Dear Dubuque Schools Families,
As I’m sure you know, with the three snow days we have had to date, the last day of school is currently scheduled for Friday, June 4.
Moving the school year into the next week has the potential to create significant community impact including summer programming by community partners, staff taking additional courses at area colleges, planned vacations, etc.
FOR THIS YEAR ONLY, the State of Iowa has granted schools permission to hold virtual learning days for inclement weather while allowing those days to count toward the district’s instructional time requirement.
There are no current weather forecasts that indicate an upcoming weather event, but we want to be proactive about our next steps should we encounter another one during this school year.
Moving forward, if weather impacts our in-person schedule, the district will transition to a virtual learning day rather than a closure. This day will count as a school day and participation is expected.
Should a virtual day be required, instruction for in-person students will operate similar to the fully online week held following Thanksgiving:
- elementary students will have a scheduled class Zoom as well as access to recorded core content area lessons and assigned work
- secondary students will attend class periods via Zoom as scheduled
Fully online students will continue instruction as they do on a normal school day.
Schools will provide additional details and expectations for logging on and completing learning for the day.
While I hope we do not have to implement this weather plan, I’m confident that we are prepared to if necessary. As with all things, I continue to appreciate your ongoing flexibility as we move through this year.
Sincerely,
Stan Rheingans
Superintendent