Scott Bailey, Superintendent for Desert Sands Unified School District (CA), didnt let the pandemic get in the way of his teams strategies. Rather, he used the disturbances as an opportunity to speed up.

eSN: Over the course of this year, a variety of districts stated they plan to keep a remote knowing choice– perhaps a virtual academy sort of thing. While other districts have the intention to clothing classrooms with flat screens and file cameras, and to still have a hybrid choice. Where do you see your district in the midst of all those different opportunities?

The district primarily serves 5 communities in the main Coachella Valley: Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, and Palm Desert. Students from other areas of the desert likewise take advantage of the quality education provided by our schools.

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In this episode of Getting There: Innovations in Education, Scott breaks down his work to innovate within the boundaries of a public organization. The district mainly serves 5 communities in the main Coachella Valley: Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, and Palm Desert. Trainees from other locations of the desert likewise make the most of the quality education provided by our schools.

More than 27,000 students attend 34 schools in the district including conventional high schools, alternative high schools, intermediate schools, elementary schools, and 16 preschools, consisting of a federally funded Head Start program. Two elementary schools currently provide full double immersion in English/Spanish to kindergarteners and first graders.

SB: I can tell you where I wish to be– which is exactly as you mentioned– to provide choices to trainees and moms and dads. We found out through this pandemic of forced transformation, so to speak, that distance knowing actually worked fairly well for a portion of our personnel, and it worked relatively well for a percentage of students and households.

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Where do you see your district in the middle of all those different opportunities?