Flexible Instruction Days (FID)
Connellsville Area School District has the ability to use up to five Flexible Instruction Days (FID) each school year which can be used in place of a traditional school day when school would be traditionally canceled due to inclement weather or other extraneous circumstances. On FID days, students have the ability to learn remotely and count as instructional/student days.
How will I know when CASD calls a FID day?
Students, families, and staff will be notified of FID days through CASD’s School Messenger phone call system, as well as being broadcasted on WPXI, WTAE, and KDKA school delay and cancellation platforms. FID days may be called the morning of an event, the day before, or even in advance. Therefore; students, families, and staff should always be prepared to transition to a FID day without prior notice. Taking your Chromebook and materials home each night is required in being prepared to participate in a FID day.
Students, families, and staff will be notified of FID days through CASD’s School Messenger phone call system, as well as being broadcasted on WPXI, WTAE, and KDKA school delay and cancellation platforms. FID days may be called the morning of an event, the day before, or even in advance. Therefore; students, families, and staff should always be prepared to transition to a FID day without prior notice. Taking your Chromebook and materials home each night is required in being prepared to participate in a FID day.
What does class look like on a FID day?
Students should attend school remotely, online via Schoology, through school email, as well as any other online resource available to CASD students. Students will log on according to their school building’s FID day schedule and complete the assignments for that day. Instruction is asynchronous. In order to be marked present for the day, a student must log into Schoology during the school day. If a child does not have internet access or their teacher is absent on a FID day, they should complete a FID day choice board activity for each of their scheduled classes. Choice boards are distributed by individual teachers, but may also be obtained by contacting your school's office. Students have three school days to return the completed assignment upon return to school. If a student does not login and complete work during the school day or complete a choice board activity and return it to the teacher within three school days, they will be marked absent for that day.
Can students get help from teachers on a FID day?
Teachers and staff will be available for help on FID days via school email and Schoology conferences. Technology assistance is also available by calling your school office and asking for IT assistance from our Technology Department.
Teachers and staff will be available for help on FID days via school email and Schoology conferences. Technology assistance is also available by calling your school office and asking for IT assistance from our Technology Department.
Staff Resources for Flexible Instruction Days
Staff Expectations for a FID Day
- CASD has the ability to call a flexible instruction day (FID) at any point in the school year due to an extenuating circumstance.
- Teachers are expected to be prepared for a flexible instruction day (FID) at all times and without prior notice.
- Staff must report (in-person or remotely) based on the classification of employee and the type of flexible instruction day that is called in accordance with the FID schedule.
- All staff should be fully aware of the differentiation between Category 1 and Category 2.
- Teachers should have a lesson posted by the beginning of 1st Period on a FID day.
- Teachers and aides are expected to be available each period of the day for communication/assistance through Schoology Video Conferencing and/or email.
- Teachers should provide relevant choice board activities to students prior to a FID day being called and should routinely refer to, remind students, and update choice board activities throughout the school year. (and preferably housed online in a shared drive/folder with their classes)
- Homeroom teachers should monitor student attendance through Schoology student log-ons by using the Analytics report and take attendance by the end of the FID day.
- If a staff member cannot complete their duties, log-on remotely, or report to school on a FID day, they are to call off for that day.
Staff Schedule:
(This schedule is only for staff. Students and families should follow the student schedule published above.)
(This schedule is only for staff. Students and families should follow the student schedule published above.)
Flexible Instructional Days For Road Conditions (Ice/Snow, Other Acts of Nature)
- Teachers/Nurses: Work from home, log on at regular start time
- Personal/Classroom Aides: Work from home, log on following a delay schedule
- Clerks, Hall Monitors, Building Monitors, Truant Officers: Report to school on a delay schedule
- Food Service: Report to school, refer to MOU
- Custodial/Maintenance, IT, Secretaries, Admin: Normal schedule
Category 2:
Flexible Instructional Days For “Other” (Extreme Cold Temperatures, Technical, Maintenance, Acts of Nature, Tragedies, Election Days, Power/Water/Internet, Etc.)
- Teachers/Nurses: Report to school at regular start time
- Personal/Classroom Aides: Report to school at regular start time, refer to MOU
- Clerks, Hall Monitors, Building Monitors, Truant Officers: Report to school, refer to MOU
- Food Service: Report to school at regular start time, refer to MOU
- Custodial/Maintenance, IT, School Police, Secretaries, Admin: Normal schedule