Two Rivers School Reopens: HomeSTEAD Charter School Application

0:00It's March 10th, here's your Anchorage News in two minutes. Folks in two rivers Alaska just resubmitted their application for the homestead charter school to the Fairbanks North Star Burrow School District. They pulled the original back in November to tackle district concerns. The plan is to reopen the former two-river school building, which shut down this school year due to budget cuts. The group worked through eight pages of feedback from the district. They updated policies to match district standards and requested waivers for things like a year-round calendar, with shorter, more frequent breaks, too. Help kids retain information better. The core education program hasn't changed. It follows district curriculum timelines, but uses hands-on materials, including language arts programs, math curriculas shared by other local charters. And tech applies to hydroponics and farming. The school targets kindergarten through eighth grade. They aim for 100 students total, top by five teachers, plus a head teacher, with about 22 kids per classroom.

1:02Priority goes to military children and kids whose parents put in over 30 hours helping launch the school. They've already leased the building and are scouting grants. The application reached the school board Friday, with a decision expected in April. Approval would mean a possible January 20th, 27th opening mid-year, but they're pushing for a waiver to start in July instead. Officials are optimistic. It could attract more families to the area, including military ones. Quick thanks to today's sponsor, see the description for more. Some people meditate. I just lay down and press play, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.