Dear Parents/Guardians of Freshmen, Sophomores and Seniors:
I wanted to let you know that Tuesday, March 2, 2021, will be a virtual asynchronous day of learning for high school students in grades 9, 10, and 12.
What is an asynchronous day of learning?
Francis Howell Central, Francis Howell High School and Francis Howell North students in grades 9, 10, and 12 will not report to school on March 2, or log on for live virtual sessions. Instead, teachers will give students assignments to work on at their own pace, either through Canvas or another format. The asynchronous day of learning applies to both virtual and in-person students; virtual students will not have live class sessions on March 2, and in-person students will not report to school. All students will be counted as a full day of attendance. Students attending Francis Howell Union and Westwood Trail Academy will report to school as normal on March 2.
Why?
The Francis Howell School District offers a free ACT annually to all high school Juniors. This year, Juniors will take the ACT on March 2.
In a typical school year, we would administer the ACT to Juniors in the gym or other large common area, and it would have no impact on the school day for students in other grades. This year, however, Juniors will take the ACT in classrooms with 10 or fewer students to avoid any COVID-related contact-tracing. To ensure appropriate testing space and availability of test proctors, all Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors at Francis Howell High, Francis Howell Central, and Francis Howell North will have an asynchronous day of learning on March 2.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lucas Lammers
Director of Secondary Education
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Dr. David Brothers
Director of Curriculum and Assessment
