AllentownSchool District

Quarantine - Virtual Instruction Guidance

In the event your student’s classroom or school has transitioned to virtual instruction to quarantine, please check the teacher’s Dojo account and Google classrooms for classroom or school-specific directions and links to join virtual classrooms.

Day 1 of a transition to Virtual Instruction will be an asynchronous learning day in which students will work independently on assignments access through Google Classroom. The remaining days of virtual instruction will be live instruction requiring students to join their online classrooms using Zoom links provided to them in Google Classroom and/or Dojo.

Please contact your school or teacher if your child needs a device, Internet/WiFi access, or help accessing assignments.

  • Students in need of technical assistance with their district issued equipment, should contact the IT Help Desk (ext. 4357 (English), 4359 (Spanish), 4170 (General).

Elementary Virtual Instruction Day: Teacher Day 8:00 - 3:30

  • Student Day 8:45 - 3:15 
  • Students will log into Zoom or Class Dojo between 8:55am and 9:00am for attendance. 
  • Assignments and directions for completion of assignments will be available in Google Classroom for reference. Schedules will also be posted. 
  • The Virtual Instruction day(s) will be counted in the 8-day cycle. 

Middle School Virtual Instruction Day: Teacher Day 7:15 - 2:45

  • Student Day 8:00 - 2:30
  • Students will log into Zoom or Google Classroom between 8:00am and 8:10am to be marked present for attendance. 
  • Assignments and directions for completion of assignments will be available in Google Classroom for reference. 

High School Virtual Instruction Day: Teacher Day 7:15 - 2:45

  • Student Day 7:20 - 2:40 (based on 8-period day) 
  • Students will log into Zoom or Google Classroom at 7:20/first period to be marked present for attendance. On live instruction days on days 2-5, period attendance will also be taken. 
  • Assignments and directions for completion of assignments will be available in Google Classroom for reference. 

Daily Attendance: 

Attendance will be based on connecting to live session zooms or work completion, if student must complete printed work.

  • Students with access to technology will login to Zoom classrooms and teachers will take attendance.
  • Students/families without access to the Internet can call/message teacher(s) on apps or by phone to indicate they are present and working on previously obtained printed assignments.
  • A student who is ill on any virtual instruction day or experiencing extenuating circumstances must provide an absence excuse within three days of return. Students will have the opportunity to make up assignments for credit.