Amite County Schools Virtual Education Option

Amite County Schools will begin Virtual Learning enrollment on Monday September 21, 2020 & classes
will proceed to start on Monday September 28, 2020. To enroll your child into the virtual learning track
you will have to go to your child’s campus to sign our districts Virtual Learning Contract. If you choose
this option of virtual learning, we will do our best to support and engage you through meaningful and
thoughtful learning experiences.

Amite County Schools’ Virtual Learning will allow you some flexibility in your learning experience while
also keeping you on track with your peers participating in traditional school. Your teachers will be
collaborating with their departments/grade level and working as a team to create engaging lessons that
focus on the priority standards for your particular courses or grade level instruction. If you choose to
transition back to the traditional classroom at the end of a grading period, as long as you complete your
assignments by the due dates, your transition will be seamless.

We are here to support you, therefore, if you still have questions about Amite County Schools’ Online
Learning, please reach out to your child’s respective administrator. We will be happy to assist.

AMITE COUNTY'S RETURN TO TRADITIONAL SCHEDULE

(2 PHASES)

After careful consideration and the monitoring of local and state agencies, Amite County School District will begin to implement a return to traditional schedule. It is in the best interest of our students and community that we proceed on this path. We will continue to use every safety precaution to ensure that all students and staff are protected.

Phase 1: On September 21, 2020 all students will return to a full school week (Mon-Fri).

Time will remain abbreviated at a 1:00pm dismissal.

Phase 2: On October 5, 2020 all students will return to a traditional schedule (Mon-Fri).

Bus dismissal will begin 3:00pm Elementary. 

Bus dismissal will begin 3:15pm High School.

TRANSPORTATION

• BUS SEATS WILL BE SANITIZED AND DISINFECTED AFTER EACH USE
• SEATING CHART WILL BE UTILIZED
• MASK ARE REQUIRED
• TEMPERATURE CHECK AT HOME IS ENCOURAGED DAILY

SANITATION

• EACH SCHOOL WILL BE SANITIZED AND DISINFECTED DAILY (AFTER SCHOOL IS DISMISSED)

SCHOOL MEALS

• GRAB-N-GO BREAKFAST
• LUNCH IN CAFETERIA (SOCIAL DISTANCING)

DAILY PROCEDURES AT SCHOOL

• TEMPERATURE CHECKED DAILY UPON ARRIVAL
• MASK ARE REQUIRED
• SOCIAL DISTANCING MONITORED
• BATHROOM AND WATER BREAKS MONITORED AND FACILITATED
• TEACHERS WILL CHANGE CLASSROOMS INSTEAD OF STUDENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• HIGH SCHOOL CLASS CHANGES WILL UTILIZE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF HALLWAY
• STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP IF TEMPERATURE IS 100.4
• TEMPERATURE CHECK AT HOME IS ENCOURAGED DAILY

   

  ATHLETICS, BAND, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITES

• TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHECKED DAILY
  
• ALL OTHER MHSAA SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT
• BAND WILL NOT TRAVEL. PERFORM AT HOME GAMES ONLY

QUARANTINE

• ANY STUDENT WITH TEMPERATURE OF 100.4 WILL BE QUARANTINED IMMEDIATELY AND PARENT CALLED TO PICK UP
• ANY STUDENT WITH A POSITIVE RESULT FOR COVID 19 MUST HAVE A RELEASE FROM DOCTOR BEFORE RETURNING TO SCHOOL
• QUARANTINE WILL BE 14 DAY MINIMUM

*Grades and formative assessments will be calculated to ensure mastery of content.