| 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 circumstances

If 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.

For staff, workload with regard to inclement weather, is governed by Administrative Regulation DLA.

• All employees will report to work unless advised otherwise by their administrator and/or the Central Office.  Custodians will be advised by Principals as to what time and where to report.
  
  
• Principals will determine that campuses are secure and release personnel after securing approval from the appropriate Assistant Superintendent.
  
  
• Identified Maintenance/Transportation employees will stay on duty until dismissed by supervisor after it is determined that all district facilities are secure.