eLearning/Closures/Delays

eLearning & 2 Hour Delay Guidelines

Planned eLearning Day

Students will not attend school in person on scheduled eLearning days. Teachers will assign work and communicate classroom expectations via digital learning platforms, including Canvas, Seesaw, and/or district email. Scheduled days for the 2024-2025 school year are:

September 19, 2024
October 23, 2024
March 5, 2025

Please note these planned eLearning days are a result of a waiver approved by the Coalition of Continuous Improvement School Districts (IC 20-26.5) of which ECS is a member.

Please note: eLearning is adaptable for students who use special education services and those who participate in the English learner services.

Inclement Weather eLearning Day

In the event of an unexpected school closure due to inclement weather, Elkhart Community Schools may implement an eLearning Day. The district is authorized to use up to three eLearning days for inclement weather; however, per state law IC 20-30-2-2.7, only three additional days beyond this limit are allowed. If more than three extra days are needed, the school year might be extended to make up for the missed days.

2 Hour Delay

Two-hour Delay Student Report Times

SCHOOL	DOORS OPEN	SCHOOL DAY BEGINS
Elementary (K-6)	9:10 AM	9:30 AM
Middle Schools (7-8)*	10:00 AM	10:15 AM
Freshman Division (9)*	10:10 AM	10:35 AM
High School (10-12)*	10:10 AM	10:35 AM
No Breakfast Served on Two-Hour Delay Days

When Elkhart Community Schools calls a 2-hour delay on a *MONDAY ONLY, secondary schools (North Side, Pierre Moran, West Side, Elkhart High School: Freshman Division & Main Campus) will start at 10:35 am.

Transportation:
Buses will run approximately 40 minutes later than usual but may be slightly delayed due to conditions. The day will follow a regular 2-hour delay schedule.

Early Learning & Child Care Closing/Delays

KidsCare

2-hour delay: KidsCare will open at its normal time.

Closing: KidsCare will be closed. If a delay becomes a closing, KidsCare will close as quickly as possible and parents are expected to pick their children up as soon as possible.

Sixth-Grade Music

2-hour delay: No sixth-grade music (band/orchestra) classes. Students should report directly to their elementary school when it opens.

Elkhart Academy

2-hour delay: No AM session at the Elkhart Academy. AM students are expected to complete eLearning assignments. PM classes will proceed as normally scheduled.

Closing: If Elkhart Community Schools is closed, all Elkhart Academy classes are canceled.

Elkhart Area Career Center

2-hour delay: At Elkhart Community Schools, there will be no AM classes at the Elkhart Area Career Center. PM classes will proceed as normally scheduled. EHS students who ride the bus should report to the EHS cafeteria instead of EACC. EACC PM students will report to EACC at 12:30 PM on 2-hour delay days.
Closing: If Elkhart Community Schools is closed, all EACC classes will be canceled.

Head Start

Head Start has set the following guidelines. These apply to Head Start programs housed at Elkhart Community Schools locations:

For full-day programs: if there is a 2-hour delay, Head Start programs will also be delayed two hours.

If Elkhart Community Schools is closed, Head Start programs will be canceled. Please contact Head Start for programs housed in locations other than Elkhart Community Schools.

PACE and Title I
Pre-K 2-hour delay & closings:

If there is a 2-hour delay, PACE AM programs will be canceled.
If there is a 2-hour delay, PACE PM programs will proceed as normally scheduled.
If there is a 2-hour delay, Title I Pre-K will also be delayed two hours.
If there is a 2-hour delay on a Friday, all PACE and Title I programs will be canceled for the entire day.
If there is a school closing, all PACE and Title I programs will be canceled.

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K-12 Grade

Powerschool is our online grade book. Parents and students have separate login and password information to access this program.

Elementary

Learn more on how Seesaw works here: English Spanish

Steps on understanding what your child sees: English Spanish

Seesaw E-Learning Parent Video: English

Middle/High School

Parents: Parents/guardians can sign up as an observer in Canvas. Observers can view assignments, due dates, grades, and course announcements. Click HERE for a knowledge base article on Canvas Parent Accounts.

General Information

Planned eLearning day

For questions on a planned eLearning day, please contact your student’s building directly.
SCHOOLS

Inclement weather day

For questions on an inclement weather day, please contact Student Services:
574-262-5540
EMAIL

Service Desk

If you need assistance from the
Technology Service Desk
(574) 262-5676
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