More Academic Opportunities Likely this Summer in Detroit Lakes School District

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) – Detroit Lakes School District Superintendent, Mark Jenson is confident that students in the district aren’t that far off in their academics despite a school year with many learning challenges.

Educators across the country fear that many students have fallen behind in their schooling due to distance and hybrid learning due the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week Governor Walz proposed $119 million for summer programming throughout the state in hopes that the programs will help kids catch up academically.

“We’re going to offer as many opportunities this summer as possible, I think what we’ve noticed though in terms of academics is that we’re not as bad as we think we are – once we’ve gotten kids back in class and been able to asses where they’re at, we haven’t lost as much ground as we think we have,” Jenson said.

The district hasn’t firmed up their plans for summer, just yet, but hopes to be able to broaden the size of summer offerings and expand the summer school calendar when necessary.