Valley Christian School Online Day Learning Plan 2025-2026

Overview

Valley Christian School (VCS) is committed to providing uninterrupted learning for our students even during days when school must close. For this reason, VCS has developed an online learning day plan. Ohio state law specifies the circumstances for which an online day can be enacted and allows for up to three school days to be conducted using the guidelines outlined in this plan. Examples of potential school closures that can be replaced by an online day include:

• Disease epidemic

• Hazardous weather conditions

• Law enforcement emergencies

• Inoperability of school buses or other equipment necessary to the school's operation

• Damage to a school building

• Other temporary circumstances due to utility failure rendering the school building unfit for use.

VCS may enact the online learning day plan when there is a reasonable expectation that there will be an unexpected closure for three or more consecutive days or if school has been closed for ten total days.

Notification of an Online Learning Day

If VCS implements an online learning day, parents and guardians will be promptly notified through parent alerts and social media platforms.

The following expectations will be in place for students, parents and guardians, teachers, and administrators. 

Student Expectations

Students in Grades K-2 are Expected to:

• For consecutive days missed, students are expected to view lessons from teachers posted on YouTube. 

• Students are expected to complete and return any distributed packets. 

Students in Grades 3-5 are Expected to:

• Students are expected to complete and return packets that are sent home.

Students in Grades 6-12 are Expected to:

• At the beginning of the school day, students are expected to check Google Classroom for each class to determine assignments to be completed.

• Students are expected to complete and submit all assignments by the due date and to attend synchronous virtual sessions for all core classes (math, science, English, social studies).

• Students are expected to use Google classroom to immediately communicate any questions or concerns to the classroom teacher.

Parent Expectations

Parents and Guardians are Expected to:

• Monitor their student’s progress on coursework assigned during an online learning day

• Immediately communicate any questions or concerns to VCS staff through email or phone call

• Contact your principal to report any internet connectivity or technology issues during the online learning day 

Lea Farina - Elementary Principal - lfarina@vcsohio.org 

Jennifer Hull - Intermediate Principal - jhull@vcsohio.org

Christine Hoelzel - High School Principal - choelzel@vcsohio.org