205 - Are You Ready For Back to School? Learn more about Bakersfield's Local School Districts and more on our new mini series

Steve Sanders currently serves as Chief of Staff for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS). In his role he provides direct support to the elected Kern County Superintendent of Schools, and he oversees the Communications Division for KCSOS and its educational television station KETN, in addition to overseeing the California Living Museum (CALM) and the Kern County Network for Children. Steve has worked for KCSOS since 1998. Welcome to the first episode of our education mini series! Amanda DiGiacomo and Kyle Jones welcome Steve Sanders Chief of Staff of the Kern County Superintendent as he gave us a detailed overview of our local school districts. There are 46 local school districts here in Kern County and they discussed where and who to reach out to for resources and programs like CALM and Camp Keep. Steve was also able to explain the structure of the board of trustees and superintendents as well as their roles. They also touched on SALPA programs which were created for children with special needs. Steve left us with 4 tips: look up your districts LCAP (budget) and district page, attend local back to school night, meet your teachers and Principal, and read over the districts back to school packet given to all parents.  LEARN MORE ABOUT KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS:  Website: https://kern.org/ Phone: 661-636-4000 or 661-636-4130 Email: [email protected] Instagram: kcsosofficial Facebook: KCSOS YouTube: @KETNTV Twitter: @KCSOS