E-learning
The Plan
As we head into the colder part of the year, it is important to know the plan for school cancelations. Below you will find the different procedures for flex days, e-learning days, and remote learning days.
Flex Day (asynchronous)
A Flex Day is a PLANNED e-Learning day. On a scheduled Flex Day, students attend school at home utilizing CANVAS for assignments while teachers and staff receive professional development and training at school during the morning hours. Teachers are then available available via email later in the day to answer student questions.
e-Learning Day (asynchronous)
A SACS e-Learning Day is an UNPLANNED student learning day at home. e-Learning Days are issued due to a weather cancelation, school emergency, or an event preventing students attending school in person. Students learn from home, at their own pace, ASYNCHRONOUSLY, utilizing CANVAS for both their assignments and to communicate with their teacher(s) throughout the day.
State statute now limits all Indiana K-12 schools to three (3) asynchronous e-Learning days due to weather emergencies to be counted toward the 180 required school days.
Remote Learning Day (synchronous)
A SACS Remote Learning Day is an UNPLANNED student learning day at home but requires students to log in from home during a specified time to receive direct instruction from teachers (SYNCHRONOUS Learning) via ZOOM when school is canceled.
House Bill 1093 passed in May of 2022 states that Remote Learning requires at least 2.5 hours of synchronous learning for elementary students and three (3) hours of a secondary student's day to be comprised of direct instruction from teachers via ZOOM. Individual schools have personalized schedules and guides developed. Students will be aware of their class/teacher expectations should SACS have to issue a Remote Learning Day.
Remote Learning Days were designed to meet the new state statute limiting schools to three eLearning Days and to avoid adding additional days at the end of the school year.
Zoom Rules & Etiquette
It is expected that every student will abide to zoom etiquette while in Zoom meetings. Most students should be familiar with these rules from a few years ago, and this infographic nicely summarizes it. On zoom, you should join before class time, use your LAST NAME as your listed name, wear school-appropriate clothes, and have your face in camera view. If students do not abide by these rules, the teacher can remove them from the Zoom meeting. If a student does not show up to online class, one of their 10 parent-excused absences (PX) for the school year will be used.
Zoom Schedule
As required by state law, secondary students must attend 3 hours of time on zoom. An announcement will be sent out on ParentSquare to alert families of a cancelation and that students will have a Remote Learning Day. Some important things to note that are different from a normal day of school:
First period starts at 9:30
Join Zoom around 9:20 in case of computer issues. Each Zoom session lasts 20 minutes with 6 minutes allotted for transitioning between meetings.
Students attend Zoom meetings in the same order they have classes each day with 7th period ending at 12:30.
There will be a 30 minute lunch session after 7th period.
In addition to answering questions live during Zoom, teachers will also be available from 1:00-2:30 pm via email to answer student questions about assigned coursework.