The Fort Osage School District will implement an Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) Plan due to short-term closures such as inclement weather or utility outages. Families will receive communication from the District letting them know we will be implementing the AMI plan.
General Information - All Grades
When it is necessary for the Fort Osage School District to implement an AMI School Day, school district-wide will engage students directly from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. During this three hour instructional window, students will receive direct engagement with FOSD teachers in a variety of ways, more details will be found below.
Fort Osage Teachers will be available throughout the school day as with any traditional school day. Teachers will hold students accountable for completing work in a variety of ways including collecting lesson artifacts or assignments the next day of attendance, having students submit them electronically, or checking the log of electronic/web-based/app activities for completion.
Students will access learning opportunities through one of two learning management tools Seesaw (elementary only, grades Kindergarten through 4th grade) or Google Classroom, this specific communication will come from your child's teacher and/or school.
Grade range specific information -
AMI Day Schedule for Pre-K-1st Grade
Students will be provided learning resources sent home in their backpacks.
Teachers will record an instructional video to be sent through Seesaw or published and shared on grade-level or classroom social media about what students should be practicing during the day.
Teachers may offer virtual meetings for their students via Google Meet.
Teachers will provide feedback to students regarding their paper/pencil work and send it back home.
Teachers are accessible throughout the AMI school day via email, just like any school day. Buildings will share communication regarding accessing virtual learning for AMI school days via the district Website and/or Newsletter formats.
AMI Day Schedule for Grades 2-4
Teachers will offer virtual meetings for their students via Google Meet.
Teachers will provide direct instruction virtually through district provided technology. This could be in the form of a whole group or small group lesson, or possibly one on one instruction/intervention.
Students will also have opportunities to engage in independent practice learning opportunities.
Teachers are accessible throughout the AMI school day via email, just like any school day.
5th-6th Grade Fire Prairie Upper Elementary Information
Students have access to learning through Google Classroom, on their district provided technology.
Teachers will offer virtual meetings for their students via Google Meet.
Fire Prairie Upper Elementary will run a 4 period day on AMI days:
Block 1 9:00 - 9:40 am
Block 2 9:45 - 10:25 am
Block 3 10:30 - 11:10 am
Block 4 11:15 - 12:00 - Specials Activity Board
Teachers will provide direct instruction virtually through district provided technology. This could be in the form of a whole group or small group lesson, or possibly one on one instruction/intervention.
Students will also have opportunities to engage in independent practice learning opportunities.
Teachers are accessible throughout the AMI school day via email, just like any school day.
7th-12th Grade Information
Students have access to learning through Google Classroom, on their district provided technology.
Students will rotate through their schedule virtually.
OTMS and FOHS will run a 7 period day without an Advisory period on AMI days:
Hour 1 - 9:00 am
Hour 2 - 9:25 am
Hour 3 - 9:50 am
Hour 4 - 10:15 am
Hour 5 - 10:40 am
Hour 6 - 11:05 am
Hour 7 - 11:30 am
Teachers will provide direct instruction virtually through district provided technology. This could be in the form of a whole group or small group lesson, or possibly one on one instruction/intervention.
Students will also have opportunities to engage in independent practice learning opportunities.
Teachers are accessible throughout the AMI school day via email, just like any school day.
AMI Day Fort Discovery
This programing is only available for those families that are already enrolled in Fort Discovery
Fort Discovery staff will support students with accessing the instructional opportunities provided by their classroom teachers during the district-wide three hour instructional block.
Click on your child's school to access AMI plans.