KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — President Joe Biden signed the COVID Relief Package Thursday and told the nation last night that it will greatly increase the number of shots going into arms and help get students back into classrooms. Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri is making a similar promise, but it will take the district until fall to make it happen safely.
“I’m giving the community my personal guarantee that all Kalamazoo Public Schools will offer 5 days a week in-person instruction starting the first day of school.” – KPS Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri
Board President Patti Sholler-Barber asked parents to tell state legislators to not play politics with the $3.5-billion dollars coming to Michigan Schools from the relief package. The one-time grants from last year’s COVID relief bills helped schools avoid budget deficits. They are hoping for the same in the coming year.
Meanwhile, Kalamazoo Public Schools are hoping to double the size of their summer program for students who need extra help. It’s an effort to offset the increase in problems students have had learning online. Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri says she doesn’t want students to fall behind because of the pandemic, but it’s contingent on finding the teachers, bus drivers, and other staff needed to reopen schools across the district.
Applications are available, but sign-up has been slow so far for the program.
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