According to the Indiana Department of Education, “the eLearning Day Program has provided school districts with an option for continuing an instructional day away from traditional time limits and brick and mortar setting. This innovative program has evolved into an engaging instructional model used in many Indiana schools to keep the sequence of learning going in spite of the weather and other challenges.” Anderson Community School Corporation will utilize two types of eLearning Days during the 2019-2020 school year-Schedule eLearning Days and On-Demand eLearning Days. This will alleviate the need to add additional days to the school calendar at the end of the year while allowing learning to continue on days when students are not at school.
Scheduled eLearning days are planned days on the school calendar. These are used for all staff professional development days, parent-teachers conferences, and additional snow make-up days when school is canceled beyond two consecutive days.
On-demand eLearning days are called when an unplanned weather cancellation occurs. Teachers, parents, guardians, and students will be made aware of the on-demand eLearning day through a School Messenger call or broadcast news.