EXTENDED DAY ≠ AFTER-SCHOOL OR EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY

For PVA magnet students, Extended Day is considered a part of the regular school day, not an after-school or extra-curricular activity. The cancelation of such activities at the home high school do not necessarily mean that Extended Day will be canceled. If there is an Extended Day cancelation, you will hear it specifically addressed in a ConnectEd message.

(UN)EXCUSED ABSENCES

If your student is absent from school, or you know your student will be absent from Extended Day, please let the Extended Day Teacher Specialist know in advance. Absence notifications are not shared to Studio 39 from Annapolis or Broadneck High School.

Since Extended Day credit is in the form of hours earned, when a student is absent, excused or otherwise, they still need to earn 90 hours.

Students have an opportunity to make up for missed Extended Day time as highlighted below.

EXCESSIVE ABSENCES

Missing Opening Classes

If a student misses the first two to three classes of any course, consecutively, they are recommended to drop the class. Being able to catch up when class sessions are 2 hours each is difficult. In this case, students can be more successful if they enroll in a course at a different time.

Absences in Excess of 3

Due to the nature of our projects being collaborative in nature, and Applied Arts classes being skills acquisition, it is imperative that students are in attendance regularly. If a student misses three or more classes, they risk being dropped from the class to enroll at a time where their absences can be less regular.

WAIVING HOURS

In cases where an Extended Day class or day has to be canceled by the PVA Office or school system, by no fault of the student, the Extended Day Teacher Specialist will waive the hours for that class or that day. Reasons a class or day might be waived include:

Inclement Weather where travel has been deemed unsafe from AACPS
A Guest Artist is unable to teach their class, a substitute cannot be obtained, and a virtual option for the class is unavailable
The school building (or classroom) where the Extended Day course takes place needs to close and other arrangements for class space cannot be arranged.

MAKING UP APPLIED ARTS & PROJECTS

Students who miss an Applied Arts class (non-music) or a Project day have two options for making up the missed face-to-face time.

Register for more than 90 hours

One way students can ensure they earn their 90 hours is in registering for enough courses across all three trimesters. We always encourage students to plan for additional hours across all three trimesters.

Virtual Lab

Also, for the 2021-2022 season, we’ve instituted the Virtual Lab. Virtual Lab Projects are offered in an asynchronous virtual module format through Brightspace, allowing students the flexibility to opt in to their choice of project(s) at the time of their choice. By opting in to a Virtual Lab Project students can make up missed face-to-face hours, and/or can earn additional hours beyond their face-to-face Extended Day Schedule.

MAKING UP APPLIED MUSIC LESSONS

Music students must meet benchmarks for accruing hours in order to promote regular attendance and practice. For more information pertaining to the Applied Music Lesson program and lesson benchmarks, click here.

There is a designated make up day per trimester for Applied Music Lessons:

Fall Trimester - Tuesday, November 16
Winter Trimester - Tuesday, February 22
Spring Trimester - Tuesday, May 24