Dr. Jacob Shefa is now back home with his wife Leesann and their son Evin after spending two months battling coronavirus at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He also spent one month in rehab. “What I feel really is just the ocean of support that I had really at the pinnacle of the
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As schools prepare for distance learning at the start of the new school year, teacher training at Palm Springs Unified School District is underway. The district is holding dozens of sessions ahead of the August 5th start date, which include beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. “This series of training– so the beginning, intermediate and advanced,
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Palm Springs Unified School District teachers will have the option to teach from home or from inside their empty classrooms as the upcoming school year begins for students next week with distance learning from home. The district reached an agreement with its teachers’ association — voted on and passed unanimously by the district board Friday
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Palm Springs Unified School District is set to begin the upcoming school year next Wednesday with distance learning from home. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with teachers and educators about the best practices for home learning. They all agreed on three simple tips: Set up a quiet, organized and consistent space for school work
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The new school year for Coachella Valley Unified School District is right around the corner. Classes begin Thursday, August 13. The district and the Coachella Valley Teachers Association continue to negotiate over whether it should be mandatory for educators to teach from a classroom. Many district officials believe teachers should provide virtual instruction physically from
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Heather Siani is a homeschooling Indio mother of three. She is also a charter school teacher at Mission Vista Academy. She says she is well aware of the anxiety that many parents are feeling right now as they make hard choices about the upcoming fall semester. “A lot of parents are concerned with the amount
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Valley school districts are about to begin the new school year like never before. Hear from all three local superintendents discuss the biggest challenges facing their district and how they plan to address those challenges. Visit KESQ.com/Education for more local school coverage
Continue Reading Windi Eklund is a mother of three and a California charter school policy advocate whose children have attended charter schools for the past five years. “I”m very worried about the future of charter schools in California,” said Eklund. While her children are set to begin their studies this fall in their charter schools, she empathizes
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Palm Springs Unified School District says enrollment numbers for kindergarten are significantly down this year due to COVID-10. And for PSUSD families, the school year is just around the corner, officially beginning next week on August 5th. “We’re down about 50% in our kindergarten enrollment. And in our transitional kindergarten we were down about 60%,”
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All three local school districts will soon begin the new school year with online learning. but State Senator Melissa Melendez, who represents the Coachella Valley, recently tweeted: There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID. Students should return to school, in person, and all school sports/activities should resume.Let’s
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All three of our local school districts will begin the upcoming school year with distance learning from home. What some might not know, however, is that all three districts have had an independent study or homeschool option in place well before the pandemic hit. Our local school districts have offered these ‘virtual learning’ options for
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All three of our local school districts have decided to begin the new school year remotely with distance learning from home. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with the districts to learn how they plan to ensure students will be connected and have the technology they need for success. Each district has a unique plan
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A report on five possible sites for a future Cal State University campus, including Palm Desert, says that none of the sites would be a suitable candidate based on enrollment alone, according to report presented today to the CSU Board of Trustees. Read the full report Download The board on Tuesday mulled over the costs
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Parents throughout the Coachella Valley have begun preparing for virtual distance learning as the first day of school approaches. Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that schools could hold in-person instruction only if the counties they reside in have been off the state’s monitoring list for 14 consecutive days. Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage
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On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom released strict guidelines to reopen schools and ordered counties on the state’s monitoring list, which includes Riverside County, to keep classrooms closed and start the new school year with distance-learning programs. The valley’s three school districts already planned on starting the school year digitally. With Palm Springs Unified School District
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Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all school campuses to remain closed when the new school year begins in counties on the state’s monitoring list due to spiking coronavirus cases — including Riverside, Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles counties. The order means districts in 32 counties will start the new school year with distance-learning programs. All
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At the Palm Desert campus of Cal State San Bernardino, banners feature photos of students of color. Now, the California Faculty Association wants more students of color on the campus, and the 22 other campuses in the Cal State System. “We need a radical change to address a systemic ill that is structured into our
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On Tuesday afternoon the Coachella Valley Unified School District hosted a public forum via Zoom. Superintendent Maria Gandera was joined by other district officials in discussing the latest information on reopening plans ahead of the new school year, which begins August 13. Last Tuesday the Board of Education reviewed a proposal brought forth by a
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The Palm Springs Unified School District is celebrating and showcasing the visual and performing arts in a special to air on KESQ News Channel 3 this Saturday the 27th at 7 p.m. Coordinating all the talent is David Green, Director of Musical Theater University, which calls PSUSD’s Rancho Mirage High School home. MTU trains students
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Local school districts are asking parents what they think about the upcoming school year and trying to get input on how schools should handle the threat of coronavirus. Parents are concerned about how local districts will handle back-to-school amid the pandemic. “It is hard as a working parent,” said Myra Garcia. “I don’t know if
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