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Rockwood R‑VI explains snow‑day and AMI limits after four closures
Summary
Superintendent described how the district used four traditional snow days, how AMI (remote learning) days work under state rules, and what would trigger an extended school year.
Rockwood R‑VI district leaders told the Board of Education on Monday that the district used four of seven traditional snow days during the recent winter weather and outlined when the district would shift to remote learning and whether the school calendar would need to be extended.
Superintendent Dr. Kane told the board, “We have used 4 of the 7 traditional snow days,” and explained that the district has three traditional days remaining. He said the district can transition to AMI — districtwide remote learning days — but that state limits apply: “Schools are limited to 36 hours of AMI and this is by state statute.”
Why it matters: The district’s choice between using built‑in in‑person make‑up days and AMI remote instruction affects families’ childcare plans, staff scheduling and whether the academic calendar will extend past the scheduled last day of school.
Under the district’s explanation, after the seven traditional snow days are exhausted the district would use AMI days for students to learn remotely. The district said AMI is limited to 36 hours under state statute; district staff noted that if closures exceed the statutory limits and the total number of missed days passes the district’s threshold (the superintendent said “beyond the 12th day of closing schools”), then the academic calendar would need to be extended past May 23.
The superintendent emphasized that the scenario would require multiple contingencies: if the district used all seven traditional days and the AMI cap was reached, then additional closures would force a calendar extension. He also said next school year’s calendar yields fewer traditional days: “because of the decreased number of school days next school year, we will have 4 traditional school days to start with for the 2025–2026 school year before we would need to transition to remote learning days.”
District staff said they will share a graphic with staff, students and families that displays the district’s remaining snow‑day / AMI balance and the contingencies that could require extending the school year.
Board members thanked custodians, bus drivers and staff for their work during the storm and asked staff to communicate the calendar graphic to parents.
The board did not make any policy changes at the meeting; staff framed the remarks as informational and said they will continue to update families if conditions change.
