Don't let this wonderful fall weather fool you ... winter is on its way! Just the other day, I saw some snowflakes during a brief rainstorm. We use the ALERTNOW mass notification system to communicate school closures, delays (2-hr.) and dismissals and we will continue this practice this year. Once a decision is made to close or delay school, I will notify staff beginning @ 5:00 a.m. and parents/guardians of our students beginning @ 6:00 a.m.
Early dismissals will only be used in extreme situations. If a decision is made to dismiss school early, we will notify parents/guardians as soon as possible in order to give time to get home from work or make arrangements for supervision of their children. Please make sure that your Primary Emergency Notification telephone number is accurate. This information was collected/updated at the start of the school year, but if you have changed residences or telephone numbers, please contact your school's secretary to update this information.In addition to using the ALERTNOW system, we will be posting school closure/delay/early dismissal notices on the following radio and television stations:
- BCTV/Channel 16 & 22 on cable
- WZID/WFEA
- WGIR
- WBZ-TV/Channel 4
- WCVB-TV/Channel 5
- WHDH-TV/Channel 7
- WMUR-TV/Channel 9
The current school calendar has our
tentative last day of school for students as Friday, June 10, 2011. As required by NH Department of Education (DOE) regulations, we include in our school calendar ten (10) additional "make-up" days to be used in case of closures for weather or other emergencies. These additional days are from Monday, June 13 to Friday, June 24, 2011 to be used as necessary. All NH school districts are required by NH DOE regulations to have 180 days of school for students. You can review the 2010/11 school calendar by clicking
here. Let's hope for a mild winter!
