Please see letter from District administration regarding October 19 positive COVID case confirmed at High School. Link to letter: https://5il.co/m9dq
See new Meal Distribution Information and Directives for 2020-21 School Year at the following link: /o/iroquois-school-district/page/covid-19-district-info
Schoology Information-- Good Afternoon Families! In light of the current educational landscape, it is the expectation of the administration and faculty of Iroquois Elementary School that the students utilize Schoology to access and complete posted classwork while not in attendance. This expectation is for all missed days including family vacations, medical absences, and other out of school days of absence. Students returning from an absence will be held accountable for any missed work upon their return. Thank you!
SCHOOLOGY - in this current pandemic, it is the expectation of the administration and staff and Iroquois High School that the students utilize Schoology to keep up with their classwork while not in attendance. This expectation is for all missed days including family vacations, medical absences, and out of school suspensions. Students returning will be held accountable for any missed work upon their return.
Good Morning! Picture day for students in the Iroquois Cyber Academy will take place on Monday, October 26, 2020 from 7:30AM until 2:30 PM. One camera will be designated for students in grades Kindergarten through Grade 6, while a second camera will be dedicated to students in Grade 7 through Grade 12. When signing up, please make sure to select one timeframe for EACH CHILD NEEDING PHOTOGRAPHED and make sure to sign up for the correct camera. If your student is in Kindergarten through Grade 6, select the following option: "Iroquois Cyber Academy Elementary Picture Sign-ups." If your student is in Grade 7 through Grade 12, select the following option: "Iroquois Cyber Academy Jr./Sr. High School Picture Sign-ups." The deadline for picture day sign-ups is Wednesday, October 21. If you have any questions regarding sign-ups please contact the IES office at (814) 899-7643 x2000.
Please visit the following website to register for a picture time:
https://ptcfast.com/schools/IES
Check out the live stream of tonight’s football game against Seneca at:
https://youtu.be/0mBTRrgf50M
Kick off is at 7 PM
Today is the last day to participate in the Thoughtexchange gathering feedback that will help the District continuously improve our response to COVID-19. Help us to improve our approaches to the constant changes we experience due to the pandemic. Thank you!
https://my.thoughtexchange.com/440371994
What: PHEAA Financial Aid Night and FAFSA Completion Night for JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
When: Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: https://tinyurl.com/isdpheaa
Registration: You MUST pre-register for the event no later than 9:00 am on October 6, 2020. Click on the link provided to register for the event. Please use Google Chrome.
Recorded Event: This presentation will be recorded, and will be made available on our district website to be viewed at a later date.
Good afternoon,
Information regarding a positive COVID-19 case in the Iroquois School District can be found in the news section of the district website. We are contacting the affected families in conjunction with the Erie County Department of Health. If you have COVID-19 related questions, please contact Karen Barringer via email at kbarringer@iroquois.iu5.org or via phone at (814) 899-7643 x6109. Thank you.
In an effort to continuously improve the District's response to the COVID-19, we are asking for your feedback. Your participation in the Thoughtexchange found at the link below will help us to improve our approaches to the constant changes we experience due to the pandemic. THOUGHEXCHANGE link: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/440371994 Thank you!
LUNCH & BREAKFAST - Do you want to know what is for lunch and breakfast everyday at I.H.S.? All it takes is to download the School Café app and you will have the updated menu. Using School Café for school menus enabled one stop shopping for all school food service needs. You can monitor your account, make a payment, fill out an application, and view the menus all with one apphttps://www.iroquoissd.org/o/iroquois-school-district/page/food-services--257
A message from VLN:
We understand how challenging the system performance issues we have experienced over the last week have been for the district and your cyber families and we sincerely apologize for the difficulties and frustrations they have caused. While we worked hard to anticipate and prepare for the impacts of a significant increase in enrollments in our programs due to the pandemic, we were unable to predict the effects certain aspects of this growth would have on our system. Over the last several days our Technology Team has worked tirelessly and we have taken significant steps to restore system performance, including the following actions:
• Increased server capacity – processing and memory
• Optimized core performance for main student interface during heavy workloads
• Separated application and file servers for increased performance and scalability
• Offloaded textbook downloading to a separate sever
Specific to the past 24 hours, we’ve added a second server to handle the higher volume of system service calls. This additional server appears to have greatly improved traffic flow to and from the database. Additionally, we’ve also offloaded the textbook downloading to a separate server to resolve slowdowns in the system created by this functionality and to prevent download timeouts. We’re continuing to monitor traffic and system performance in both of these areas and will respond quickly to make any additional adjustments that are needed. We intend to provide daily updates on the system status moving forward to keep you well informed.
As always thank you for your patience and support as we work to make this right for you, your students and your families.
ISD Cyber Families: We share in your frustration with the VLN technical difficulties. To accommodate our students, we are moving the due date for Modules 1 & 2 to Sunday September 27th at midnight. Work for module 3 will begin on Monday, September 28th. All due dates for future modules will now be Sunday nights at midnight. Thank you for providing us with feedback on your cyber experience.
A message from VLN:
Our Software Team has been working diligently throughout the weekend and we have made significant progress in restoring access and performance throughout the system for students. The team continues to work on a detailed review of our entire code and additional adjustments will be made as we find it necessary to improve the user experience. Students will notice that in an effort to further streamline the system, we have temporarily removed the Progress Indicator Gauge and Individual Status Indicators that appear below each course. These tools will be added back into the platform in the future. We apologize for the frustrations caused by last week’s system issues and we want to assure you that we are fully committed to providing a successful learning experience for your students and families.
You can view the live stream of tonight's Iroquois football game against the Eisenhower Knights here:
https://youtu.be/AsOFaFi3hLU
Kick off is at 7 PM......GO BRAVES!!!
A message from VLN:
We resolved initial capacity issues with the system earlier this week, however as many users have continued to experience significant issues and slow response times, we have brought in a team of outside consultants who are working around-the-clock with our team to complete a full code review to identify redundancies and inefficiencies that are impacting user access and system performance. We will be applying a set of initial fixes throughout the day today with the expectation that this will significantly improve performance and user access. We will then continue to review and apply additional fixes to further improve performance moving forward. We recognize the impact this has had on your district, staff, students and parents and we are committed to bringing this to a resolution as expeditiously as possible. Thank you for your continued understanding and commitment to the success of your students.
Check out Iroquois' live-stream of tonight's volleyball match against Corry at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=788Wh_9UKeU
JV match starts at 6 PM followed by Varsity at 7 PM
I.H.S. SPORTING EVENTS – It is mandatory that anyone attending a sporting event at I.H.S. or I.E.S. must wear a mask and social distance. This is even true at outdoor events. No one will be permitted to watch an event unless they are wearing a mask and sitting at least six feet apart. Exceptions to social distancing will be made for families but masks will be required by all spectators on school grounds. Those individuals not incompliance will be asked to leave the school grounds. This is a mandate set forth by the Governor of Pennsylvania. Junior high students will not be permitted at events unless accompanied by a parent.
From VLN: We are currently experiencing a technical issue with the VLNStudents.com site which is causing login errors and in some cases slowness in loading of pages within the portal for students who are able to get in. Our Tech Support Team is working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and I will provide more information on the resolution once I have an update. I know issues like these are disruptive and frustrating for everyone and I can assure you we are working hard to resolve the root cause of the problem.
Tonight's Iroquois Braves Varsity Football game will be live streamed on our IROQUOIS SD YouTube CHANNEL. Grab a seat and enjoy! This link will also be available on the Iroquois Braves Athletics main page for future events. Go Braves!