INSTRUCTION, ATTENDANCE, & TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION
There will be no Virtual Learning for the 2021-2022 school year. Per TEA (June 3, 2021): House Bill 1468, which would have authorized local remote and hybrid learning programs for this coming school year, ultimately did not pass at the end of this legislative session. Without the passage of HB 1468, remote/hybrid learning is not authorized for funding within our existing legal framework for school year 2021-2022.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE • •
All students must attend school Face-to-Face. Students will be required to meet the minimum attendance for class credit rule (TEC,§25.092). Students are required to attend at least 90% of their classes to receive credit. • Truancy laws will apply to students who fail to attend school. • Missed school days due to test-confirmed positive COVID-19 will be counted as an absence. • Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness (All Grade Levels) - Within three (3) days of returning to school, a student absent for more than three (3) consecutive days because of a personal illness must bring a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the student’s extended absence from school. Otherwise, the student’s absence may be considered unexcused and, if so, would be considered to be in violation of compulsory attendance laws. – Student Handbook pg. 37.
1:1 TECHNOLOGY
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year, Frenship ISD will launch a 1:1 initiative to ensure all students have equitable access to technology and digital resources. Through this program, every Fenship ISD student will be provided a districtissued device to use throughout the school year in the classroom. Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Devices Students in Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade will receive an iPad, iPad case, and charger. • iPads will stay in the classroom and will not go home with the students. • iPads must remain in the district-issued case at all times. • Extenuating circumstances may arise in which a student enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade may need to take his/her assigned iPad home. Campus administration may approve students taking home the iPads on a case-by-case basis. 3rd - 12th Grade Devices Students in 3rd through 12th grade will receive a Windows laptop and charger. • Students will take their laptops home everyday. • NOTE: Students in 3rd through 5th grade will start taking their laptops home after the first six weeks once they have had time to be trained on the device/apps. • Students are expected to bring their laptop to school each day charged and ready for learning. • WiFi hotspots may be issued to a student based on need.
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