2020 Juneau Municipal Elections
Virtual learning
Are your kids attending public school in Juneau right now? How are they (and you as a parent) handling virtual learning?
Are your kids attending public school in Juneau right now? How are they (and you as a parent) handling virtual learning?
School Board
Martin Stepetin Sr.
Candidate for School Board
My kids are attending public school. I have one in 10th grade, I have two in second grade and I have one in their second year of headstart. And so they are doing okay. It’s not perfect. And it can be frustrating at times. And honestly, I’m an essential worker. And so I’m out of the house in the morning by six or seven in the morning. So, I’m gone and my wife and my mother-in-law are left to make sure my kids get on the Zoom. My 10th grader, he kind of does, he does everything on his own, and we just make sure he doesn’t miss any classes. And he has. That’s one of the things is my boy — one of my kids — has missed one of his classes because he’s falling asleep in between classes, you know? Well, that’s a real issue that wouldn’t happen otherwise. So, it’s going okay. But we’re, we’re still adjusting. I guess we’re getting there.
Brian Holst
Candidate for School Board
We have four children, Estela and I have four children, one of which is already graduated and three are still in the Juneau School District. And they are, I’m happy to say they’re managing well. I think they are wonderful kids. They miss the camaraderie of being in the classroom. They know that they feel that their education isn’t as strong as it could be if they were in person. But they also have reported this semester, certainly, that school feels better, more serious, more tense. And they’re learning more than in the fall. Which is hats-off to the district for the teachers for making the changes necessary being prepared here in the fall to teach at a distance. But they’re all looking forward to getting back into school with their classmates.