Parents can see a sample schedule for a day in the Kyrene Flex Distance Learning program here. However, families will receive more specific schedule information from your child's school and teachers. 

Flex instructors are Kyrene teachers, using Kyrene curriculum. In addition to live instruction, there is also asynchronous learning and regularly scheduled breaks, such as lunch.

Kyrene has worked with Cox Communications to verify Kyrene student status for the CONNECT2COMPETE program, which offers affordable home internet for students engaged in online instruction. Families should contact Cox directly at Connect2Compete to determine qualifications.

The Flex bell schedule will align to the schedule of the assigned school. School hours are available here or on individual school web pages.

Kyrene teachers use the Google Classroom platform for distance learning instruction.

Each Kyrene student will need an individual computer, and the District is prepared to support all students who do not have a suitable device at home. There is not special software on Kyrene's Chromebooks, so any computer you have at home will work for distance learning.

If you do not need a laptop for your child, we encourage you to decline the device to ensure families most in need of equipment receive a device.

Students need the same supplies as students attending school in person. The only exception would be classroom type supplies such as tissues and Clorox wipes. Please consult your school’s website for the supply lists, which vary by grade level. 

All teachers participated in technology training to prepare for distance learning. Exclusively online teachers received additional, advanced training.

The daily time available for live instruction in Flex is somewhat dependent on enrollment and staffing, which may fluctuate throughout the year, as families decide each quarter whether to remain in distance learning or return to in-person learning. Flex teachers may be asked to work with multiple grade levels, reducing the live instructional time for each grade. Flex teachers will also be responsible for supporting the transition as students move in an out of distance learning, which may further impact live instruction time. For these reasons, the Flex model has slightly less live daily instruction for Flex than for Kyrene Digital Academy, which is more likely to have stable, full-year enrollment.

The first opportunity to change your selection will be in September. The second opportunity to change your selection will be in late November/early December for Quarter 3.

Families wishing to have children learn at home for the duration of the 2020-21 school year are encouraged to enroll in Kyrene Digital Academy. 

Students who have nonresident or resident transfer status in 2020-21 who wish to return to in-person enrollment for 2021-22 will maintain their standing and be placed the same as any open-enrolled student who remains at the in-person school this year.

It is unlikely that a student's in-person teacher will be the same as their Flex Distance Learning teacher. Both teachers will be Kyrene teachers using Kyrene curriculum.

In most cases, the Flex teacher will be a teacher at your child's assigned school. 

Services are provided as outlined in the student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). For families selecting Flex Distance Learning or the Kyrene Digital Academy, a student’s IEP team will meet to determine whether digital or in person services are necessary. Distance learning may not be appropriate for all students with disabilities.

Print materials necessary to successfully learn at home will be available at no cost.

Kyrene's remote curriculum is designed to work on a variety of devices, in order to be flexible for students and families. That said, a Chromebook or other windows based laptop with a keyboard is ideal. 

iPads are not recommended as we cannot guarantee the device will be compatible with all grade level resources.

Flex Distance Learning students are welcome to participate in clubs, sports and events at their school of enrollment. Clubs for all students will be virtual, and large in-person events are canceled through at least October 31.

Capacity for all schools is determined by enrollment. After the school year begins and staffing is determined, applications may be placed on a waitlist until the District is able to either staff the increase in enrollment or delay admittance until there is space available. Staffing decisions are being made with the goal that digital classrooms are slightly larger than their in-person comparisons.