In the event that a student can not attend class, or school, due to travel, or quarantine reasons, the Menlo Park City School District offers an Independent Study Plan option.

Please note:
Per Board Policy, 10 SCHOOL DAYS (TWO WEEKS) is the MAXIMUM amount of time for students to be on Independent Study for an entire school year. With the unique situation of the pandemic and COVID-19, we are extending that maximum amount as needed and for special circumstances.
 
If students do NOT submit completed Independent Study work, their Independent Study will be marked INCOMPLETE and the absences will be considered UNEXCUSED.

To request your child to go on Independent Study, please follow the steps below:

1. Parents complete this Independent Study request form for EACH CHILD. Completing this form will notify Meg Morley that your child will be on Independent Study. She will update attendance records for you. There is no need to report absence on Safe Arrival.

2. Meg Morley will email you and the teacher to provide the list of Independent Study work.

3. During the Independent Study days, students work on the list of activities. Also, the teacher may provide a few additional items for your child to work on while they are on Independent Study, but that is up to the teacher.

4. Upon completion of the Independent Study, please email Meg Morley 2 screenshots or photos as evidence of the Independent Study work completed. We need to file these photo work samples as evidence of the completed ISP for State attendance auditing purposes.

Thank you,
Ellen Kraska
Associate Principal
Encinal School