In the event severe weather conditions dictate the need to delay
the beginning of school or cancel school entirely, the following
procedures will be used:
Prior to 5 a.m., the Transportation Specialist
and Team Coaches drive the district routes to determine
safety of transportation. Consultation occurs with Des Moines
and other neighboring school systems
In consultation with the Chief Financial
Officer or the Superintendent, a decision is normally made
by no later than 5:30 a.m. to delay the beginning of the
school day by one hour, two hours or to cancel school. If
the decision is made to delay the beginning of the school
day, conditions may change enough to warrant cancellation.
The decision to cancel, following a decision to delay, will
usually be made by 6:30 a.m. and no later than 7 a.m. However,
the preferred process usually results in a cancellation
or a regular day decision by 5:30 a.m.
ParentLink is the district’s emergency notification system and will be used to notify families of weather related cancellations/dismissals and other emergency situations. ParentLink is a web-based system that allows us to send personalized phone calls and e-mails. The information – land line, cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses – for ParentLink comes from the data you provide to your school for Infinite Campus. Please be sure to let your school office know if your contact information changes.
The district has a weather hotline number for students, parents,
staff and community members to call in the case of weather-related
school closing information. Up-to-the-minute recordings about
cancellations, dismissals and closings will be available by
dialing 633-5555. As in the past, this weather-related information
will also be shared with the local media, but the hotline
will provide more specific information.
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