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NORMAL ALL DISTRICT 11 SCHOOLS AND OFFICES ARE OPERATING ON THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULE.
INCLEMENT WEATHER FAQs
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Q: How are the inclement weather decisions made?
A: Sudden weather changes are part of what we expect in Colorado. To help us ensure the safety of our students and staff to the best of our abilities, School District 11 has appointed supervisory personnel to drive sections of the District during a predicted storm. We assign the driving sections because, as we all know, the weather in one part of our city can be completely different than in another part of the city during a storm.
The supervisory personnel report on weather and road conditions, especially noting poor visibility, poor traction and other hazardous street conditions, wind chill factors, and snow accumulation. These on-the-street supervisors report their findings, and the Superintendent is briefed on the conditions. We evaluate the conditions and further driving reviews and conversations may occur.
The employee reports are used in addition to the reports from the U.S. Weather Bureau and the Colorado Springs Street Division, and in coordination with neighboring school districts. After all the data is examined, a decision is made for either a delayed start, a remote learning day, a full school closure, or school as usual. All of this usually begins the night before a storm is predicted to hit and is accomplished by 5:30 a.m. so you may be notified in a timely manner.
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Q: What types of inclement weather decisions are there?
A: Depending on weather severity and how many remote learning days have been used during a school year, one of three decisions will be made:
- Remote Learning Day (see “What are the expectations of remote learning days?”)
- Full closure—all District 11 schools and offices will be closed and there is no expectation of remote working/learning
- Two-hour delay—School will start in-person exactly two hours later than normally scheduled. There will be no a.m. preschool and buses will pick up exactly two hours later than normal.
- Early release--Colorado weather can be unpredictable and sometimes a storm moves in late-morning or mid-day. In rare circumstances, the District will release early and provide families as much notice as possible when this happens.
- After-school and evening closures/cancellations- After-school and evening activities are left to the discretion of the school/building. However, there are times when severe weather is present and requires a district decision. The District will send a D11 Loop (email & app alert) when this happens.
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Q: What are the expectations of remote learning days?
A: During remote learning days, all D11 students and staff are expected to login on their device and work/learn remotely. At least 20 percent of the day will consist of synchronous instruction (live remote instruction when students and teachers are online at the same time in order for learning to take place). Students must have access to a live teacher during specified remote learning “office hours.”
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Q: How many remote learning days does the Colorado Department of Education allow school districts to use during a school year?
A: CDE will allow Colorado school districts up to five remote learning days per school year that are unrelated to COVID issues.
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Q: May I choose to keep my child home if the decision is made to hold in-person learning?
A: For any weather related decisions, you as a parent/guardian make the final decision concerning the safety of your child. If you think weather conditions are unsafe when the District keeps schools open, you may keep your child at home. Remember to follow the proper absence reporting procedures by calling your child’s school to report the absence, and your child's absence will be excused; all work may be made up without penalty.
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Q: How will inclement weather announcements be made?
A: The District uses the D11 Loop email, app push, and text messaging system to send announcements about inclement weather days. If you have not yet opted in to receive text messages and would like to, see the "Signing Up for Notifications" instructions on this page. You may also view any of the D11 school or district websites, where an alert will automatically pop up after a decision has been made. The local TV stations (KRDO, KXRM, KOAA, and KKTV) will also report these decisions and a tweet will be shared via the District’s Twitter feed, @CSSD11.
SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES
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- EBCE: School Closings, Activity Related Cancellations, Late Starts, and Early Releases Policy
- EBCE-R-1:School Closings, Activity Related Cancellations, Late Starts, and Early Releases Regulation
- EBCE-R-2: Electronic Learning Days
Please contact your school for information about their specific weather-related policies and procedures.
ALERT SYSTEM
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District 11 uses a mass communication system to notify the community of any delays, closures, or remote learning days. In addition to receiving notifications via email, text message (if you opted in for texting), and mobile app notifications, an alert window will pop up on any page on the District 11 website you visit. This will ensure you receive the notification in a timely manner. The notification box can be acknowledged and closed.
To find out the current status of District 11 Schools, you can always call 719-520-2300. Notices are also sent to the District Flash News Alerts Feed.
SIGNING UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS
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In the event of a remote learning day, delay, or closure, we will send out a notification via email, text message and mobile app push. Notifications by email and mobile app push are enabled by default. Text alerts must be opted into. These settings can be modified after logging into the D11 Loop website or Mobile App.
Do you have a question or a comment about the D11 Loop? CLICK HERE.
HOW TO LOG IN
Go to d11.org/Loop or open the D11 mobile app.
Families: Use the Blackboard credentials emailed to you. If you did not receive an email with your login information, contact your school's front office staff.
Staff and Students: Use your email address (firstname.lastname@d11.org) and your D11 network password.
Community Members: Go to THIS PAGE and create an account and select which D11 School you wish to follow. Once created, you may use this account on the D11 Loop website as well as the D11 Mobile App.
If you want to receive notifications via text message, please be sure to add a Text/SMS number on the account tab. Text messages are always an opt-in option.
To Opt into Text Messaging
- Click on Account in the upper right portion of the window
- Under the Account Info tab, scroll down to "Delivery addresses" and click the Add dropdown box.
- Choose the Text/SMS Number.
- Add the phone number, with the area code, and click save.
To set your Delivery Preferences
- Click the Delivery Preferences Tab
- In the OTHER section, select the forms of notification you would like to receive.
Please note that due to the early hour, morning delay and closure notifications will not be sent out via phone calls.