eLearning Day (asynchronous)

A SACS eLearning Day is an UNPLANNED student learning day at home. eLearning Days are often issued due to a weather cancelation, school emergency, or an event preventing students attending school in person. Students learn from home, at their own pace, ASYNCHRONOUSLY, utilizing CANVAS for both their assignments and to communicate with their teacher(s) throughout the day. 

State statute now limits all Indiana K-12 schools to three (3) asynchronous eLearning days due to weather emergencies to be counted toward the 180 required school days. 

Remote Learning Day (synchronous)

A SACS Remote Learning Day is an UNPLANNED student learning day at home but requires students to login from home during a specified time to receive direct instruction from teachers (SYNCHRONOUS Learning) via ZOOM when school is canceled.

Remote Learning requires at least 2.5 hours of synchronous learning for elementary students and three (3) hours of a secondary student's day to be comprised of direct instruction from teachers via ZOOM. Individual schools have personalized schedules and guides developed. Students will be aware of their class/teacher expectations should SACS have to issue a Remote Learning Day.

Remote Learning Days were designed to meet the new state statute limiting schools to three eLearning Days and to avoid adding additional days at the end of the school year. 

Flex Day (staff only day – no students)

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has approved SACS to change the four scheduled districtwide FLEX DAYS for the 2024-2025 school year (August 23, 2024, September 20, 2024, November 1, 2024, and March 7, 2025) into non-school days for ALL SACS students. There will be no student attendance requirements or e-Learning utilizing CANVAS on these days. SACS will be closed for students, and staff will dedicate these days to full day Professional Development (PD). No additional days will be added to the 2024-2025 academic calendar.

The new FLEX DAY – Staff PD ONLY format shifts to non-school days for students, replacing the former FLEX DAY style where ALL SACS students (i.e., general and special education students) attended school at home utilizing CANVAS for assignments.