We hope that you all have recovered from the storm this week! It is possible that we will have another weather event on Tuesday. If you experience any outages and are unable to access the coursework, please reach out to your teachers. It is a good idea to download the applications such as Schoology and Infinite Campus to your mobile devices so that you can maintain communication.

Wednesday's inclement weather day has shifted our instructional calendar slightly.

The end of Marking Period 2 will now be on January 19. New students to the DCA will begin on January 22. April 23rd is now a student day and classes will be held. Stay tuned for additional updates throughout the winter season.

Students who are missing assignments must be sure to get them in ASAP. Please communicate with teachers to arrange agreements for accepting work that may be late. They have an arduous task to get everything graded and submitted on time, so please be proactive!

Lastly, if you participate in any service activities on MLK Day on Monday, January 15th, please let us know and share a pic or two by sending the information to cyberacademy@dasd.org.

Have a productive and peaceful weekend!

Fondly,

Dr. Kecia Nesmith, Principal and Curriculum Supervisor

Dr. Kristie Burk, Coordinator for Online & Blended Learning

• 1/15 - No school for Dr. MLK Jr. Day

• 1/19 (Fri) - Marking Period 2 ends/Week 19 work due by 3 pm

• 1/22 - Week 20 begins/Marking Period 3 begins

• 1/23-1/29 - Course selection is open in Infinite Campus

• 1/31 - Marking Period 2 report cards posted in the Infinite Campus backpack

Because of the inclement weather day, Marking Period 2 now ends on Friday, January 19th and several new students will be joining us on Monday, January 22nd for the start of the next marking period!

Please note the schedule below as we finish up the first half of the school year.

January 12 (Fri) - Week 19 opens early

January 14 (Sun) - Week 18 work due

January 19 (Fri) - Week 19 work due by 3 p.m.

January 22 (Mon) - Week 20 begins

• DCA middle and high school teachers will hold their Zooms on the DE/DW two-hour delay bell schedule. Teachers will post their adjusted times in the Schoology calendar.

If there is a Flexible Instructional Day (FID) in the district:

• DCA middle school classes will be asynchronous. Full-time DCA middle school teachers will hold office hours that will be posted in the Schoology calendar.
• DCA high school classes will remain asynchronous. Teachers with scheduled office hours should still hold them on the Downingtown High School FID Bell Schedule (below).

Because a FID is considered a school day, students with scheduled DCA classes must log their attendance in Infinite Campus between 5 am and 11 pm on this day or they will be marked absent. If students are unable to attend due to power outages or other issues, parents can send an excuse note to cyber_attendance@dasd.org.

The DCA will follow the Downingtown High School FID schedule :

Period 1 - 8:50 - 9:25

Period 2 - 9:28 - 10:00

Period 3 - 10:03 - 10:35

Period 4 - 10:38 - 11:10

Period 5 - 11:13 - 11:45

Period 6 - 11:48 - 12:20

Period 7 - 12:23 - 12:55

Period 8 -12:58 - 1:30

From January 23-30, current 5th-11th grade students will be able to register for their classes for the 24-25 school year in Infinite Campus.

To view the list of cyber courses that will be available next year, please visit our website to view the programs of study for the DCA.

Please follow the process outlined below to register!

Current 5th-7th Graders

From January 23rd-30th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students can register to take middle school classes in the DCA. Please visit our website to fill out a 24-25 Registration Form.

Current 8th-11th Graders

From January 23rd-30th, all 8th-11th graders should do the following to register for one or more DCA classes:

1. Log into Infinite Campus to select your courses. Courses ending in a "C" are cyber courses.
2. Visit our website and fill out a 24-25 Registration Form. This is an important step because some cyber courses are only available to full-time DCA students and cannot be selected in Infinite Campus.

Courses are staffed and selected to run based on the enrollment at the end of the course selection period, so it's extremely important that all interested students register at this time.

The Citadel Heart of Learning Award program honors exceptional teachers throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. Now accepting nominations through January 15. Consider a DCA Teacher to nominate and visit the link to learn more!

https://www.citadelbanking.com/giving-back/citadel-heart-of-learning

Course selection for the 24-25 school year begins on January 23rd and ends on February 2nd. All course selectionsfor next year will be completed on-line through the Student Portal on Infinite Campus using the student login.

Please be reminded that the students will login to Infinite Campus using the single-sign on (SSO) with their network username and password. If students are unable to login to the Student Portal, they should submit a ticket through the DASD technology website.

Middle school

Current 5th-7th graders can register for middle school DCA courses on our website starting on January 22nd. Middle school students can be either part-time or full-time DCA students.

High School

Current 8th-11th graders can be either part-time or full-time DCA students. They must register for high school DCA courses in two parts:

1. Students can fill out a registration form on our website starting on January 22nd.
2. Students should select their cyber courses on Infinite Campus. (This is very important!) All cyber course numbers end with "C." For example, cyber English 9 is 0011C.

All DCA students are considered students in their home buildings even if they are full-time DCA. Please check your child's school below for upcoming events and activities in which they can participate!

If your child is in K-5, receives instruction from the Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA) and wishes to return to their home school building, please follow the procedures outlined below:

1) Send and email to cyberacademy@dasd.org and complete the K-5 DCA/BVA Withdrawal Form 2023-2024.

2) An admin from the DCA will reach out to your child's home school building principal and the BVA admin to make a determination.

3) Once it has been determined that your child can return to the home school building, the building admin will reach out to you regarding information for the start date, the bus, classroom teacher, etc.

*All admin from the DCA, BVA, and Home School building should be included on correspondence.

All students grades 3rd - 8th are welcome to join from 10am - 1pm on Monday, January 15, 2024 held at Downingtown West High School Gym

Please visit our DCA website at dc.dasd.org for more information.

Backpack Resources

Email: cyberacademy@dasd.org
Website: dc.dasd.org
Location: 540 Trestle Place, Downingtown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-269-8460
Facebook: http://facebook.com/dca
Twitter: @dasd_dca