Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) Plan
Fort Osage School District will implement the AMI Plan on the first five missed days of school due to short-term closures, such as inclement weather.
Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) Day Schedule
General Information - All Grades
Teachers will be available to support students during normal school hours, in the same way they are available on a normal school day. Teachers will communicate time(s) during the day that they will be directly accessible via virtual format (i.e. a Google Meet) to their students and the families of their students. For Example: In an elementary classroom (where students utilize district devices) the teacher will be available in a Google Meet at a designated time and may be reached via email/Seesaw throughout the day with students accessessing learning resources via Seesaw or Google Classroom. In secondary classrooms, teachers will communicate when they will host “office hours” for the courses that they teach or when they will be delivering direct instruction, during this time students may log in and join the virtual meeting to support learning activities assigned for their course that day. Teachers may be reached via email throughout the day with students accessessing learning resources via Google Classroom.
Pre-K
Parents with Students in the morning session will get communication from their teacher via Seesaw by 9:00 a.m. with the daily activities.
Students in the afternoon session will get communication from their teacher via Seesaw by 1:00 p.m. with daily activities.
In PreK an instructional video will be sent through Seesaw and/or social media regularly used by classroom teacher or grade level by 9:00 a.m.
Your child’s teacher will be available throughout the school day, with the expectation of an hour for lunch.
Grades K-1
In grades K-1 instruction will be provided through learning activities that will be sent home in the backpack.
In grades K-1 an instructional video will be sent through Seesaw and/or social media regularly used classroom or grade level social media by 9:00 a.m.
Your child’s teacher will be available throughout the school day, with the expectation of an hour for lunch.
Grades 2-4
In grades 2-4 instruction will be provided through Seesaw OR Google Classroom (depending on the preferred platform in your child’s class).
Your child’s teacher will be available throughout the school day, with the expectation of an hour for lunch.
Your child’s teacher will communicate when they will hold virtual meetings with their students. Please make sure someone is available to assist your child with Google Classroom on AMI days.
Grades 5-12
In grades 5-12 instruction will be provided through Google Classroom, students will access instructional materials and resources through their normal Google Classroom links. Your child’s teacher will be available throughout the school day, with the expectation of an hour for lunch. Teacher or content teams will collaborate to determine when teachers will be available virtually and communicate this information with students. Individual teachers will communicate when they will hold virtual office hours or direct instruction throughout the day to support student learning, questions, and engagement.
Fort Discovery
This programing is only available for those families that are already enrolled in Fort Discovery
Students who attend Fort Discovery will be encouraged to engage in the learning activities provided by Fort Discovery, and would be considered exempt from school assignments.
Fort Discovery staff will share learning artifacts with the child's home school.
Students will have the opportunity to engage in Teacher provided learning activities if they so choose.
Click on your child's school to access AMI plans.