Emergency Closing Information
If the weather is questionable, check your TV and radio stations for district closings and/or call before coming to the LADSE building to be sure the building is open. If the building is closed, the outgoing message on the phone system will state that we are closed. LADSE will be updated on our website, TV, and radio stations with emergency closing information.
TEACHERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
Because there are many different scenarios that can occur with emergency closings, it is difficult to have one policy. However, the following procedures will be followed for emergency closings of LADSE and/or its member districts.
LADSE STAFF PROCEDURES - EMERGENCY CLOSING
REPORTING FOR WORK – Emergency Closing – Options with Approval of Supervisor
Emergency Closing Center – 847-238-1234 or www.emergencyclosingcenter.com. This website allows you to check on emergency closings and/or you can sign up for personalized email notification of a facility’s status.
Because there are many different scenarios that can occur with emergency closings, it is difficult to have one policy. However, the following procedures will be followed for emergency closings of LADSE and/or its member districts.
- Teachers are required to have an updated copy of class lists at their homes.
- When a teacher is notified of an emergency school closing, she/he is expected to immediately call parents of her/his students and relay the pertinent information.
- In addition, teachers must call their paraeducators and inform them of the school closing.
LADSE STAFF PROCEDURES - EMERGENCY CLOSING
- Staff members should ask to be included on the calling trees of districts in which they work so they are notified in a timely manner of school closings.
- Staff members should be proactive in seeking information from district/LADSE websites and media sources (radio, TV, internet) – See NOTE below – and become familiar with a district’s emergency closing procedures.
- LADSE building closures will be posted on LADSE’s website and announced on the LADSE phone answering system.
REPORTING FOR WORK – Emergency Closing – Options with Approval of Supervisor
- Make the day up in the school/district which has declared an emergency closing
- Report to work at the LADSE administration building (if open)
- If assigned to more than one district/school, work in another location that is open
- Loss of day’s pay (paraeducators)
Emergency Closing Center – 847-238-1234 or www.emergencyclosingcenter.com. This website allows you to check on emergency closings and/or you can sign up for personalized email notification of a facility’s status.
