When will school facilities reopen?

School facilities will stay closed for the 2019-2020 school year, ending in May. Reopening will be determined at a later date.

Will the school year be extended into the summer?

TEA has issued guidance that school districts will be granted waivers for days missed as long as instructional support is being provided to students. The district will apply for the waiver and does not anticipate the school year extending into any days in the summer of 2020.

Is the high school prom still scheduled for April 3rd?

No, prom has been postponed to May 16th. This is contingent on any city, county, and state regulations still in place at that point in time.

Will the school closure affect graduation?

The graduation time and date have not been changed at this time. If the school closure extends further to the end of the school year, it is possible that plans may be altered. Families will be notified immediately by the high school if any changes are made.

Welcome to the Argyle ISD COVID-19 resources page

Not sure where to start? Try General Questions.

For help regarding your child's classwork see the Distance Learning portion of this guide

For information about meals, see Meals & Student Nutrition

For district-related computer issues, see Technology

Argyle staff & faculty can find some information in the Employees' section

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How do I sign up for meal assistance?

Fill out to be added to the meal deliveries list.

My financial situation has changed, how to I sign up for free and reduced meals?

Please fill out the at our website.

How are meals prepared/ delivered?

Meals are prepared by our staff on-site, then delivered by volunteers to your residence. Maximum precautions are taken to ensure public safety.

Can I volunteer to deliver meals?

We appreciate your interest in helping our Argyle family. However, for reasons of public safety, we are NOT accepting volunteer services at this time.

Is paid leave available if I contract COVID-19 coronavirus?

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

For additional information, please see the

What is distance learning?

Distance learning enables students to access learning activities from home while school is closed. Assignments, lessons, and activities will be provided to classes by the classroom teacher. Distance learning provides flexibility in when, where, and how students access learning.

Where are assignments located?

Classroom teachers will contact each student and/or parent on how to access classroom assignments. Most teachers are using Google Classroom or Canvas to provide and collect assignments. Teachers are also utilizing WebEx to host video conferencing meetings with students.

Grade level/content teachers will communicate directly with students and parents regarding assignments and due dates.

Will work be graded?

Teachers will provide a variety of activities/assignments. Some will be for a formal grade and others will be to assist teachers in determining the students’ level of understanding of specific skills. Any assignments that will be used as a formal grade will be labeled as such. Teachers will work with students individually to meet requirements of any IEP, Section 504, ELL plans. Please contact your child’s teacher with questions regarding the grading of any assignments.

Instruction and Related Services

Special education and ELL teachers are working closely with general education teachers to ensure work is appropriate and modified as necessary. Student progress will continue to be closely monitored by case managers so that needed adjustments can be made.

Special education teachers and instructional staff will make every effort to deliver the services and service minutes indicated in each student’s IEP utilizing the platforms available.

Please reach out directly to your student’s teacher should you have questions or for guidance on how to assist your child at home.

I can't access my child's online grade book

If you are having trouble accessing your child's grade book, please email ghocking@argyleisd.com

Grades

Argyle ISD facilities are closed until further notice, but we are still instructing. That means that no one attends classes in a building, but students receive instruction from home through Webex Teams, Google Classroom, and other means.

Grades are intended to:

• Help teachers appraise the effectiveness of teaching the TEKS.

• Help teachers evaluate strengths and needs of each student.

• Give parents information that will help to guide the student.

• Help the student to evaluate and see his/her progress.

• Help the student to recognize how the student may improve his/her work.

Board Policy EIA (LOCAL) governs grading/progress reports to parents in AISD. The District establishes instructional objectives that relate to the essential knowledge and skills for grade-level subjects or courses. These objectives address the skills needed for successful performance in the next grade or next course in a sequence of courses.

Assignments, tests, projects, classroom activities, and other instructional activities are designed so that each student’s performance indicates the level of mastery of the designated District objectives.

Grading procedures for Pre-K through 8th Grade

Teachers will continue to review student work while they support off-site instruction. Teachers grade 1-2 assignments per week in each content area, and also offer other opportunities for demonstrating proficiency such as participation, questioning, and collaborating with parents. Teachers during this closure may call the parent and discuss the progress of the child and offer guidance. Parents are partners with the school in this endeavor.

• Grades will be recorded to allow parents and students to understand progress.

• Grades taken after March 5th, in combination with prior work, will be used to determine progression to next grade in Grades PK-8.

• Late work is accepted.

• Participation activities such as online class discussion and posting comments on assignments can be counted for grading purposes. Parents may send pictures of work or recordings.

Grading procedures for High School students

Teachers will continue to review student work while they support off-site instruction. Teachers will grade 1-2 assignments in each content area per week and also offer other opportunities for demonstrating proficiency such as participation and questioning collaboration with parents.

• Grades taken after March 5 in combination with prior work will be used to determine if course credit is earned.

• Late work is accepted.

• Participation activities such as online class discussion and posting comments on assignments can be counted for grading purposes.

• Grades will be recorded to allow parents and students to understand progress.

Graduation for senior students

AISD plans to have a graduation ceremony. This may not happen until June or even July, but the plan is for it to happen as soon as possible after social distancing is no longer required. Eagle Stadium is a suitable place for holding the graduation and would give seniors a place of familiarity if UNT is not available.

GPA determinations for graduating seniors

GPA for seniors was frozen after the third ninth weeks grading cycle, so this closure has not impacted senior GPA or rank.

GPA for 8th-12th grade students earning High School credit

GPA will be frozen after 27 weeks for this year only for these students.

Final Exams

Middle School and High School students will not have final exams this year. All students in Grades 6-12 will be considered exempt from final exams for Spring 2020.

Lengthy exams are not appropriate because of the closure. The STAAR tests for Grades 3-8 and STAAR EOC tests for English I and II, Algebra I, Biology, and US History were cancelled by the Texas Education Agency.

Grading for TWU courses

Recent information from TWU states that a letter grade will be given for the course. This is intended to ensure transferability of the hours from one institution to another and also to ensure that if a student needs a certain grade in a class for admission to a particular program, the grade will be readily available.

My student forgot their username and password, or their username and password doesn't work.

Typos are often the reason for login errors. Please make sure that your student is typing their email address and password carefully.

If you're still having trouble logging in, please visit our support chat at www.aisdit.com.

How does my student video chat with their class?

Our district video chat software is Cisco Webex Meetings, and can be downloaded here, or on the iPhone/Android app store.

Please take a look at the Best Practices section of this FAQ for tips on how to best use Webex Meetings.

My webcam is on, but no one can see me.

There could be a few reasons for this.

• Make sure your webcam is on and uncovered

• When using the Webex Meetings web portal, you may have to give the browser permission to use your webcam and microphone. Here is a guide from Google, and guide #2​

My student's Chromebook is damaged or unusable.

For safety reason, we are not repairing damaged Chromebooks at this time. Please contact your student's campus to arrange for a replacement device.

How do I use Webex Meetings from inside Google Calendar or Gmail?

Please have a look at our Webex Meetings in Gmail and Google Calendar guide

Webex Meetings is saying I'm not an authorized user

The first thing is to verify that you are using the right account. Navigate in Chrome browser to http://argyleisd.webex.com and login using your argyleisd.com email address. Check the spelling of your name, and of @argyleisd.com.

If you still can't get in, please visit www.aisdit.com for further chat assistance.

Using Webex in Gmail is a convenient way to setup meetings and schedules directly from your email.

Creating a meeting from Gmail

Scheduling a Webex meeting from your Gmail is incredibly easy.

1. Open an email

2. Click the Webex Meetings icon in the right-hand vertical menu bar

3. Create a scheduled meeting or start an instant meeting.

Here's an example of an instant meeting:

And here's a scheduled meeting:

Once you've scheduled a meeting, it will automatically show up in Google Calendar!

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What do I need to use Webex Meetings from inside Google Calendar and Gmail?

Nothing! It's already activated on your account.

How do I know if Webex Meetings is activated on my account?

Navigate to Google Calendar or Gmail, then look on the right side of the page. You should see the Webex Meetings icon in a vertical menu bar.

This is the Webex Meetings icon

This icon should appear on the right side

What if I don't see a bar with icons?

Your vertical menu bar may be hidden. There is a toggle in the lower right corner of the screen.

Using Webex Meetings from Chrome Browser

Using Webex Meetings in Google Chrome is a blazing fast way to setup meetings between multiple people

How to create a video conference with Webex Meetings in Chrome

FIRST: visit http://argyleisd.webex.com NEXT: Use the sign-in button in the upper right corner of the screen. Use your @argyleisd.com account THEN: Copy the meeting link under your name.

You can paste the link in an email, a text message, a calendar event, Webex Teams, or anywhere else you can past a link!

Download Webex Meetings

Desktop version (Mac or PC) - https://www.webex.com/downloads.html

You can also download the phone app from your handset's app store.

Find a quiet, comfortable place to work

Background noise can be distracting to other participants.

Grab some headphones to reduce distractions and feedback

Headphones are good. They will let you hear other speakers without your mic picking up the sound. Headsets (like apple earbuds) with a mic are even better!

Turn on your webcam, and mute your mic when you're not talking

Muting other people

Hover over a participant's picture, and you'll be able to mute them.

Publicly posting a meeting link means anyone with the link can join up!

Use grid view to see all participants at once

First you'll need to sign in to Webex Meetings in Calendar.

To sign in, click on the Webex Meetings icon, and then "Get Started"

Once you've logged in, you can close the sidebar. Everything you'll need to do will be inside Google Calendar itself.

Creating a video conference in Google Calendar

Creating a conference is an pretty simple four step process

1. Create a new Calendar event

2. Schedule your meeting time

3. Add guests

4. Then "Add Conferencing"

Once you send the invitation, your guests will have a link to your Webex Meeting.

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Please note:

Our operating hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. Calls outside of this time may not be answered until the following weekday.