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Guilford County Schools Aims To Get More Kids Enrolled In Summer School

88.5 WFDD - Public Radio For The Piedmont | By Keri Brown

Published May 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT

Guilford County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Contreras discusses the district's summer school offerings and efforts underway to get more students signed up for the programs. Screenshot: KERI BROWN/WFDD

Guilford County is using federal COVID-19 funding to enhance summer school offerings. The district will provide more programs for more students in an effort to prepare them for the upcoming year.

So far, more than 8,000 students are signed up. The district is sending out brochures to families in hopes of getting more participation. It's also launching new full-day programs and enrichment opportunities like robotics, Lego camps, and reading and math courses.

Guilford County Schools is also creating a fifth quarter to give middle and high school students the chance to change a failing course grade to a passing one.

Superintendent Dr. Sharon Contreras says the goal is to focus on more than just remediation.

“We think students will not just thrive academically but have a lot of fun with their peers and it will give them more of a sense of normalcy,” she says.

Contreras says breakfast and lunch will be provided and most of the programs are free. Students that need transportation are encouraged to register within the next two weeks. The first summer session begins on June 14th.

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Keri Brown is a multi-award winning reporter and host at 88.5 WFDD. She has been honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her stories about coal ash, and was named the 2015 radio reporter of the year by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).Although she covers a variety of topics, her beats are environmental and education reporting.Keri comes to the Triad from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, where she served as the Chief Bureau Reporter for the Northern Panhandle. She produced stories for the state's Public Television and Radio programs and was honored by the West Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association for her feature and enterprise reporting.She also served as an adjunct instructor at Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College in West Virginia. She worked with the Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, WV, and other NASA centers across the country to develop several stories about the use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.Keri's journalism career began at WTRF-TV 7 in Wheeling. She worked in several roles at the station, including the head assignment editor. She also was a field producer and assignment manager at WPGH-TV Fox 53 in Pittsburgh.Keri is a graduate of Ohio University. When she's not in the studio or working on a story, she enjoys watching college football with her family, cooking, and traveling.Keri is always looking for another great story idea, so please share them with her. You can follow her on Twitter @kerib_news.

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Guilford County Schools Aims To Get More Kids Enrolled In Summer School

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