The school board has given its approval to launch of the Garden City Interactive Virtual Education (G.I.V.E.) program this fall, requiring that it have a minimum of 60 students.
“This would be for kids who fall between the traditional high school and Cambridge, it’s for the alternative student who doesn’t fit into the high school setting,” said Jack Pelon, who has been director of Adult and Community Education in Garden City. “It’s for the student who can’t function in a large setting. The ratio would be one teacher to 15 students, the teacher would also mentor the students.”
The program is unique to the area in that students would be take two classes at Henry Ruff and two other classes online. The sessions would be in four-hour blocks and be offered in the morning, early afternoon and early evening four days a week. There would be a maximum of 30 students in each class with two certified teachers who would also serve as mentors.
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