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Splendora ISD

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Emergency School Closing Procedures

Emergency School Closing Procedures

Splendora ISD acknowledges the challenges of weather emergencies, such as flooding, ice, and other severe weather. These conditions can disrupt school operations, ranging from closures and delayed start to early dismissals. 

While our primary goal is to sustain in-school education, our utmost concern is the safety and well-being of our students and staff. This commitment extends to their well-being within the school environment and during their commute to and from school.

The district uses the following methods to communicate closings and delays:

  • SISD website alerts
  • Twitter @SplendoraISD
  • Facebook @SplendoraISD
  • ParentSquare App
  • Emergency Mass Notification Phone Call (The call will come from 281-689-3128. Please add this number to your contacts to avoid marking it as spam.)
  • Local media

  • The decision to open or close schools in bad weather is based on a careful analysis of all relevant information. The superintendent is responsible for the final decision, but the assessment is based on recommendations from the Office of Emergency Management, the Executive Cabinet, the Director of Transportation, and other information, such as road and river conditions and forecasts of worsening weather. We must carefully consider the most dangerous roads in our 79-square-mile district. The streets in your neighborhood might be good, but the roads or conditions elsewhere in the district may be impassable.

  • The district may decide to close schools in severe weather or emergencies. These decisions will be made before 5:00 am (or earlier if possible), as conditions that make roads hazardous may occur overnight. This timeframe will give our employees, parents, and students as much advance notice as possible.

  • If conditions worsen during the school day, an early dismissal may occur, but every effort will be made to give parents adequate notice first.

    Although the district staff does our absolute best through this process, no perfect decision exists. If you do not feel it is safe for your child to attend school, we advise you to use your best judgment on whether they should attend. Also, we urge parents to discourage teenagers from driving in bad weather and to offer them alternatives if conditions worsen.

  • Once the superintendent has made the decision, our communications department will share it on the district's website, through the mass notification system (ParentSquare), post on social media, and notify our local media.

  • Children who usually ride the bus may still ride it during a delayed start or early dismissal. For a delayed start, expect your child's bus to arrive at the bus stop two hours after the original time. For example, if your elementary child's bus usually arrives at 7:20 am, it will arrive at approximately 9:20 am. Please remember this is an estimated time. Road conditions and other issues may delay buses.

  • Delayed Start (2 hours)

    Elementary School: 10:35 am start
    Coleman 6th-Grade Campus: 9:50 am start
    Junior High School: 9:50 am start
    High School: 9:10 am start
    Alternative School/Reach: 9:10 am start

    Meals Offered: Modified Breakfast
    No Before School Activities

    Early Dismissal

    This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

    Lunch will be served according to the adjusted schedule.

    There will be no after-school activities.