MARC Families

Dear MARC Families and Students,

Pacific View Charter is excited to start another year on August 27^th at 8:30 am with all staff members returning. Core classes will be offered 8:30 am-12 pm Tuesday-Friday. Hands-on electives will be provided after lunch till 3 pm for those enrolled. PVCS is excited to return our career technical education courses in the building trades. Moreover, there will be new in-person medical career trades and computer programming. Students who are not registered are not able to attend after lunch.

From the California governor’s letter here, new changes were created for this year:

A no-on-campus cell phone policy will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. to 12 p.m., even during student breaks. This has deviated from the student handbook in previous years. Students will check their phones when they receive their computer if they have one. If a telephone is discovered, they will be immediately referred to the office. After three referrals, students lose their on-campus privileges.

The governor cited these studies in his announcement:

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-05412-040 (Performance and Anxiety)

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/ (Student Anxiety self-report)

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2019-census-8-to-18-full-report-updated.pdf

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/12/72-percent-of-us-high-school-teachers-say-cellphone-distraction-is-a-major-problem-in-the-classroom

We are excited about starting a new school year with new individuals. We expect students to be more involved with their academic progress, leading to better performance and career and college choices.

Silas Radcliffe Ed.D
Principal
Pacific View Charter School 2.0