Below are frequently asked questions and answers (FAQ). We provide these as a help guide as you learn about our school. If you have further questions or need help please contact our main office at by email linda.valley@wflboces.org. Our school secretary, Linda Valley will be happy to help you. We will update our phone number at the new location soon.
The FAQ includes the following:
- General School Information
- Meal Program: Breakfast and Lunch
- Homeroom and Study Halls
- Absences, Illness while at school, and Early Dismissal
- Visitor Procedures
- School Closings and Notification
- Conference Days related to school calendar
- Requested completion of Health and Information Forms
- Connecting with and knowing what's going on at P-TECH
- Contacting teachers, Knowing child's grades and progress, plus Parent Portal
- Schoology: our Online Learning Platform and Parent/Guardian access
- Student Accounts plus Code of Conduct and Computer Use Policies
- Open House
- Academic Calendar: Marking Periods and Assessments
- Grades plus High School and College Credits
- Finger Lakes Community College Courses held Online
- Who to contact when...
General School Information
- What are the main contact phone numbers?
- First day of school
- Is there Picture Day?
- What time does school start/end?
- What academic calendar does W-FL P-TECH follow?
- What time are the offices open?
- What time is the building open?
- How is transportation to W-FL P-TECH arranged for my child?
- Can I drop my child off early?
- What are the school supplies?
- Can W-FL P-TECH students participate in sports or other extra-curricular activities at their home district?
- What if my child wants to stay beyond the end of the school day?
What are the main contact phone numbers?
First day of school
Is there Picture Day?
What time does school start/end?
What academic calendar does W-FL P-TECH follow?
What time are the offices open?
What time is the building open?
How is transportation to W-FL P-TECH arranged for my child?
Can I drop my child off early?
What are the school supplies?
Can W-FL P-TECH students participate in sports or other extra-curricular activities at their home district?
What if my child wants to stay beyond the end of the school day?
Meal Program: Breakfast and Lunch
- How does my child receive food service (breakfast and lunch)?
- How much does school breakfast cost?
- How much does school lunch cost?
- Is there an online pre-payment service for my child’s food service account?
- How do I apply for Free and Reduced lunch services for my child?
- What time is breakfast?
- What time is lunch?
- Where does my child eat lunch?
How does my child receive food service (breakfast and lunch)?
How much does school breakfast cost?
How much does school lunch cost?
Is there an online pre-payment service for my child’s food service account?
How do I apply for Free and Reduced lunch services for my child?
What time is breakfast?
What time is lunch?
Where does my child eat lunch?
Homeroom and Study Halls
Absences, Illness while at school, and Early Dismissal
- What if my child is sick and cannot come to school?
- What if I forget to call in for my child when he/she is sick?
- What do I need to do when my child was absent? What needs to be submitted?
- Who will contact me if my child is sick at school?
- Where do I pick my child up if he/she is sick?
- Why is it important to contact the school when picking up my child early or at dismissal time?
- Who do I contact to notify that I am picking up my child for an early dismissal?
- Where do I pick up my child for an early dismissal?
- Who do I contact to notify that I am picking up my child at the end of the school day (2:00pm)?
- Where should I drop off/pick up my student before/after school?
What if my child is sick and cannot come to school?
What if I forget to call in for my child when he/she is sick?
What do I need to do when my child was absent? What needs to be submitted?
Who will contact me if my child is sick at school?
Where do I pick my child up if he/she is sick?
Why is it important to contact the school when picking up my child early or at dismissal time?
Who do I contact to notify that I am picking up my child for an early dismissal?
Where do I pick up my child for an early dismissal?
Who do I contact to notify that I am picking up my child at the end of the school day (2:00pm)?
Where should I drop off/pick up my student before/after school?
Visitor Procedures
- Is there handicapped access into the building?
- What is the visitor sign in process?
- What is required to sign in?
- What do I receive once I sign in?
- Where do I go before exiting the building?
Is there handicapped access into the building?
What is the visitor sign in process?
What is required to sign in?
What do I receive once I sign in?
Where do I go before exiting the building?
School Closings and Notification
- How will I know if school is cancelled because of inclement weather or other reasons?
- What websites and news stations can I check to see if school is cancelled?
- Will I be notified directly if W-FL P-TECH is closed?
- What happens if my child’s home district is closed because of inclement weather or other reasons?
- What happens if W-FL P-TECH is closed because of inclement weather or other reasons, but my child’s home district is open?
- What happens if school is delayed?
- What happens if my child’s home district is delayed?
- What happens if there is an emergency closing after the school day has started?
- Who do I contact if there is an emergency closing?
How will I know if school is cancelled because of inclement weather or other reasons?
What websites and news stations can I check to see if school is cancelled?
Will I be notified directly if W-FL P-TECH is closed?
What happens if my child’s home district is closed because of inclement weather or other reasons?
What happens if W-FL P-TECH is closed because of inclement weather or other reasons, but my child’s home district is open?
What happens if school is delayed?
What happens if my child’s home district is delayed?
What happens if there is an emergency closing after the school day has started?
Who do I contact if there is an emergency closing?
Conference Days related to school calendar
- What happens when your child’s home school district does not have school or has a half-day that is not part of the W-FL BOCES calendar?
- What happens when W-FL P-TECH (BOCES) has a full-day conference day or a half-day conference day?
What happens when your child’s home school district does not have school or has a half-day that is not part of the W-FL BOCES calendar?
What happens when W-FL P-TECH (BOCES) has a full-day conference day or a half-day conference day?
Requested completion of Health and Information Forms
Connecting with and knowing what's going on at P-TECH
Contacting teachers, Knowing child's grades and progress, plus Parent Portal
- How/when can I contact my student’s teachers?
- Where do I go if my child is struggling in a course?
- What if I do not get “satisfaction” by contacting a teacher?
- How do I know what my child is doing in class?
- What other ways can I know about my child’s progress?
- Do students also receive a Portal account?
- What is Parent Portal?
- Who can access the Parent Portal?
- How do I get a Parent Portal login account?
How/when can I contact my student’s teachers?
Where do I go if my child is struggling in a course?
What if I do not get “satisfaction” by contacting a teacher?
How do I know what my child is doing in class?
What other ways can I know about my child’s progress?
Do students also receive a Portal account?
What is Parent Portal?
Who can access the Parent Portal?
How do I get a Parent Portal login account?
Schoology: our Online Learning Platform and Parent/Guardian access
- What is Schoology?
- How can I check on my child’s daily and weekly progress?
- Who can access Schoology?
- How do I get a Schoology Parent Portal login account?
What is Schoology?
How can I check on my child’s daily and weekly progress?
Who can access Schoology?
How do I get a Schoology Parent Portal login account?
Student Accounts plus Code of Conduct and Computer Use Policies
- Do students receive internet and email accounts?
- What other accounts are students provided?
- What policies do students follow in regards to computer, network, Internet and email use?
- What code of conduct do W-FLEC Tech students follow?
- Where can I access the full Code of Conduct?
Do students receive internet and email accounts?
What other accounts are students provided?
What policies do students follow in regards to computer, network, Internet and email use?
What code of conduct do W-FLEC Tech students follow?
Where can I access the full Code of Conduct?
Open House
Academic Calendar: Marking Periods and Assessments
- When are the marking Periods?
- When are Regents weeks (January and June)?
- Will students have midterms?
- Do students attend regular classes during January regents week or do they only attend if they have an exam?
- When do we get Progress Reports and Grades? How are they distributed?
When are the marking Periods?
When are Regents weeks (January and June)?
Will students have midterms?
Do students attend regular classes during January regents week or do they only attend if they have an exam?
When do we get Progress Reports and Grades? How are they distributed?
Grades plus High School and College Credits
Finger Lakes Community College Courses held Online
- Syllabus: Is there a course syllabus for students?
- Where can I go to learn more about the online course?
- Academic Standards and Code of Conduct
- Are there assignments that will be due and what types of assignments are these?
- What is the purpose of the W-FL P-TECH faculty who supervise an online FLCC course?
- When a student needs help, who do they contact?
- Why are students assigned specific times in their P-TECH schedule for the online course?
- When are coursework and assignments due?
- Are there assessments?
- Does the student need to purchase required textbooks or other supplies for the online course?
- How do FLCC instructors communicate with students and vice versa?
- Which academic calendar do P-TECH students follow when enrolled in an FLCC online course?
- Are P-TECH students responsible for completing FLCC online coursework and assignments when P-TECH does not have school (i.e. conference day, vacation/holiday)?
- As a parent, am I able to contact the FLCC instructor?
- Is the online FLCC course also counted for high school credit?
- What grade is placed on the P-TECH report card?