Emergency Weather Communication - e-Learning Days

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Please know, decisions to close school are taken very seriously and we use closings, delays, and early dismissals only when absolutely necessary.

When We Notify Families and Staff About Weather Emergency Closings, Delays, and Early Dismissals

The decision to cancel or delay school is made prior to 6:00 a.m. if the necessary information is available.
The decision for early dismissal will be made during the school day when weather and road conditions become unsafe for students to continue until the end of the school day.
Our school district will use e-Learning days during the 2021-22 school year. We intend to use e-Learning days immediately with our first emergency weather closing.

How We Notify Families and Staff About Weather Emergency Closings, Delays, and Early Dismissals

Automated Voicemail
SMS Text Message
Email
Social Media: We will make notifications on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.
Web pages: All of our building web pages will be updated with closing information on the front pages.
Television and Radio: notifications will be on KARE channel 11, KSTP channel 5, WCCO channel 4, and WCCO radio 830.

Get Prepared for Emergency Notifications

If your phone or email contact has recently changed, please let your child’s school office know the new information.
If you would like to receive SMS text notifications about emergency closings and have not yet opted in, you may text Yes to 67587. Please note that the cell phone you text with your opt-in must be registered in your child’s school record.
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Community Education and High School Events
If school is closed or released early due to weather-related circumstances, Community Education activities and High School athletics and activities are canceled unless otherwise noted in the emergency message.

PSEO and 916
Students who leave the district to attend classes at other institutions through programs like PSEO should watch for communication from the institution they attend.

Passages students will follow the Mahtomedi School District delays and closings. For Passages students attending 916 or PSEO, please make sure to check your email and the web pages for delays and closings. If 916 is closed but Mahtomedi is open, students are expected to attend classes at Passages and Mahtomedi High School (MHS) students would be expected to attend their regularly scheduled classes at the high school (MHS students would not be expected to come to the high school during their 916 time).

Ultimately the final decision whether a student goes to school during a weather emergency rests with the family. If you choose to keep your student home, please call the school's attendance line and the absence will be excused.