Teachers assigning asynchronous work on synchronous days(APS)

[Anonymous]

I just found my child playing Nintendo, and when I asked why she's not doing schoolwork, she said the teacher assigned asynchronous work (which was a short video to watch) and she was already finished. Then she mentioned this same teacher was out twice last week and did the same thing. No subs, the teacher is absent and assigning asynchronous work on what is supposed to be a synchronous-learning day. Does anyone here know the APS policy on teachers assigning asynchronous work when they are supposed to be teaching (remotely)?

[Anonymous]

Middle School? perhaps the teacher is at Disney World.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middle School? perhaps the teacher is at Disney World.

Yes, middle school but not the same school as the Disney teacher.

[Anonymous]

Im not aware of a policy. I have heard of this happening before. I would hope that it’s because the teacher needed to be out and couldn’t find a sub. Substitutes aren’t always available. And maybe a substitute just would have assigned the same thing and there would have been some kind of pointless synchronous time.

But yeah, this is...unfortunate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im not aware of a policy. I have heard of this happening before. I would hope that it’s because the teacher needed to be out and couldn’t find a sub. Substitutes aren’t always available. And maybe a substitute just would have assigned the same thing and there would have been some kind of pointless synchronous time.

But yeah, this is...unfortunate.

Sigh.. so do APS teachers now have an unlimited PTO policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im not aware of a policy. I have heard of this happening before. I would hope that it’s because the teacher needed to be out and couldn’t find a sub. Substitutes aren’t always available. And maybe a substitute just would have assigned the same thing and there would have been some kind of pointless synchronous time.

But yeah, this is...unfortunate.

This.

The teacher may have no choice but to be absent. I am already eyeing a week in early March when there are several appointments already rescheduled multiple times and doctors will no longer refill prescriptions without a physical exam or bloodwork.

[Anonymous]

This has happened with my middle Schooler too. Takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete the work, ridiculous. At the very least parents should be notified when this is happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im not aware of a policy. I have heard of this happening before. I would hope that it’s because the teacher needed to be out and couldn’t find a sub. Substitutes aren’t always available. And maybe a substitute just would have assigned the same thing and there would have been some kind of pointless synchronous time.

But yeah, this is...unfortunate.

Sigh.. so do APS teachers now have an unlimited PTO policy?

Pretty sure that’s a no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has happened with my middle Schooler too. Takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete the work, ridiculous. At the very least parents should be notified when this is happening.

I think that assigning asynchronous work during a synchronous day might need to happen sometimes, but it is true that the parents should be given a heads up and the work assigned should be useful. Our kid’s music teacher needs to be out for a week and the hometown teacher let us know. The teacher also assigned asynchronous work, which, as much as I appreciate the gesture, we will not be doing (this is third grade).

[Anonymous]

If this is a regular occurrence, raise with your principal. If it’s the first time, I’d cut the teacher some slack. Could’ve been a meeting with a parent or a school meeting that couldn’t be done on a Monday, or, in the case of one of my middle schoolers teachers—a vacccine appointment! I was happy to hear the teacher was getting it!

[Anonymous]

There are not enough subs. We have been directed to assign asynchronous work when absent without a sub. Middle and high school teachers don’t need to notify your students about this but if you want to be notified then sign up as a parent observer in canvas and you’ll get the announcements. Teachers can use their sick or personal leave without parent permission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this is a regular occurrence, raise with your principal. If it’s the first time, I’d cut the teacher some slack. Could’ve been a meeting with a parent or a school meeting that couldn’t be done on a Monday, or, in the case of one of my middle schoolers teachers—a vacccine appointment! I was happy to hear the teacher was getting it!

I agree, but this is 3 out of the last 5 days. APS is failing our kids on so many levels.

[Anonymous]

Sorry typo: they don’t need to alert parents to the absence ahead of time. They usually leave an announcement for students in the canvas course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this is a regular occurrence, raise with your principal. If it’s the first time, I’d cut the teacher some slack. Could’ve been a meeting with a parent or a school meeting that couldn’t be done on a Monday, or, in the case of one of my middle schoolers teachers—a vacccine appointment! I was happy to hear the teacher was getting it!

I agree, but this is 3 out of the last 5 days. APS is failing our kids on so many levels.

I would at the very least send a non-confrontational email to the teacher about it and cc the principal. I feel for teachers but this is odd.

[Anonymous]

One of my children’s elective teachers joined at the very beginning of class told them she got wrapped up in a project at home and would not be there for the rest of class. She gave them assignment and left the rest of the time. Can you imagine that happening in person?