School closure days, such as snow days, are usually a pleasant surprise and a gift of time for everyone. But as closure days accumulate, they become a disruption to the curriculum and could lead to make-up days being reclaimed from other places in the school calendar or added on to the end of the school year. Always check the SAAS website to see if school is open or closed.
In the spirit of the above statement, no classes will take place on Day 1 of interruption. On Day 2 and days following, classes will resume and all students should attend classes remotely via Google Meets in order to best facilitate moving curriculum forward.
In summary, in the event of a snow day or extended interruption from school:
- Students should check the Seattle Academy website and Learning Management System each day school is closed for a message announcing the school status.
- The first day of a closure will be no classes for students and teachers.
There are a variety of reasons why school might be closed: a major storm with lots of disruption including power outages, icy streets but no other disruption, or perhaps a large percentage of students with an illness, to name three possibilities. Every option implies a different impact on families, so we know that there may be reasons why a student is unable to view or complete assignments. For example:
- The reason for the closure may mean that either the school’s network is down or that there are regional or local power outages.
- A family may not have technological access at this time.
- A student may not be well.
- A student may not have access to class materials (although teachers will try to find ways for students to be able to do meaningful work).
- Or a variety of other reasons.
Given the potential uncertainties, students will not be penalized for work they are unable to do, and teachers will make necessary adjustments in assignments and due dates. Our goal, however, is to continue to teach the curriculum as best we can.Students can access the Learning Management Systems and student email accounts through the school’s SAAS website (http://www.seattleacademy.org).
During a pandemic or disaster several faculty and students may be afflicted with the illness or dealing with the disaster. Please be patient if your emails go unanswered. We will request that faculty post Out-of-Office replies if they will be offline for more than one day.