As we approach the winter season and the possibility of inclement weather, I wanted to share with you our procedures for communicating school cancellations and delayed openings. These procedures have been developed in an effort to balance the needs of staff members who commute to work from a distance and families of students who may need to arrange childcare services for the day with the requests of families who do not want an “invasive” 5:00 AM phone call.
In order to balance these needs, school cancellation or delayed opening announcements will first be communicated through “passive” means, such as the RSU 67 District Website, Facebook, and local news media outlets and then later through direct telephone and text message contact through our Powerschool Communication System.
In the event that it is necessary to dismiss students early from school due to predicted weather, this decision will be communicated by 8:30 PM on the day prior to the early dismissal through the methods listed below.
Once the decision is made to cancel or delay the start of school, it will be communicated through the following outlets:
All Media Communications will be sent out as soon as a decision has been made regardless of the time, and will be before 5:00 AM on the morning of the cancellation/delay.
RSU No. 67 Website (All cancellation announcements will appear here first)
WLBZ (Channel 2)
WABI (Channel 5)
WQCB Radio (106.5 FM)
WBZN Radio (107.3 FM)
WEZQ Radio (92.9 FM)
WWMJ Radio (95.7 FM)
WDEA-AM Radio (1370 AM)
Direct Contact Communications through Powerschool via telephone, email and text message will be sent out prior to 8:30 PM if a decision to close or delay school has been reached in the evening prior and at 5:30 AM if a decision is made on the morning of the cancellation or delayed opening.
Please remember that conditions may vary widely across our communities during a weather event. Parents always have the final authority to make the decision that it is unsafe for their child to travel to school.