Hopewell, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Hopewell City Public Schools kicked off its new Saturday class offerings on Feb. 3.
The Saturday classes are part of a program to offer 13 sessions for students who may be struggling academically or need to make up for missed classes.
The program is being funded through the Virginia Department of Education's All-in Plan, a $418 million investment dedicated to “high dosage academic tutoring, accelerating the expansion of the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA), and combatting chronic absenteeism.”
Byron Davis, Hopewell City Public Schools Director of Balance Calendar and Coordinator of Tutoring told our partners at 8News that the optional program will give students who are falling behind a better chance of moving into the next grade level.
“When someone isn’t ready, they’re not always promoted. Students are retained, and when students are retained, they’re retained because they’re not ready and we don’t want to put them in a situation that’s a lose-lose where they’re already destined to fail,” Davis said.
The new program will run from Saturday, Feb. 3 to May 11 with food and transportation to be provided.
