Instead of only having Gifford, Jerstad-Agerholm and Mitchell schools open, the district s two community schools serving mostly low-income families — Julian Thomas and Knapp elementary schools — and Park High
In reaction to the news of RUSD expanding summer school following a pandemic-affected school year, NAACP member and former RUSD educator Pamela Harris said, "It s a great day for our
Instead of only having Gifford, Jerstad-Agerholm and Mitchell schools open, the district s two community schools serving mostly low-income families — Julian Thomas and Knapp elementary schools — and Park High
Diana Panuncial / DIANA PANUNCIAL, diana.panuncial@journaltimes.com
Devin Anderson, a graduate of Park High School, speaks at the
NAACP press conference on May 12. Anderson called on Racine Unified
School District to expand summer school offerings, a call the
district responded to Tuesday.
RACINE The effort of community advocates for the underserved has been effective in bringing about change.
After advocacy from the Racine Branch of the NAACP, the Racine Unified School District is expanding summer school options thanks to support from the United Way of Racine County.
The Racine Branch of the NAACP demanded Racine Unified School District open Julian Thomas and Knapp Elementary Schools to provide summer school programs to inner city communities.
There will still only be three RUSD schools open for traditional, morning summer school four days a week: Gifford School, 8332 Northwestern Ave., Caledonia, Jerstad-Agerholm School, 3601 LaSalle St.; and Mitchell School, 2701 Drexel Ave.
But under a plan announced Tuesday, the districtâs two community schools â Julian Thomas Elementary, 930 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; and Knapp Elementary, 2701 17th St. â will be open for no-cost Extended Learning programs after summer school concludes each day. There will also be pickup and dropoff points at Janes Elementary, 1425 N. Wisconsin St., and West Ridge Elementary, 1347 S. Emmertsen Road, Mount Pleasant.
As RUSD put it in a news release: âStudents will be able to attend summer school in the morning and then Extended Learning programs in the afternoon.â