HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — Saturday classes are officially underway for students of Hopewell City Public Schools as part of a new program offered by the school system geared towards academic success.
On Saturday, Feb 3, Hopewell City Public Schools began Saturday classes as part of a program to offer 13 sessions for students who may be struggling academically or need to make up for classes missed.
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 8News the optional program will give students who are in need a better chance of moving forward into the next grade level and avoid being retained.
“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.