CYBER DAY / DISTANCE LEARNING

Heather Hullinger • January 15, 2024

Student Cyber Day Overview & Guidelines for One or Two Day Campus Closures:

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

Class of 2027 - bogr6jt

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.

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2025 Summer Mission Trip Recap

November 17, 2025

This past summer, God blessed me with the incredible opportunity to go on the Campus Ministry mission trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Going into the trip, I had no idea what to expect. When we arrived in Nashville, I was placed in a group of people I had never met before. We were all from different states, with completely different backgrounds. This was definitely a little bit outside of my comfort zone. But, from that very first day, I realized that God had put me in that group for a reason. We quickly grew close through working together and commuting on the hour drive to our work site, praying and sharing stories of faith on the drive. Our service project assignment was repairing a house for a woman named Lavern. There, we repaired and painted her shutters, front door, and porch. We cleaned her gutters, organized and got rid of unnecessary things in her shed, chopped down bushes and trees, trimmed overgrowth, and even did some drywall repair inside of her house. She was one of the kindest people I have ever met - so full of gratitude and joy, even in difficult circumstances. Every morning when we showed up to work, she greeted us with a smile and words of encouragement. Seeing her faith and positivity really opened my eyes to how powerful gratitude can be. Throughout the week, we had Mass every single morning. Starting my morning with Mass made my days full of joy and gratitude. We also had different activities at night, such as Eucharistic Adoration and confession. I had no idea how much these moments of prayer would affect me, but they did significantly. I had never truly experienced God in the way I did the evening of Adoration. Sitting in Adoration with everyone quietly singing and taking time just to be still with God was one of the most peaceful and powerful experiences I have ever had. There was also a woman who gave us a talk every evening. Her talks helped us to reflect on our faith and our purpose. Her words helped me to think more deeply about how God is present not just in the big events, like the Mission Trip, but in every single part of my life, the good and the bad, the joys and sorrows, and the wins and the losses. As the week started to end, I felt closer to God than I ever had before. And even though my air mattress deflated every single night and the showers were absolutely freezing, this trip reminded me that faith is not just something that we practice on Sundays, it is something that we live out through service, community, and love for others every single day. It showed me that when we step outside of our comfort zones and open our hearts, God meets us there and transforms us in ways that we would have never imagined. This Mission Trip did not just change the house that we worked on, it changed me. It deepened my faith, strengthened my trust in God, and helped me see how powerful it can be when we serve others with joy and humility. I would like to leave you all with one thing: At the end of the week, Lavern wrote me a letter. When I opened it, it read, “Write the vision and make it plain.” Now, if I am being honest, when I first read this, I was super confused, so I looked it up. What I found was amazing. This is a Bible Verse, Habakkuk 2:2, that means writing down your vision is a way to show God that you believe He will help you accomplish what He has called you to do. So BK, write the vision, and make it plain .