Absent with Covid - getting assignments

[Anonymous]

My DS will be out of school this week since he tested positive for COVID on Friday. I’m nervous about him falling behind in classes. He plans on emailing all of his teachers, but I’m afraid this may not be too organized and he may fall behind. He is in 9th grade. How has this worked out for any of you that have been through this? He does have an IEP due to some attention and anxiety issues. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Great if he can reach out and resolve on his own. But with an IEP, you have a case manager and extra support. Use it.

[Anonymous]

Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

Log onto his account to check the emails and verify the work happened. Thats what we do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

I'm a HS teacher with 12 students out due to Covid as of Friday. I'm sure it will be higher tomorrow. The quarter and semester end a week from this Friday. I will be giving tests in all my classes prior to that. I plan to simply look at each Covid afflicted student's grade to see if taking the test can affect it positively. If yes, I'll work on a time for those students to take the test they miss. It could mean a temporary incomplete for the quarter, particularly if the student is just starting isolation. That's not a big deal; the grade is changed to whatever is earned once the test is taken. If taking the test could hurt the current grade or wouldn't affect it, there's no reason to add to student stress by making them take the test. I'll excuse those students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

Log onto his account to check the emails and verify the work happened. Thats what we do.

We do too. It feels ridiculous and intrusive at first, but for our family it ultimately was necessary and has really helped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

I'm a HS teacher with 12 students out due to Covid as of Friday. I'm sure it will be higher tomorrow. The quarter and semester end a week from this Friday. I will be giving tests in all my classes prior to that. I plan to simply look at each Covid afflicted student's grade to see if taking the test can affect it positively. If yes, I'll work on a time for those students to take the test they miss. It could mean a temporary incomplete for the quarter, particularly if the student is just starting isolation. That's not a big deal; the grade is changed to whatever is earned once the test is taken. If taking the test could hurt the current grade or wouldn't affect it, there's no reason to add to student stress by making them take the test. I'll excuse those students.

I'm a teacher too and I get the flexibility but don't quite get it. Any test can help or hurt a students grade, right? Unless they have 100% and the test is less than 10% of the course grade, it has potential to shift. Wouldn't it be easier for you to just ask students to opt into a test or settle with their test average as a placeholder? And say clearly "if you do not elect an option, I will average your existing test grades for Test #5). I totally get your plan and support it...but would urge you to give the option to ALL students or you're gonna find yourself in hot water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

I'm a HS teacher with 12 students out due to Covid as of Friday. I'm sure it will be higher tomorrow. The quarter and semester end a week from this Friday. I will be giving tests in all my classes prior to that. I plan to simply look at each Covid afflicted student's grade to see if taking the test can affect it positively. If yes, I'll work on a time for those students to take the test they miss. It could mean a temporary incomplete for the quarter, particularly if the student is just starting isolation. That's not a big deal; the grade is changed to whatever is earned once the test is taken. If taking the test could hurt the current grade or wouldn't affect it, there's no reason to add to student stress by making them take the test. I'll excuse those students.

This is very helpful, I have a kid that I *may* quarantine do to a positive. I say may, because if they have to trudge through 10th grade course work completely on their own for two weeks, I may just send them. They are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated. Plus masked.
But if this is what HS teachers are being instructed to do with quarantined students, I will keep them home.

[Anonymous]

My senior was out all last week (what there was of it) and emailing teachers/checking Google classroom did the trick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

I'm a HS teacher with 12 students out due to Covid as of Friday. I'm sure it will be higher tomorrow. The quarter and semester end a week from this Friday. I will be giving tests in all my classes prior to that. I plan to simply look at each Covid afflicted student's grade to see if taking the test can affect it positively. If yes, I'll work on a time for those students to take the test they miss. It could mean a temporary incomplete for the quarter, particularly if the student is just starting isolation. That's not a big deal; the grade is changed to whatever is earned once the test is taken. If taking the test could hurt the current grade or wouldn't affect it, there's no reason to add to student stress by making them take the test. I'll excuse those students.

This is very helpful, I have a kid that I *may* quarantine do to a positive. I say may, because if they have to trudge through 10th grade course work completely on their own for two weeks, I may just send them. They are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated. Plus masked.
But if this is what HS teachers are being instructed to do with quarantined students, I will keep them home.

Don't be an asshat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My senior was out all last week (what there was of it) and emailing teachers/checking Google classroom did the trick.

Missing one day versus 10 days is a whole different ball of wax.

[Anonymous]

If he has an IEP, and you're worried he's not up for it, YOU can email the case manager/resource teacher to forward all assignments. It's their job. In 9th grade, my kid with an IEP did email his teachers himself, but the case manager was in the loop to double check DS was aware of all his assignments and due dates, because he had a tendency to miss the due dates, even the extra time ones. My son was in 9th grade when the pandemic hit and we switched to virtual, and I had to sit him down and guide him through that first week, because it was hell. He literally broke down and cried the first day when he realized he had to look everywhere for emails and assignments and piece together his own schedule.

Good luck. This is only for a little while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

I'm a HS teacher with 12 students out due to Covid as of Friday. I'm sure it will be higher tomorrow. The quarter and semester end a week from this Friday. I will be giving tests in all my classes prior to that. I plan to simply look at each Covid afflicted student's grade to see if taking the test can affect it positively. If yes, I'll work on a time for those students to take the test they miss. It could mean a temporary incomplete for the quarter, particularly if the student is just starting isolation. That's not a big deal; the grade is changed to whatever is earned once the test is taken. If taking the test could hurt the current grade or wouldn't affect it, there's no reason to add to student stress by making them take the test. I'll excuse those students.

This is very helpful, I have a kid that I *may* quarantine do to a positive. I say may, because if they have to trudge through 10th grade course work completely on their own for two weeks, I may just send them. They are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated. Plus masked.
But if this is what HS teachers are being instructed to do with quarantined students, I will keep them home.

Don't be an asshat.

I will happily be an asshat for my kid. Remember when teachers said they refused to work to save their families? Well this is me saving my kid. He will collapse missing 10 days of school with zero help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have him CC you on the emails and monitoring him doing the work.

In mcps you can’t email parents from your school email.
Agree with having him email the teachers. Also get on studentvue and canvas with him and look at the schedule for the week to determine what they are covering when. A lot will be accessible online. It can be kind of a pain to get copies of the stuff that isn’t online. If a friend can bring home the copies and les e them on your stoop, that would be great.
Mine stayed home due to a possible exposure and when she got back was given several packets of worksheets to do for her language class—due next class because the teacher intended to go over the answers in class.
If he misses the exams, know that you don’t necessarily have to make them all up right when the teacher suggests. Mine had several teachers suggest several makeups within a dab or two, and she was freaking out. I emailed the teachers to explain and they were very understanding and worked with us on rescheduling.

I'm a HS teacher with 12 students out due to Covid as of Friday. I'm sure it will be higher tomorrow. The quarter and semester end a week from this Friday. I will be giving tests in all my classes prior to that. I plan to simply look at each Covid afflicted student's grade to see if taking the test can affect it positively. If yes, I'll work on a time for those students to take the test they miss. It could mean a temporary incomplete for the quarter, particularly if the student is just starting isolation. That's not a big deal; the grade is changed to whatever is earned once the test is taken. If taking the test could hurt the current grade or wouldn't affect it, there's no reason to add to student stress by making them take the test. I'll excuse those students.

This is very helpful, I have a kid that I *may* quarantine do to a positive. I say may, because if they have to trudge through 10th grade course work completely on their own for two weeks, I may just send them. They are asymptomatic and fully vaccinated. Plus masked.
But if this is what HS teachers are being instructed to do with quarantined students, I will keep them home.

Don't be an asshat.

I will happily be an asshat for my kid. Remember when teachers said they refused to work to save their families? Well this is me saving my kid. He will collapse missing 10 days of school with zero help.

Wow. And you are why the schools shouldn't be sending tests home. They should do mandatory testing at school. People already trying to cheat the system.

Your asymptomatic positive kid could make another human (or several) seriously ill. That's highly immoral to knowingly make this decision.