2023-2024 School Year
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iDays at PXU
We have identified certain school days as iDays. Our iDays initiative allows students to focus on individual needs and complete mastery-based or project-based assignments while at home. If your student, however, needs a safe space, please contact your school to have the option of attending a designated safe space (library, cafeteria, gym, or auditorium) on campus. While in the safe space, students are expected to bring their laptops and work independently to complete their individual class assignments. Students may also log in for support during scheduled office hours. Whether at home or in a safe space, all students are responsible for completing and submitting assignments on time to their individual teachers.
Why the initiative, you might ask? The Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board approved the use of alternative instructional time models to support our instructional delivery as well as to create time and space to support the social and emotional health of our students, teachers, staff, and families. These designated days provide us with an excellent opportunity to check and connect with our community’s well-being as well as continue to creatively deliver instruction to our students. Furthermore, iDays coupled with wrap-around services such as social, emotional, and academic supports ensure that the individual needs of our students and families are being met.
iDays for 2023-2024 School Year
iDays FAQ
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What are iDays?
iDays are days dedicated to individualized learning. These designated days are designed to support mastery-based independent learning outside of the classroom and to provide on campus wrap-around academic and non-academic supports for students. The priority is to ensure students are succeeding academically, and students will be invited and expected to come to campus on iDays if they are not achieving academic progress. While students have the flexibility to work on independent/project-based learning in the morning on iDays, teachers and staff will participate in professional learning and training to better prepare everyone for ensuring quality seats for students.
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What happens on iDays?
Students have the option of completing mastery-based and/or project-based assignments at home, and they can also attend in person in the afternoon their designated campus. Whether at home or on campus, students are responsible for the completion and submission of all school assignments.
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When are the iDays for the 2023-2024 School Year?
iDays for 2023-2024
- August 21, 2023
- September 18, 2023
- October 23, 2023
- December 4, 2023
- January 29, 2024
- February 12, 2024
- March 25, 2024
- April 15, 2024
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Are staff working on iDays?
Yes. Teachers are required to be on campus planning, preparing for classes, available for student office hours, and participating in meetings or PLCs. Teachers are available for student questions or support in person and online from 12:30pm to 3:00pm.
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Will students have access to campus on iDays?
iDays are designed to be remote days of learning. Each campus will also have on site support opportunities in the afternoon. There will not be any direct instruction on these days. It is not required that students be on campus, but if a student is struggling in any class, they should be invited to attend in person. Students involved in extracurricular activities should arrive on campus after the school day has concluded.
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Will students have access to breakfast and lunch?
Yes. Breakfast and lunch will be served to all students as grab-and-go meals. In addition to students on campus, students at home are welcome to come pick up a meal on those days.
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Will transportation be available for my student?
Yes. Transportation will be available for students that choose to attend in person, like a scheduled half day. Bus cards and Metro rail passes are also available to all students.
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Will students be allowed to participate in activities, clubs, and sports on iDays?
Yes. Students will continue to participate in all activities scheduled on iDays, including extra-curricular events such as sports.
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Will administrators, safety, and other staff be available on iDays?
Yes. All school personnel staff – administrators, security, support staff, nurse, counselors, others – are required to be on campus along with all teachers.
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Will student attendance be taken?
Yes. Student completion of mastery-based or project-based assignments within the designated window will be marked present on these days. Students must complete each class assignment within three days following the iDay to be marked present in class. If a student attends in-person learning supports in the afternoon and works directly with their teacher, they will also be considered present. They will still need to complete the appropriate activity or assignment in a reasonable amount of time as determined by the teacher.
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What are Students' expectations during an iDay?
- Log in to each of their teachers’ approved virtual platforms or assignment software and complete the assigned activities in a self-paced manner.
- Submit the assigned activities for each class period according to the teachers' directions within three school days of the remote learning day.
- Utilize each teacher's check-in time, if needed, for any additional clarification or support needed to complete the mastery-based or project-based assignments.
- Attend in person in the afternoon if you choose to do so, or if you are assigned to attend as a result of the need for academic improvement.
- Confirm attendance in StudentVue as present or absent based on participation and completion of each teacher’s assignments.
- Log in to each of their teachers’ approved virtual platforms or assignment software and complete the assigned activities in a self-paced manner.
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What are Teachers' expectations during an iDay?
- Provide asynchronous learning opportunities such as flipped class activities, mastery or project-based assignments, and a process for submitting such activities for each class period assigned.
- Be accessible to students, through the virtual platform and in person, who may need immediate support on activities/projects from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
- Communicate the intentional virtual support times to students and parents.
- Confirm attendance of students for each identified day within five school days of the iDay after determining successful participation and/or completion of the learning activities or projects assigned. If a student is in person and meets with the teacher directly, it should be strongly considered when determining if the student is present. Students who do not demonstrate completion of assigned tasks shall be marked absent by changing the attendance code to absent (ABS).
- Provide asynchronous learning opportunities such as flipped class activities, mastery or project-based assignments, and a process for submitting such activities for each class period assigned.
iDays Preguntas Frecuentes
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¿Qué son iDays?
Los "iDays" son días dedicados al aprendizaje individualizado. Estos días designados están diseñados para respaldar el aprendizaje independiente basado en el dominio fuera del aula y para brindar apoyo académico y no académico en el campus para los estudiantes. La prioridad es asegurar que los estudiantes tengan éxito académico y se invitará a los estudiantes a venir al campus en los "iDays" si no están logrando progresos académicos. Mientras que los estudiantes tienen flexibilidad para trabajar en aprendizaje independiente o basado en proyectos por la mañana en los "iDays", los profesores y el personal participarán en aprendizaje y capacitación profesional para prepararse mejor y garantizar la calidad educativa para los estudiantes.
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¿Qué sucede en iDays?
Los estudiantes tienen la opción de completar tareas basadas en el dominio y/o proyectos en casa, y también pueden asistir en persona por la tarde a su campus designado. Ya sea en casa o en el campus, los estudiantes son responsables de completar y entregar todas las tareas escolares.
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¿Están los maestros trabajando en iDays?
Sí. Se requiere que los profesores estén en el campus planificando, preparándose para clases, disponibles para horarios de atención a estudiantes y participando en reuniones o grupos de colaboración profesional (PLCs). Los profesores están disponibles para preguntas o apoyo de los estudiantes en persona y en línea desde las 12:30 p. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m.
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¿Tendrán los estudiantes acceso al plantel en iDays?
Los "iDays" están diseñados para ser días de aprendizaje a distancia. Cada campus también tendrá oportunidades de apoyo en el lugar por la tarde. No habrá instrucción directa en estos días. No es necesario que los estudiantes estén en el campus, pero si un estudiante está teniendo dificultades en alguna materia, se le debería invitar a asistir en persona. Los estudiantes involucrados en actividades extracurriculares deberían llegar al campus después de que haya concluido el día escolar.
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¿Tendrán los estudiantes acceso a desayuno y almuerzo?
Sí. Se servirá desayuno y almuerzo a todos los estudiantes en forma de comidas para llevar. Además de los estudiantes en el campus, los estudiantes en casa son bienvenidos a venir a recoger una comida en esos días.
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¿Habrá transporte disponible para mi estudiante?
Sí. Habrá transporte disponible para los estudiantes que elijan asistir en persona, como medio día programado. Tarjetas de autobús y pases de metro también están disponibles para todos los estudiantes.
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¿Se permitirá a los estudiantes participar en actividades, clubes y deportes en iDays?
Sí. Los estudiantes seguirán participando en todas las actividades programadas en los "iDays", incluidos eventos extracurriculares como deportes.
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¿Están disponibles los administradores, seguridad y el resto del personal en iDays?
Sí. Todo el personal escolar, incluidos administradores, personal de seguridad, personal de apoyo, enfermera, consejeros y otros, deben estar en el campus junto con todos los profesores.
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¿Se tomará la asistencia de los estudiantes?
Sí. La finalización por parte del estudiante de tareas basadas en el dominio o en proyectos dentro de la ventana designada se marcará como presente en estos días. Los estudiantes deben completar cada tarea de clase en un plazo de tres días después del "iDay" para que se les marque como presentes en la clase. Si un estudiante asiste a apoyos de aprendizaje en persona por la tarde y trabaja directamente con su profesor, también se considerará presente. Aún así, deberán completar la actividad o tarea correspondiente en un plazo razonable determinado por el profesor.