaders from each of our valley school districts for a special edition of News Channel 3 at 6:30 p.m. Coachella Valley Questions Answered: Back to the Classroom!
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Desert Sands Unified School District’s middle and high school students headed back to campus on Monday after a long year of distance learning. “I am extremely excited. Everyone has worked so hard the whole year…all the teachers and staff to help get us back to school,” said Malia Boomer, Junior, Shadow Hills High School. “We’re
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Students at Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School in La Quinta will be returning for in-person learning next week. For some 6th graders, it will be their first time on campus ever. 8th grade students taking part W.E.B., a mentorship program, showing the new students around the campus. “W.E.B. is a mentor program that is, stands
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District board of education voted not to bring students back for in-person instruction on April 19 as originally planned. The majority of CVUSD’s students will remain in distance learning. The board did leave the door open on possibly returning at a later date, but did not mention a possible date.
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A rising trend has sounded the alarm for staff at Indio High School. Many students’ grades are plunging, while attendance dwindles. In the worst cases, some students are unaccounted for. “Wednesday’s are my home visits for students that I have not been engaging on a regular basis in our distance learning model,” said Indio High
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The return to in-person classes for students in the Coachella Valley Unified School District has remained up in the air as the district sought parental input on the major decision. The district made a survey available from March 16 to March 21, asking parents whether they would prefer to continue with distance learning or transition
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The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved a plan for middle school students to return to in-person instruction. 6th grade students will return on April 19, 2021. 7th and 8th grade students will return on April 26, 2021. Students will return under the hybrid model, which means that students will be
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Several new protocols are in place as students transition back to campus — that includes changes when it comes to your child’s transportation. “We are so excited,” said Jessica Koahou, Interim Transportation Manager, DSUSD. Koahou explains school bus drivers play an important role each morning: they’re often the first face your child sees on the way
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The Desert Sands Unified School Board voted to bring back middle and high school students under hybrid learning model on March 29. DSUSD’s younger students also return to classrooms on Monday. Those plans were put in place while the county was in the “purple” tier. On Tuesday, Riverside County officially moved to the “red” tier,
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The return in-person classes for students in the Coachella Valley Unified School District remains up in the air as the district seeks parental input on the major decision. The district has made the survey available from March 16 to March 21. It can be found in the parent portal section at CVUSD.us. CVUSD officials were
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Desert Sands Unified students in Pre-K through 5th grade are returning to their classrooms this week. The district has a hybrid return plan in place, meaning students will alternate learning inside the classroom with distance learning from home throughout the week. DSUSD was the first valley school district to get its COVID-19 safety plans approved
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The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Education further outline the plan to bring students PreK through 6th grade back into classroom. The board reviewed the district’s reopening plan, which officials hope to send to the county’s public health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser for review by Monday. Officials said the county’s review process takes
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The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Dr. Mike Swize as the new superintendent. The district announced that Swize signed a three-year contract with a salary of $260,000 per year. “Dr. Swize has the experience, knowledge, wisdom, history and talent to take Palm Springs Unified to the next level,”
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Coachella Valley Unified School District is holding a drive-through iPad exchange for students March 8th through March 12th. According to the district, families or students can come to the district office in Thermal from Noon – 6 p.m. either day. They say it’s designed to be a safe, touchless drive-through process to keep both students
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“And now for a special report,” said Indio’s Thomas Jefferson Middle School student, Anthony Martinez. News Channel 3’s Jeff Stahl and Patrick Evans surprised Martinez and students at the school Friday morning by appearing on the Jaguar’s morning campus newscast. “Hey, It’s Anthony Martinez. Jeff Stahl here at KESQ News Channel 3 and hello to
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill does not order school districts to resume in-person instruction and it does not say parents must send their kids back to the
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Some younger students in the Desert Sands Unified School District can mark their calendars for March 15, less than two weeks from today, to return to their classrooms for in-person instruction two-days a week. The school board voted Wednesday evening on the March 15 school reopening date for students in Pre-Kindergarten through the 5th grade
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THERMAL, Calif – “We have internet at our house but I feel like it’s not strong enough, maybe because of the location we are at or there’s no signal.” At a time when internet connectivity and high-speed service are more important than they have ever been, the pandemic has broadened the gap for disadvantaged communities
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Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) is one of four districts in Riverside County with approved COVID-19 prevention plans. This means, students will be gearing up to go back into the classroom. DSUSD COVID Safety Plan 02/19/21Download Four school districts already have safety-plan approvals from the county and state approval is anticipated. Desert Sands Unified
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