BCSD kicks off Parent University Program

BCSD kicks off its fifth annual Parent University Program on Saturday.

The program will be virtual with monthly online classes offered through April.

DISTRICT IS KICKING OFF ITSFIFTH ANNUAL PARENTS UNIVERSITYPROGRAMTOMORROW MORNING.23ABC'S KALLYN HOBMANN JOINS USLIVE FROM THE B-C-S-D OFFICEWITH DETAILS ON HOW YOU CANPARTICIPATE...KALLYN?USUALLY B-C-S-D'S PARENTSUNIVERSITY IS IN-PERSON.WITH THE PANDEMIC.

IT IS GOINGTO BE VIRTUAL THISYEAR.

BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAYTHEY STILL PLANON HELPING PARENTS NAVIGATEONLINE LEARNING.A VIRTUAL SCHOOL YEAR DURING APANDEMIC IS TRICKY FORSTUDENTS.

AND THEIR PARENTS.THE BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOLDISTRICT PLANS TO HELP WITHTHEIR PARENTS UNIVERSITYPROGRAM.."WE WANT EVERYONE THAT JOINS INTHATDAY TO UNDERSTAND HOW PARENTENGAGEMENT IS NOT GOING TO ENDBECAUSE WE ARE GOING THROUGH ADISTANCE LEARNING PROCESS."FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTCOORDINATORDEE DEE HARRISON SAYS THEPROGRAM TEACHESPARENTING SKILLS THROUGH FREE.MONTHLY CLASSES FROMOCTOBER TO APRIL.TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOOTAGE FROMPREVIOUS YEARS.

USUALLYTHE PROGRAM IS IN-PERSON.

BUT ITKICKS OFF SATURDAY WITHTHE THEME "WE CAN DO ANYTHINGVIRTUALLY.""WE REALLY ENCOURAGE OURPARENTS TO STAY ENGAGED ANDINVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD'SEDUCATION,AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THEM ALLTHE WAYS THAT THEY CAN DO THAT."HARRISON SAYS THE PROGRAM'SPURPOSE IS TO SUPPORTPARENTS AND GIVE THEM CONFIDENCEIN THEIR ABILITY TOGUIDE THEIR STUDENTS THROUGHSCHOOL.ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR WITH ONLINELEARNING."THE IDEA BEHIND THE CLASSES ARETHESEARE CLASSES THAT THEY CAN TAKE,ASK QUESTIONS, INTERACT WITHOTHER PARENTSIN THE DISTRICT, AND MEET WITHOUR TEAM AND FIND OUT WHAT IT ISTHAT THEY CAN DOTO HELP THEIR STUDENTS AT HOME."THIS YEAR... CLASSES THATSPECIFICALLY DISCUSSVIRTUAL LEARNING WILL BEOFFERED.HARRISON SAYS THIS WILL HELPPARENTS UNDERSTAND THETECHNOLOGY USED FOR THEIRCHILDREN'S ONLINE CLASSES."WE HAVE A PATHWAY THIS YEARTHAT ISGOING TO FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGYLITERACY AND WE WANT TO MAKESURETHAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIRSTUDENTS ARE GOING THROUGH ANDHAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOMEA LITTLE BIT MORE FAMILIAR WITHALL THE TOOLS WE USE IN OURDISTRICT."HARRISON SAYS THERE WILL ALSO BEGIFT CARD AND MERCHANDISERAFFLES TO RECOGNIZE JUST HOWHARD PARENTS HAVEBEEN WORKING.IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTENDTOMORROW'S KICK-OFF OR TAKETHOSE MONTHLY CLASSES.

WE'LLHAVE LINKS FOR YOU ON OURWEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOT COM.FOR NOW HERE IN EASTBAKERSFIELD..KALLYN HOBMANN.23ABC.

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