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District presents AMI plan that would use packet-based elementary lessons and district Chromebooks for secondary students

ISTD Board of Education · July 8, 2025
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Summary

The ISTD administration presented an Alternative Methods of Instruction plan citing Missouri Revised Statutes Section 171.33; the plan ties attendance to completed AMI work, will use quarterly packets for elementary students and Chromebooks for secondary students, and assumes up to five AMI days.

District staff presented an Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) plan to the school board, saying the plan is intended to maintain instructional continuity on days lost to inclement weather while complying with Missouri law.

The presentation explained that the authority to request AMI days is provided by Missouri Revised Statutes Section 171.33 and that qualifying AMI programs must ensure students are actively engaged and that teachers are available to support instruction. "The objective of the presentation is [to] walk you through the AMI plan that we're submitting to the state," a presenter said.

Under the proposed plan, elementary instruction on AMI days would be…

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