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Be Prepared for School Schedule Changes!

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From time to time during the winter months, the weather may force a change in the normal school routine. The following questions and answers should help to clarify how decisions regarding school closure and delay are made and communicated in the Snoqualmie Valley School District. The District has in place both a process to make decisions concerning cancellation or delay of school, and a communications system to share information with students and parents.

How are decisions made? While preserving the safety of the students is clearly the highest priority, the District also endeavors to adhere to the established school calendar when possible. Canceling or delaying school because of adverse weather conditions causes a good deal of inconvenience for parents and in many cases students are left at home alone throughout the entire day. These factors are considered in relation to the risk-level involved in transporting students when weather conditions are questionable.

How is information gathered to make decisions on bad weather days? Early in the morning around 3:00 a.m., designated school personnel begin driving roads throughout the district to determine the status of roads and existing weather patterns. Information secured from these individuals is then used to make decisions regarding the feasibility of safely transporting students to and from school.

What can parents do to be prepared for school closure or delay?  Check the Snoqualmie Valley School District website, call the 24-hour School Emergency Hotline, listen to the radio, or watch the television.

Have an emerency snow day plan in place that can be put into action on short notice. Be sure that the school has accurate emergency numbers on file, and contact people that can be reached. Make arrangements for a friend, neighbor, or family member to take care of young children if you are expected to be at work on a day when school has been canceled.

Where can one get information concerning school delay or closure? Whenever possible, decisions regarding school closure or delay are made by 5:00 a.m.  During inclement weather, the Snoqualmie Valley School District 24-hour Emergency Hotline, SVSD website, and Puget Sound area radio and television stations carry school closure information between 5:00 and 8:30 a.m.

Television: KOMO-TV4; KING-TV5/KONG-TV6; KIRO-TV7; KCPQ-TV13; PSETV26 

AM Radio: KCIS 630; KIRO 71-; KIXI 880; KOMO 1000; KYCW 1090; KLAY 1180; KRKO 1380 

FM Radio: KPLU 88.5; KSER 90.7; KVTI 90.0; KLSY 92.5; KMPS 94.1; KUOW 94.5; KBSG 97.3; KMMT 103.7; KCMS 105.3; KRWM 106.9 

 
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