• We are partnering with PlayWorks to offer virtual recess and student engagement resources!

Bell Schedule 8:30am-3:15pm


3rd-5th Grade (M,T,R,F)

Academic Time

8:30-10:22

Specials

10:24-11:19

Academic Time

11:19-12:16

Lunch

12:16-12:50

Academic Time

12:50-2:03

WIN/ELD

2:05-2:45


Instructional Support

2:45-3:15

*Students can join any teacher's Google Meet to get support


6th-8th Grade (M,T,R,F)

Period 1

8:30-9:25

Period 2

9:27-10:22

Period 3

10:24-11:19

Period 4

11:21-12:16

Lunch

12:16-12:50

Period 5

12:50-1:45

Period 6

1:47-2:42

Instructional Support

2:45-3:15

*Students can join any teacher's Google Meet to get support

Wednesday Schedules



3rd Grade (Wednesday)

Advisory

8:30-9:15

Academic Time

9:15-10:55

Specials

10:57-11:42

Lunch

11:42-12:22

Academic Time

12:22-1:54

WIN/ELD

1:56-2:36

Instructional Support

2:45-3:15

*Students can join any teacher's Google Meet to get support



4th & 5th Grade (Wednesday)

Advisory

8:30-9:15

Academic Time

9:15-10:03

Specials

10:05-10:55

Academic Time

10:57-11:42

Lunch

11:42-12:22

Academic Time

12:22-1:54

WIN/ELD

1:56-2:36

Instructional Support

2:45-3:15


6th-8th Grade (Wednesday)

Advisory

8:30-9:15

Period 1

9:17-10:02

Period 2

10:05-10:55

Period 3

10:57-11:42

Lunch

11:42-12:22

Period 4

12:22-1:07

Period 5

1:09-1:54

Period 6

1:56-2:41

Instructional Support

2:45-3:15

*Students can join any teacher's Google Meet to get support


A Day in the Life

of a 3-8 Online student

Grade 3-5 Students

Students in grades 3-5 will be taught remotely by teachers working from the repurposed Aurora Century school building.

  • Students have synchronous learning every day with a teacher

  • Core content classes will be offered daily and Electives can rotate throughout the week

  • Logging into courses for attendance (not based on class work completion). Students should be counted for attendance if they attend class. It should not be based on turning in a particular number of assignments.

  • Time for asynchronous work built into the schedule (flexibility-every day or asynchronous day similar to this year on Fridays)

  • Students will have a homeroom teacher (to include 2nd Step SEL or another vetted curriculum for character development)

  • Subjects: Literacy (reading/writing), math, science, socials studies, ELD)

  • Scheduled small group reading groups with teachers every week (breakout groups)

  • Specials: Art, Music, STEM/Technology and PE/Wellness

  • SEL or another vetted APS curriculum for character development

  • Scheduled virtual office hours (instructional support) for students to receive help

  • Virtual tutoring opportunities (after school)

  • Leadership/Club/Activities offered virtually and in person opportunities throughout the year


  • Students have synchronous learning every day with a teacher.

  • Core content classes will be offered daily and Electives can rotate throughout the week

  • Logging into courses for attendance (not based on class work completion). Students should be counted for attendance if they attend class. It will not be based on turning in a particular number of assignments

  • Time for asynchronous work built into the schedule at the start or end of the day

  • Students will have an Advisory teacher (to include 2nd Step SEL or another vetted APS curriculum for character development)

  • Genius hour at the start or the end of the day

  • Subjects: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies and Advisory (SEL, Career Exploration and AVID strategies)

  • Electives: Art, PE/Wellness, STEM/Technology, Music, ELD and Spanish

  • Scheduled virtual office hours daily (instructional support) for students to receive help

  • Virtual tutoring opportunities (flexibility-could be built into the schedule)

  • Leadership/Club/Activities offered virtually and in person opportunities throughout the year

Grade 6-8 Students

Students in grades 6-8 will be taught remotely by teachers working from the repurposed repurposed Aurora Century school building.

Online H.S. Program Grades 9-12

Students in grades 9-12 will be taught remotely through the APS Avenues Program and not through the 3-8 Online Program.

  • Student logs into LMS / Schoology to assess updates and announcements for the day

  • Default schedule is asynchronous online and students can choose to have synchronous courses or a combination or both

  • ENGLISH, MATH, SS, SCI (CR via Edgenuity or Elective Coursework)

  • Logging into courses is their method for attendance

  • Students can work on coursework at any point during the day

  • Teachers can schedule appointments for support / virtual office hours

  • Tutoring in the evening if students are not showing success in asynchronous

  • Tutoring is a Tier 2 response to students struggling to be successful with Asynchronous work

  • Able to flex to Saturday tutoring sessions for intensive support tier 3

  • Flex students will follow the same attendance expectations as to in-person students.

  • Flex Students will engage in all of their classes remotely from home for a maximum of one quarter (1st quarter, or 2nd quarter only).

  • Flex students will engage in their learning along in-person peers in classrooms, but remotely.

  • Flex students will engage in all major content and elective classes alongside their in-person peers.

  • Flex students will receive the appropriate ESS, CLDE, mental health supports and academic intervention through remote learning.

  • Teachers who have flex students will be facilitating a hybrid model of teaching (both in-person students and remote students).

  • Schools will have an identified staff member to support flex students (scheduling, academic progress, parent communication).

Flex Students

Students in grades K-8 who choose the Flex Option will not work through the K-8 Online Program. Instead, they will work online and in-person for the first semester with a teacher at their neighborhood school.