Should emergency situations such as a
tornado warning or other severe weather occur, principals are charged with
the responsibility of exercising judgment with extreme caution for the
safety and welfare of students. Based upon U.S. Weather Bureau reports,
school buses may be detained at the schools until it is determined that it
is safe to dismiss the students. Principals may grant students special
permission to leave with parents.
The Irving schools will remain open,
provided buildings can be comfortably heated and students can arrive at
school safely. When conditions of inclement weather, icy roads, or lack of
adequate heat exist, the superintendent or his designee will make the
decision as to the closing of schools either for the entire day or a portion
of the day.
If schools are closed or delayed in
opening for the day, the superintendent or his designee will notify all
IISD parents and staff by TeleParent phone notification service. The
notification will be sent by 5:30 a.m. the morning of a change in school
operations. In addition, information regarding a change in the school
day will be posted at the IISD website and area news media will also be
notified.
Principals and central office
administrators are instructed to make their telephone contacts with
employees immediately after receiving operational plans from the
superintendent or his designee. All principals will devise campus plans for
notifying their staff members of the day's revised procedures and central
office administrators will notify all personnel under their supervision.
On a day of school closing or delayed
opening, an informational message will be taped and provided for
communication via central office number 972-215-5200. Messages will
also be posted at the IISD website,
www.irvingisd.net,
and at IISD Channel 98 on Time Warner Cable and Channel 33 on Verizon
FiOS.
In the event of a
late opening, all
school personnel are expected to be on duty one hour prior to
the determined delayed starting time for students. Buses will be scheduled
to run one hour later than the regular schedule. Principals
are advised to develop bell schedules, lunch schedules, etc., for delayed
starting times of 9:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M., and 10:00 A.M. The latest delayed
starting time that will be considered by the District is 10:00 A.M.
