PHILOSOPHY:

The safety of BK faculty, staff, and students is the primary factor when making decisions about holding school during inclement weather and other foreseen circumstances. Knowing that Bishop Kelley functions as a commuter school (as opposed to a neighborhood school), the school must be realistic about bringing students to campus. The first preference is to keep the school open and conduct a traditional school day. However, when conditions warrant, Bishop Kelley will choose to implement either a Cyber Day (asynchronous learning) or will move to Distance Learning (synchronous or blended learning). This will allow students to continue learning without having to travel to campus and without having an impact on the school calendar. The school will aim to communicate the plan for the day no later than 5:30 am on the day of the closure.

GUIDELINES:

Cyber Days are announced by the school via text messages as well as school website announcements. When Bishop Kelley announces a Cyber Day, students should follow these guidelines:

REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS:

• All classes will have posted assignments for asynchronous learning, which means students will be assigned work they will complete independently.
• Students should use Google Classroom to access their “Daily Assignment” which will be due at the beginning of their class the day of returning to school. Please note the other Cyberday Guidelines below.
• Teachers may establish times they will be available for email, chat, or other identified help/Q&A during the “Cyber Day” or identify office hours available for students, which will be communicated to students by the teacher on a course-by-course basis.

OTHER CYBER DAY GUIDELINES:

• Google Classroom is the portal that will be used for Bishop Kelley Cyber Day to 1) take attendance and 2) post assignments.
• Work assigned needs to be completed according to the guidelines of the individual classes. Work posted/assigned, may point students to other online resources.

DAILY CLASS ATTENDANCE:

• Attendance will be taken by the Attendance Office.
• All students must respond to the Question of the Day in their grade level Cyber Day Attendance Google Classroom. Each grade has its own attendance Google Classroom. All students must access their Grade Level Google Classroom and respond to the Question of the Day before noon to be counted “Present” for the day. Anyone not responding to the question by 12 noon will be counted absent for the day. They will still be responsible for their classwork but will have an extra day if the student’s absence is excused. If a student is marked “Late” on the Attendance Assignment, they are absent from school for the day. This will be reflected in PlusPortals Attendance. Attendance will count toward a student’s 4 X 4.
• Attendance will count toward a student’s Finals Exemption Privilege

2023-2024 Google Cyberday Attendance Classroom Codes:

Class of 2024 - qxhndk6

Class of 2025 - dfbugfc

Class of 2026 - xrs5u4f

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Other questions: Students unable to access assignments due to power outage or other circumstances, should contact the attendance office and their teacher(s) ASAP.

Students with a tech question should contact BKIT@bishopkelley.org

Long Term Campus Closure: In the case of a continued absence (past two days), Bishop Kelley will switch to a Distance Learning schedule. Each class will hold Google Meets and continue with classroom instruction. The first 45 minutes of class will be used for attendance and instruction.

DISTANCE LEARNING

SCHEDULE:

9:00 - 10:00 Block A

10:10 - 11:10 Block B

11:20 - 12:20 Block C

12:30 - 1:30 Block D

• Each class will hold a Google Meet to take attendance and provide directions for work or instruction for the remaining class time.
• Attendance should be submitted at the close of the first 5 minutes of class.
• Students not present in a Meet within 5 minutes of the beginning of class, should be considered absent.
• Any changes made because a student joins a Meet late (teacher discretion) or due to a power outage contacts a teacher for asynchronous work must be emailed to BK  attendance.
• After submitting attendance, teachers are strongly encouraged to meet for synchronous instruction for the duration of the allotted class time.
• When Distance Learning extends beyond a day or two, teachers should all use synchronous instruction or be available to students during the scheduled class time.

Other Cyberday and Distance Learning Guidelines:

• Work posted/assigned should serve to continue and/or complement the flow of a course, but not cause confusion or serve to overwhelm students. One should apply the philosophy that assignments should not necessarily get the student ahead nor should it promote the student getting behind.
• Work posted/assigned should be realistic, and high quality with the appropriate amount of rigor. Avoid the perception or reality of “busy work.”
• Work posted/assigned can point students to other online resources.
• Work deadlines should be realistic and help to facilitate learning without adding unnecessary stress.
• In all cases, hold students accountable for the work assigned during campus closures. Posting should include the following:
• A narrative that explains the work to be done with specific instructions regarding any assignment that is due.
• Provide directions on where to find any necessary additional resources such as links, documents, etc.