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Our plan is to announce any school delays or closures before 6 a.m. so students are not stranded at bus stops or greeted by empty schools. To do that, we have a team that begins evaluating conditions by 4 a.m. The team checks with the Oregon Department of Transportation and reviews road webcams, live satellite radar, and weather forecasts. Team members include our transportation supervisor, the superintendent, our custodial lead in charge of snow removal, and administrators of outlying schools. The goal is to determine whether we can safely transport students to and from school that day.
Once we have a decision, announcements are made through our mass notification system and posted on our website and KCSD Facebook and Instagram pages. Our media partners, including television and radio stations, also help us get the word out. A parent may determine they cannot safely transport their child to school because of environmental factors in their area. If your child will not be attending, we ask you to call your school and let them know.
Following is KCSD's plan to let you know if there are closures, delays, or early dismissals due to inclement weather or other emergencies:
- Our first line of communication will be through our mass notification system. Please make sure that the school your student attends has your current contact information in the system. Parents can choose to be contacted by text, phone call, or email. This system notifies more than 7,000 parents and guardians so it can take up to 30 minutes for all the contacts to receive messages. Our goal is to send this alert around 5:30 a.m.
- To update your contact information, either log in to your parent portal and make the necessary changes or contact your school.
- If we find it necessary to close or delay school, we will make every attempt to notify families via our mass notification system by 6 a.m. We also will post announcements on our website – www.kcsd.k12.or.us – and on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
- The media, including local radio and TV stations, will be notified and often announce school delays and closures.
- If it is necessary to dismiss school early, we will notify parents through our mass notification system as soon as a decision is made. The information also will be posted on our district website, and Facebook and Instagram pages.
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