Flexible Instructional Day (FID)

Families will be notified through the schools various communication streams.  This will include, but is not necessarily limited to: email, phone call, text messages, social media posts, website alerts, and local media outlets.

• Lawful school attendance is based on parents/guardians logging into the Parent Portal and completing the “Flexible Instructional Day Student Attendance Form” which will be released/published the morning of the FID day and close at 11:59pm on the evening of the FID day.

• If a parent/guardian is unable to log in to the Parent Portal to complete the attendance form, they can email or call the attendance office directly and notify them that their child(ren) will be participating in the FID day for attendance purposes.
• If the “Flexible Instructional Day Student Attendance Form” is not completed or a parent does not contact the attendance office directly on the day of the FID day, then the student will be marked with an unexcused absence.

• Students will have three (3) school days upon return from an FID day to submit work/assignments for full credit.

• If a parent/guardian submits a school excuse note indicating that their child(ren) was unable to participate in the FID day due to lack of internet access, the day will be excused, and the excusal request will not count as one of the allowable, normal, “parental excusals”.  Students will still be responsible for completing any missed work or assignments.

• AGCS will follow its regular attendance procedures/policy related to excusing non-participation/attendance during an FID day.

The "Flexible Instructional Day Student Attendance Form" must be completed for each student attending AGCS.

Parents can access the attendance form by logging into their ParentPortal account and accessing the "Forms" section on the left-hand navigation bar.  Once in your students' "Forms", you will see the "Flexible Instructional Day Attendance Form."  Please complete the three questions to log your students' attendance for the day.

You will receive a confirmation message on the screen once the form has been successfully submitted.  This form must be completed by 11:59p.m. the evening of the FID day for your child to be marked "present" for the FID day.  Failure to complete this form will result in your child being marked absent.

• AGCS will operate on a consistent, modified daily schedule for all students K-12.  The school day will begin at 9:30am and conclude at 2:15pm for all K-12 students.  This day mirrors a typical two-hour delay schedule at State Road and accounts for a 30-minute lunch break for students.
• Students will have a live, morning homeroom meeting via Google Meet from 9:30am-9:45am to review the expectations for the day and get help from their Homeroom teacher if needed.  Meeting links for homeroom will be distributed by teachers directly to students.
• Students will engage in predominantly asynchronous, independent work throughout the school day.  Assignments and directions for the day will be provided through the Schoology Learning Management System (LMS) or via email.
• All work assigned will factor into a student's class grade/mastery.
• Teachers and staff will be available via email, Schoology, phone, or Google Meet to provide help and assistance.
• The school will progress to the next letter day on FID days.

Avon Grove Charter School will be as proactive as possible in its communication related to the potential for a FID day.  Kindergarten students will be directed to take their iPads home with them if the school anticipates the potential for a FID Day due to pending inclement weather. 

It is important that families have paid the yearly technology fee to ensure that student devices are covered under the school's shared insurance pool if Kindergarten students are transporting their devices.

All teachers will be available during the school day to support students and families through email, phone, Schoology, and Google Meet.

The school will progress to the next letter day on FID days.

If any student cannot complete the day’s assignments or participate in the FID day due to an individual family circumstance, please email attendance@agcharter.org  to report your child as absent.  Students will have three days upon return from a FID to submit work for credit in their class/courses.

Any student who fails to complete their FID assignment(s) within three school days will receive a zero for the assignment.

In the event of widespread power outages throughout the area, AGCS may determine that a FID needs to become a traditional emergency closing day.  We will communicate any changes to the day via our typical communication channels.

No. Flexible Instructional Days are considered instructional days.  These are not school closures and do not need to be made up at the end of the year.

Any students with approved Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 service agreements will be provided modified or adapted assignments per their SDIs.  If students struggle to complete the assignments independently, they then have the ability to meet with their case managers upon return to school to get additional assistance.