Revised 10/10/07
Dear Parent/Guardian/Student:
As we enter the season of Autumn, we need
to begin thinking about winter and the possibility of inclement weather. We
all need to be prepared in the event of challenging weather conditions. In addition to checking the district website,
www.auburn.wednet.edu,
arrangements have been made with the radio and TV stations listed below to
broadcast information regarding the operation of school during
snow/ice/emergency conditions. Broadcasts begin at 5:30 a.m. If
the Auburn School District is NOT
mentioned during the news broadcast, school will be open with buses
operating on as normal a schedule as possible.
Most radio
stations go through school announcements and updates every 15 minutes; the
TV stations are every 30 minutes. Additionally, most television stations
run a continuous banner across the bottom of the screen showing school
schedule changes.
Should an emergency occur
during the school day, students may or may not be sent home. Depending
on the type of emergency, this decision will be made with input from the
appropriate agency, i.e., police, fire. The district will provide
information regarding these decisions through the radio and TV emergency
information system.
HOME EMERGENCY
PLAN:
Each family should have a plan
covering what to do when children arrive home early due to an emergency
situation.
- What is the best route home if your student cannot
be delivered to the normal bus stop?
- Where would they go if you are not at home?
- Who would care for him or her until you arrived?
- Is there someone your student could call to receive
help?
THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS THE STATIONS WILL USE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
"CLOSED" or "SCHOOLS CLOSED"
This means that NO schools in the Auburn
School District will be in session for that day
ONLY. This also means there will be no
"Out of District" transportation.
"LIMITED BUS
TRANSPORTATION"
This means that part or all of some routes will not be covered. Please
review the district map (click here). On the map, the district has
several red highlighted roads. If your regular bus stop is
highlighted, that means your road will not be traveled and your student
needs to go to the nearest ALTERNATE bus
stop.
"ONE (1) HOUR LATE"
This means that buses will try to operate on all normal routes, but pick-up
schedules will be one (1) hour later than normal. Classes will begin
one (1) hour later than normal. Classes will dismiss at the normal
time unless otherwise announced. When school begins one (1) hour late,
the following classes and/or programs will be affected:
- On-site daycare will run one (1)
hour late;
- No AM pre-school, no AM kindergarten
and no Head Start;
- No community lab;
- No out of district transportation;
- Breakfast and lunches will be served.
"TWO (2) HOURS LATE"
This means that buses will try to operate on all normal routes, but pick-up
schedules will be two (2) hours later than normal. Classes will begin
two (2) hours later than normal. Classes will dismiss at normal time
unless otherwise announced. When schools begin two (2) hours late, the
following classes and/or programs will be affected:
- On-site daycare will run two (2)
hours late;
- No AM pre-school, no AM kindergarten
and no Head Start;
- No community lab;
- No out of district transportation;
- No breakfast, and lunches will be
served.
PLEASE NOTE:
Buses will start their routes on schedule, but road and traffic conditions
may impede progress so the bus may become late as the morning continues.
Please do not call the transportation department for school closure
information. You may call the following numbers for information:
(253) 931-4900, 4901, 4914, 4915, 4917, 4932 and 4933.
Thank you for your assistance in helping all of our
students enjoy a safe trip to and from school.
Sincerely,
Linda Cowan, Superintendent
