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Virtual Classrooms at River Islands Provide One of Few Live, Online Teaching Programs in CA
March 31, 2020
When Governor Newsom shuttered California schools in mid-March, he told reporters that it was “unlikely that they would re-open” for the rest of the academic year. Six million public school students and their families will now remain home for an unprecedented length of time with school districts responding with their own versions of online learning….
Read moreRiver Islands Academies: Open Letter from Susan Dell’Osso
March 27, 2020
Something wonderful is in the works for the parents and students of our schools at River Islands: in an extraordinary act of cooperation and visionary planning for the good of ALL the students, the Banta Elementary School District (BESD) board of directors have voted unanimously to approve a new charter organization, “River Islands Academies”. What…
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