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Socorro Independent School District
Socorro Independent School District -
Inclement Weather Plan


 
| Extended Weather Forecast |El Paso has some of
the best weather on the planet.  There are times however, where it may be
necessary to close schools for the entire day, to open schools late, or to close
early due to extraordinary conditions. Parents are urged to make arrangements
now for the care of their children when schedule changes are made (and to
provide for the rare situation when it is necessary to close an individual
school because of a power failure or other problem). Children should always know
where to go if a parent will not be home. The following information was taken
from the SISD Inclement Weather Plan.  Please note that it is impossible to plan
for every contingency.  Therefore, you should use the following as general
information.SISD has personnel designated to monitor the weather at all times. 
Upon receipt of an advisory regarding torrential rain, snow or other inclement
weather having potential to affect our area, the monitor will notify the
Inclement Weather Team.  The Inclement Weather Team consists of the
Superintendent of Schools and other officials who meet whenever necessary to
make decisions regarding school operations. When the ground is saturated and
extensive rain or snow is forecasted, SISD staff members will be instructed to
inspect roads and facilities. After the inspection, they will make a report to
the Inclement Weather Team regarding their observations.  In most cases,
recommendations will be made by 4:00AM with decisions to suspend classes
announced by 5:00AM.  Times may vary however, due to the current circumstancesIf
severe weather conditions develop after the students are in school, they may be
released early; otherwise dismissal will be at the regular time.  Parents will
be contacted to advise them on student pick-up at school.  Bussed students would
be taken as close to home as safety permits.  If a student cannot be safely
dropped off, he/she will be taken back to school. SISD will announce flooded and
snowed in locations over radio and TV stations.Our goal is to announce delays
and closures as soon as possible after decisions are made.   We advise parents
and students not to call schools for closure information.  Your best source of
information will be TV and radio.  We will also strive to post information on
the SISD homepage whenever possible.Extracurricular activities, including club
meetings and athletic practices and competitions, will not normally be conducted
on any day when school has been dismissed early or canceled due to inclement
weather.  The school calendar has contingency days built in for out of the
ordinary situations.  Announcements and notifications on the use of those days
will be announced as soon as possible.Delayed Start –  The District may under
certain situations consider delaying the start of school  3 hours from the
normal starting time.
Elementary Schools and Middle Schools start  time: 10:45
a.m., meals to be served at 10 a.m. (this will be the only meal served).
High
Schools start time: 11:15 a.m., meals to be  served at 10:30 a.m. (this will be
the only meal served).
All instructional staff should report 2.5 hours  later
than normal start time.
Morning Pre-Kindergarten classes will be 
cancelled.
Transportation will be provided according to the  3 hour delay from
regular pick up time. 
School Closure –  The District may suspend classes when
severe weather conditions develop and are  anticipated to remain throughout the
day. In most cases, recommendations will  be made by 4 a.m. with decisions to
close schools announced by 5 a.m. Please  tune into your local radio or
television stations or check on the SISD Web  site, www.sisd.net. 
All essential
employees must report when  conditions are safe.
Custodial staff
Maintenance
staff
Transportation (excluding drivers and monitors)
Principals or their
designees
Essential employees are required to report for  regular duty on all
days other than District Shutdown. Personnel will work  until their regular
ending time unless an announcement comes from the District  Service Center.
The
cancellation of any and/or all  extracurricular activities will be evaluated on
an individual basis in  conjunction with other affected school
districts.
District Shutdown – In severe conditions, the District may decide to
close all schools and  District offices.
Cabinet members and certain essential
District  personnel (principals and head custodians) are to report to the job
site as  soon as safely possible. Campus administrators are responsible for
making sure  their buildings are checked as soon as possible.
The cancellation
of any and/or all  extracurricular activities will be evaluated on an individual
basis in  conjunction with other affected school districts.
Early Release – In 
the event of a weather emergency, District Service Center personnel will use 
available data to decide if students should be dismissed early. In some 
instances, adverse weather conditions may be sufficient cause to hold students 
and buses at schools until weather conditions permit safe travel for students 
and staff. 
Campus administrators will contact supervisors  for release
authorization.
Updates will be reported in a timely manner on  the District Web
site, www.sisd.net, and will  be communicated through our media partners.
Parents will also be contacted with  information on picking up their
students.
Teachers and paraprofessionals will be dismissed  after all students
have left the schools.
School administrators and office personnel may  leave
after all buses have completed their scheduled routes. (Transportation  will
notify campuses when routes are completed.)
All other personnel will be notified
when they  may leave.
 
12440 Rojas Drive, El Paso, TX 79928 - (915)
937.0000Socorro Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs,
activities or employment.		

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