Voluntary Educational Enrichment Opportunities

The Independence Community School District has decided to take the voluntary educational enrichment opportunities approach to continuous learning from April 14th-April 30th. Although school is closed, the District is committed to providing educational enrichment learning opportunities to students and families that will help them continue to learn and keep them connected to school. Student participation is voluntary, but very encouraged, and no grades or credit will be given. All educational enrichment activities are being offered as equitably as possible.

Above, you will find tabs containing specific learning opportunities for each grade level and content area. Each page will be updated weekly to reflect the opportunities provided for that week. We encourage you to utilize these resources. Your child's teacher will be attempting to contact students and/or parents during the next three weeks and will provide feedback with regards to the learning opportunities. Please watch for this communication and let your teacher(s) know if you aren't receiving the communication. We are here to help and want to support students and families in whatever way we possibly can.

For 9-12 students, in an effort to bring consistency, the District has worked to develop a structure to help students, staff, and families prioritize and better utilize the voluntary learning enrichment opportunities. New learning opportunities for the following areas will be posted according to the following schedule.

• Monday - Language Arts and Science

• Tuesday - Math and Social Studies

• Wednesday - Language Arts and Science

• Thursday - Math and Social Studies

All other content areas will post learning enrichment opportunities that can be done throughout the week. We are asking staff to respect this schedule as we try to meet the needs of families who are ready to learn and also those that are feeling overwhelmed. We thank you for your continued partnership with us in helping your child through this time.

For additional information about the different methods of continuous learning please refer to the Iowa Department of Education's COVID-19 Guidance and Information that can be found at the following website educateiowa.gov.