During the May 26th School Board meeting, the E-Learning Day plan was approved for use starting in the 2026-2027 school year. According to state statute, school districts can create and approve a plan for E-Learning days for use when there is an emergency closing school sites or when there is inclement weather causing school sites to close. Using E-Learning days allows for districts to continue the learning trajectory for students and count the day of instruction when the school sites are not able to be used. To read the entire plan, click here. Here are some of the plan highlights:
E-Learning does not mean “electronic learning” only, but instead refers to “enriched learning” where students complete learning tasks that align with course outcomes or enrich their growth in a subject area using an electronic platform and/or non-electronic means.
In the event the school buildings need to be closed and an e-learning day be held, parents/guardians will receive an automated phone call prior to 6:30am.
In the elementary schools, choice boards will be sent home at the beginning of each semester with activities associated with math, social studies, science, ELA, and specialists requiring students to complete an activity from each subject area. Choice boards will be developed by each grade level teachers for consistency in expectations across the district. Choice boards may include options that could incorporate technology that students may choose but this is not expected for all students and students will be able to complete choice boards without the use of technology.
At the secondary level, Canvas will be the primary tool used for assigned activities on e-learning days. Teachers who utilize Canvas will have a learning task posted for their courses by 8am on an e-learning day. Teachers/classes that do not utilize Canvas will provide students with a plan for what the learning task will be if/when an e-learning day is used.
Classroom teachers will be checking email, the appropriate learning management system for the grade level taught (SeeSaw, Google Classroom, Canvas) and their school voicemail box at 9am, 11am, 1pm, and 2pm to see if any students/parents have reached out and to provide support to students who may need clarification on the task or assistance with completing the task assigned.
Students at all levels will have the e-learning day and then two more days after the e-learning day to complete the assigned task. For elementary students, this would entail turning the choice board into their teacher with parent verification and for secondary students, this would entail completing the task on Canvas or by handing in proof of completion of the assigned task. At the end of the second day after the e-learning day, the teacher will send the names of students who did not complete the assigned task to be marked absent for the e-learning day by the attendance aide.
Families can opt out of e-learning day activities and avoid an unexcused absence by following the same procedure as a regular school day to excuse their child.
Each year the school district schedules more student contact days than are required by the state. As a result, the district has days that can be used as traditional “snow days” before it would be required to make up lost time. Having an e-learning day option allows the district to utilize this option once the traditional “snow days” have been used up. In most years, use of e-learning days will not be necessary due to very few “snow days” being needed. The only exception to this is if there is an emergency requiring only a portion of the district sites to close. In these cases, an e-learning day would be used at the affected site(s) so they can count that day as a student contact day like the rest of the district.