Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
The Louisiana Department of Education wants to reshape summer learning this year, so it mirrors more of a summer camp program. State Superintendent Cade Brumley said despite the heroic efforts of educators this past year, students have missed out on more than just academics.
“So, we’re asking systems to think about these elective opportunities like art, and music, and recess and then have those opportunities in a full-day environment but also pull out into small group tutoring,” said Brumley.
Brumley said they want systems to offering small group tutoring to help students catch up or even get ahead for the next year.
“But have that built into the day where kids are also experiencing STEM or art or music or the library or recess and socializing with their friends,” said Brumley.
So far Brumley said school systems seem agreeable to the idea and some are already working on logistics to update their summer learning programs.
“I tend to think we’re going to learn a lot from this experience that reshapes our summer endeavors as we move post-pandemic,” said Brumley.
School systems can utilize funding from multiple sources including their general fund and CARES. Louisiana schools will receive $1.2 billion from the American Rescue Plan in addition to the $287 -billion they have already received from CARES.
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