DIGITAL SNOW DAY POLICY
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Assumption will begin implementing
a digital learning day policy on snow
days during second semester.
• Like other grade schools and high
schools in the Archdiocese, we may
use up to 5 digital learning days during
a school year.
• This presentation will answer your
questions about how these will work.
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Q. Will every snow day always be a Digital
Learning Day from now on?
• A. We can only take 5 per school year.
• A Digital Learning Day at AHS will be specifically
declared at the time the PowerAlert is sent noting
school is not in session.
• In the event of heavy icing, etc that would
cause wide power outages, a digital learning
day will not be declared.
• Decisions will be made based upon the most
up-to-date information that we have at the
time.
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility
• Q. What do I need to do on a Digital Learning
Day?
• A. There will be several steps that you need to
follow. We will go over them now.
• Step 1:
• First, you need to confirm your attendance for the
day. Your deans of studies, Mrs. Schuhmann
(freshmen/sophomores) and Mrs. Fieldhouse
(juniors/seniors), will send their classes a survey to
respond to.
• Students must respond indicating that they are in
attendance for the day or, if they are ill, that they
will not be in attendance. Absences will be added
to student’s cumulative total for the year.
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility
• Q. What do I need to do on a Digital
Learning Day?
• A. Step 2:
• Teachers for that day’s classes will post lesson
plans on their Fusion Pages by 10:30 a.m.
• Students will need to check each of their
scheduled classes’ School Fusion pages for the
lesson plan for the day and complete the
lesson plan
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility
• Q. What will lessons be like on digital learning
days and how long should I plan to spend on
each one?
• A. Each lesson should be about 1 hour in length so
you should budget 3-4 hours depending on
whether or not you have study on that school day.
• Each teacher’s lesson will have
• A stated objective for the class that day
• Lesson agenda and clear student instructions
• Product/assignment to be completed.
• These assignments must be completed by the
next class meeting.
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility, con’t
• Q. What if I need clarification/help
or have questions for my teachers?
• A. All teachers will have office hours during
the course of the digital learning day and will
clearly note those times in the lesson plan.
Those office hours will be 90 minutes total.
This can be :
• a combination of half hour increments
where teachers will be immediately
available
• or a time frame during which they will be
checking email periodically.
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility, con’t
• Q. What if I sleep until 1 p.m.
and miss my teacher’s office
hours?
• A. It is a school day and students are
expected to be responsible for this.
Teachers will have information available by
10:30 a.m. and students should plan to
check School Fusion at that time. Students
should respond to their dean by noon to be
counted present for the day.
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility, con’t
• Q. What if I don’t have books or
materials that the teacher wants
us to use?
• A. We all need to plan ahead when snow is
in the weather forecast. If there is a
possibility of snow, take your books for the
next day home! Keep in mind that most of
the time you will have another day’s time to
finish assignments if needed.
Digital Learning Day Policy –
Student and Teacher Responsibility, con’t
• Q. If I don’t have materials I
need, can I share with a friend?
• A. If a friend will let you borrow resources,
that is fine. But as always, in a school where
integrity matters, unless the work is
assigned as partner or group work, you must
complete it individually.
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Q. What if it is a Digital Learning Day
because most people have power but
my house doesn’t and/or we don’t have
Internet access at my house?
• A. You will need to notify your Dean of
Studies, Mrs. Schuhmann
(Freshmen/Sophomores) or Mrs. Fieldhouse
(Juniors/Seniors) as soon as possible.
• Each situation will be run on a case by case
basis.
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Q. What if it is a Digital Learning Day
because most people have power but
my house doesn’t and/or we don’t have
Internet access at my house?
• A. You will need to notify your Dean of
Studies, Mrs. Schuhmann
(Freshmen/Sophomores) or Mrs. Fieldhouse
(Juniors/Seniors) as soon as possible.
• Each situation will be handled on a case by
case basis.
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Q. What if we are on retreat or on a
school trip on a digital learning day?
• A. You will be responsible for the Digital
Learning Day work as you would have
been for the work that you missed but
you will not be counted absent but as
on a school-related function.
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Q. What if we have a prearranged
event (trip/school event/college
visit/etc) on February 16th?
• A. Please have your parent email Mrs.
Baughman with the details of this event
and she will approve your absence. You
will still be responsible to have the work
complete by Thursday, February 19th.
Digital Learning Day Policy
• Please have your Family Room
teacher email your Family Room’s
questions to Mrs. Schuhmann and
Mrs. Fieldhouse. We will answer
common ones via Student
SharePoint and/or announcements
as appropriate.