ST. LOUIS – February has been filled with snow, sleet, and several days of closed schools.

Yesterday, many area schools either had a traditional snow or some may have opted for a virtual day, known as an Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) day. With the wintry weather hopefully winding down, Spectrum News St. Louis checked in with a few of the area districts to see where they stand for the rest of the year.

In Missouri, school districts that submit AMI plans will not have to make up school hours cancelled due to weather or other emergency circumstances up to 36 hours.  When it comes to snow days, a district can decide how they want to use them as long as they meet the required 1,044 hours per year.

On Thursday, the Pattonville School District posted on Facebook that Feb. 24 was its last virtual learning, or AMI day, of the year. The post said any future emergency days will either be a delayed start day or a traditional snow day.

Some districts, like Francis Howell, say they don’t have any AMI days this year. The district used two of its snow on Feb. 24 and 25 for a total of 6 all during the month of February. The district’s plan had the first 6 days built into the school calendar. If the district has to use more than 7 snow days they will have to be made up to meet the state’s required number of instructional hours.

The Rockwood School district has AMI days available, but a district spokesperson says they have not used them yet this school year.  The district used its 5^th snow day for the year on Feb. 24. The district says it has nine snow days built into the calendar so if they use all of the snow days they would have the flexibility to consider the use of the AMI days or change the school calendar.

The Ferguson-Florissant School District chose to use a snow schedule Friday after using an AMI day Thursday. The district said on its Facebook page that the two-hour delayed start will allow for road conditions, parking lots, and sidewalks to improve.