Re: Preparing for possible inclement weather.
Dear UTSC Families,
With winter weather sneaking up on us today, now is the perfect time to inform and remind families of our inclement weather protocols, school closures, and updated elearning guidance. Below, please see our options should school close due to inclement weather or another unforeseen circumstance.
Option 1: Traditional Snow-Day where students are off of school and the day is made up on one of our built-in calendar snow days.
Option 2: Traditional (asynchronous) eLearning Day where students obtain activities and assignments from their teacher and work independently. Under the new state guidelines, each school corporation is only allowed three of these days and we have two of these days left to utilize.
Option 3: Live/Virtual (synchronous) eLearning Day. The State of Indiana passed a new law that requires schools to provide at least 50% live instruction on any subsequent days past the three traditional eLearning days in Option 2. This option will follow the same procedure as we used this year on voting day. We understand that it may not be possible for some students to log in and follow along online on an inclement weather day, especially for our elementary students. Therefore, teachers will make accommodations either through recorded lessons or other arranged means.
While our tentative plan is to utilize Option 1 and 2 first, we want our families to be aware of all options available to our corporation. Each school building will relay a schedule and expectations for eLearning option 2 and 3 in future communications.
2 Hour Delay Schedule: No Breakfast Served
WHS and UTMS start at 9:45am
UCE and JSE start at 10:50am
We would also like to remind all families to ensure their contact information including email and phone numbers are up to date in Harmony. Families may receive alerts through email, text message, UTSC website, twitter, facebook or Adams Radio Group (FM105.5). The timing of Indiana weather is difficult to predict. UTSC always makes school delays and cancellations with student safety in mind. We appreciate your understanding and support on these days.