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February 11, 2014
Dear Members of the Orange Elementary School Community;
Please read this letter carefully and in its entirety. It
details plans for this weeks school schedule should
Thursday, February 13thand Friday, February 14thbe
weather-impacted.
I am using this current forecast from New Haven: A snow/ice
weather event is forecast to begin
Thursday morning from 4:00 a.m. 7: 00 a.m. with heaviest
accumulations in the mid-morning to
afternoon. Some snow/ice mixing is possible for later in the day
and evening. Another round of all
snow is forecast for Thursday night with a rough ending estimate
of 2:00 a.m. 5:00 a.m. on Friday.
Early predictions for accumulation: 6" to 12" across the
state.
Thus, these two (2) possibilities exist:
1. IF, the storm dissolves and is a complete missand we have NO
weather-related cancellations,delays or dismissals: We will follow
our schedule as regularly planned for this week with a
minimum day on Friday.
2. IFthe weather forecast is correct, and the Orange Elementary
has ANY cancellation, delay, orearly dismissal, or ANY combination
of the three: We will have a 1:25 dismissal for MLT and a3:00
Friday dismissal for RB, TH, and PP (as if Friday were a full day
of school).
NOTE:It is understood that some families have made vacation
plans which begin Friday
afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Any children with such plans will be
guaranteed an excused absence or
excused dismissal to meet their familysneeds. We do NOT expect
families with vacation plans
to change their plans at such short notice.
Here are some sample scenarios:
Thursday Closed and Friday Open:If the weather is significantly
bad on Thursday, we would be closed. On Friday, we would cancel
the minimum day and have a full day of school. ValentinesDay
would go on as planned and
students would be dismissed at 1:25 p.m. for MLT and 3:00 p.m.
for the elementary schools.
Thursday Closed and Friday Delayed-Opening:If the weather is
significantly bad on Thursday, but improves enough during the
morning on
Friday to allow for a delayed opening, we would cancel the
minimum day and school would
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dismiss at 1:25 for MLT and 3:00 p.m. for the elementary
schools. ValentinesDay would take
place in the schools as fits with this delayed opening.
This change in schedule is aimed at preserving instructional
time in a particularly challenging winter. In
the event of a possible delayed opening on Fridays minimum day,
by cancelling the minimum day, we
will be able to: 1. save a snow day; 2. allow for instruction to
take place; and 3. allow for ValentinesDaycelebrations.
I realize some families have already made vacation plans for
Friday afternoon and will be
inconvenienced by having to sign-out their children from the
elementary schools at 1:00 p.m. On the
other hand, this shift in the hours will be much appreciated by
teachers, staff members, and other
members of our school community for a wide variety of
reasons.
Sincerely and in the best interests of our children,
Lynn K. McMullin
Superintendent
Orange Public Schools
