Message from Mike
Inclement Weather Information
February 10, 2021
Dear Wonderful Lovejoy Community,
With impending bad weather in the forecast for the next several days, Lovejoy ISD is closely monitoring the weather in our area.

Should inclement weather prevent us from coming to school, LISD will use our remaining bad-weather day (April 5th) and cancel school for the first occurrence of bad weather.

Should we have multiple bad weather day occurrences, our teachers will be prepared to provide asynchronous remote instruction if needed to ensure we meet the required instructional minutes for the school year without having to add instructional days to the calendar. For asynchronous learning, students will not be required to be on-line at designated times for live instruction but will need to log on at some point during the day to be counted present and to access learning activities in SeeSaw or Google Classroom.

The district follows several steps before making weather-related decisions about school:
  1. We keep an eye on the weather reports during the day and into the evening. If there is a bad weather system coming through during school hours, we follow the system to see if it will hit before or after school is released. We determine if it is safer to release the students early and get them home or hold them until regular time. If at all possible, we try not to dismiss school early due to weather, except in rare extreme weather conditions.
  2. For a storm system that might come through during the evening hours and into the morning, there are a few potential options for this school year: call a 2-hour delay, cancel school or provide asynchronous instruction (with 24-hour notice). Again, decisions are determined by watching the news forecast and predicting whether the storm will remain in the area to negatively impact getting buses out on time or will remain in the area throughout the next day.
 
We make every attempt to assess the road conditions and notify staff and students as early as possible during bad weather. Depending on the accuracy of the information, we try to give advance notice to parents and staff by calling a 2-hour delay or canceling school the night before. However, if we are unsure the weather pattern will continue throughout the night, we will wait and make a decision by 6:15 a.m. the next morning.

Since Monday, February 12th is already a Bad Weather day on the calendar that we are using for a holiday; the following scenarios could happen should we have multiple bad weather days occur:

Sample Scenarios:
  • Thursday - Regular 1/2 School Day - 1/2 Day Bad Weather Day if needed.
  • Friday - Student Holiday / Staff Remote Professional Development Day 
  • Monday - Holiday (Already Scheduled Bad Weather Day)
  • Tuesday- Regular School Day - Potential of Delayed School Start, Bad Weather Day, or Asynchronous Teaching Day if needed. We will inform all Leopards on Monday no later than noon if Tuesday will be an asynchronous learning day.

In the event of inclement weather, updated information will be posted on the Lovejoy ISD website as well as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Information will also be distributed through the district’s SchoolMessenger Notification System.
 
Please keep in mind that LISD will not send out or post notification to confirm school is in session. Parents, employees, and students should assume a normal school day unless notified otherwise.

The website will always be the most up to date location to obtain information about Lovejoy ISD school delays or closings.

Stay safe and stay warm!
Michael Goddard, Ed.D. 
Superintendent of Schools
Lovejoy Independent School District
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