ETHS e-learning plan for 2021: public listening to Oct. 11

Pricey ETHS College students & Households –

ETHS makes use of e-learning days to assist cut back or keep away from the necessity to make up days on the finish of the varsity yr due to college cancellations. For the 2021-22 college yr, the Illinois State Board of Training (ISBE) has offered additional steerage on how college districts can formally undertake an e-learning program, with further flexibility to satisfy state standards. This course of will happen each three years shifting ahead.

What are the following steps?

In accordance with the state approval course of, a public listening to will happen on October 11, 2021 in the course of the common assembly of the ETHS District 202 board. As a reminder, college board conferences embody a possibility for public remark. Following college board adoption of the ETHS e-learning program by written decision, a proposal can be submitted to the state for verification. 

How does ETHS plan to make use of its e-learning program?

When a faculty closure is important (sometimes within the case of extreme climate), an emergency notification can be issued by college officers. For particulars, please see the Emergency and Extreme Climate Notifications web page on the ETHS web site. District administration will monitor developments, akin to climate situations, to organize for an e-learning day if wanted.

Whereas emergency days will proceed to be constructed into the District Calendar every college yr, the e-learning program will assist be certain that the required variety of tutorial days are met by utilizing e-learning days in lieu of emergency days. Since an e-learning day counts as a pupil attendance day, a make-up day wouldn’t be wanted.

Actions, practices, and rehearsals at ETHS can be addressed on a case-by-case foundation when the e-learning day is confirmed.

What are the overall expectations and tasks of the e-learning program at ETHS?

When an e-learning day is carried out at ETHS, info can be shared as outlined on the Emergency and Extreme Climate Notifications net web page. College students won’t report to highschool, however will work remotely from house. Academics will take attendance based mostly on pupil participation in asynchronous e-learning actions akin to varieties, assignments, actions, and so on. which might be accomplished on the e-learning day.

Just like an everyday college day, all classroom work might not essentially need to be accomplished on-line on the e-learning day. Academics have their very own e-learning plans for his or her lessons, and assignments given to college students on an e-learning day will align with the established curriculum. 

For extra particulars and continuously requested questions (FAQs), please go to the e-learning web page on the ETHS web site.

Sincerely, 

Eric Witherspoon, Ph.D.

Superintendent