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Flexible Instruction Days

The Windber Area School District is able to provide the option for Flexible Instruction Days as the District FID plan was approved by the PA Department of Education for the 2022-2023 school year. The options for a FID include providing education in a synchronous or asynchronous delivery model. The District must offer each type of educational delivery model, in the event that more than one FID would be utilized during the 2022-2023 school year. In the event of a FID, at any point for the remainder of the school year, the next and all other FIDs will be a synchronous FID. Please refer to the information provided below for detailed descriptions of a synchronous FID and an asynchronous FID. Please contact your child's Building Principal should you need any clarification or additional information. 
IN-PERSON SCHOOL CANCELLED FOR FULL DAY-SYNCHRONOUS DAY
In the event that in-person school is cancelled  for the full day due to weather, we may call a Flexible Instruction Day in lieu of a traditional Snow Day. If a FID day is called, we will be following the procedures listed below for synchronous flexible instruction day. 
 
  • An alert message will be sent to families to inform them that the weather related school closure will be handled as a SYNCHRONOUS Flexible Instruction Day. (FID)
  • Students will need to follow the daily building schedule.
    • Students in Grades K4-5 will follow the Elementary School schedule. Students in Grades K4-2 will log onto their iPad and access the Seesaw app to participate in activities as lead by each classroom teacher. Students in Grades 3-5 will log onto their Chromebooks to follow the schedule for each teacher in the subject area rotation for Grades 3-5. Students in Grades 3-5 will be given additional schedule information after they log in and communicate with their Homeroom Teacher.
    • Students in Grades 6-12 will follow the Middle School or High School schedule and log onto their Chromebooks to follow each class in their individual schedule.
    • Students must complete their posted assignments as directed by their teacher(s) and/or by the end of the FID day (HS/MS 2:30 pm and Elem 3:00 pm) in order to receive full attendance for the day.
 
IN-PERSON SCHOOL CANCELLED FOR FULL DAY-ASYNCHRONOUS DAY
In the event that in-person school is cancelled  for the full day due to weather, we may call a Flexible Instruction Day in lieu of a traditional Snow Day. If a FID day is called we  will be following the procedures listed below for asynchronous flexible instruction day. 
 
  • An alert message will be sent to families to inform them that the weather related school closure will be handled as an ASYNCHRONOUS Flexible Instruction Day. (FID)
  • Students will not need to follow the daily building schedule but must complete their posted assignments by the end of the FID day (HS/MS 2:30 pm and Elem 3:00 pm) in order to receive full attendance for the day.
  • HS/MS Students are to log on to their Google Classrooms to complete their work assigned for the day. Work must be completed by 2:30 pm.
  • Elementary Students (Grades K4-2) are to log on to their iPad to complete their work assigned for the day. Work must be completed by 3:00 pm. Please view this video for further information:
  • Elementary Students (Grades 3-5)  are to log on to their Google Classrooms to complete their work assigned for the day. Work must be completed by 3:00 pm.
 
 
 
TWO HOUR DELAY CALLED
 
In the event that school is delayed for two hours due to weather, staff and students will arrive at school two hours later than the normal schedule and follow the two hour delay schedule for in-person learning once they arrive.
10:00 a.m. - HS/MS
10:30 a.m. - Elementary Grades K4-5
 
 
 

TWO HOUR DELAY CALLED,

FOLLOWED BY CANCELLATION FOR REST OF THE DAY

 

In the event that the two hour delay eventually results in a cancellation, students in Grades K4-12  will  follow the procedures listed below for an asynchronous flexible instruction day.

  • An alert message will be sent to families to inform them that the weather related 2 hour delay will now become a school closure and will be handled as a Flexible Instruction Day.
  • Students will not need to follow the daily building schedule but must complete their posted assignments by the end of the FID day (HS/MS 2:30 pm and Elem 3:00 pm) in order to receive full attendance for the day.
  • HS/MS Students are to log on to their Google Classrooms to complete their work assigned for the day. Work must be completed by 2:30 pm.
  • Elementary Students (Grades K4-2) are to log on to their iPad to complete their work assigned for the day. Work must be completed by 3:00 pm.
  • Elementary Students (Grades 3-5)  are to log on to their Google Classrooms to complete their work assigned for the day. Work must be completed by 3:00 pm.