The District has several procedures to deal with various emergencies and inclement weather.
Fire - Fire Drills are conducted regularly with students and staff.
Tornado - Tornado Drills are conducted regularly with students and staff.
DEAR Elementary Tornado Shelter Information and Procedures.
Intruders - Intruder Alert Drills are conducted regularly with students and staff.
Earthquake - Earthquake Drills are conducted with students and staff.
Earthquake Safety Information:
Earthquakes Fact Sheet (PDF)
Earthquakes: What to Do Fact Sheet (PDF)
New Madrid Seismic Zone (PDF)
FEMA Earthquake
ShakeOut
Inclement Weather and School Closing - Snow or other weather-related concerns which include dismissing early and closing schools.
If the weather is predicted to intensify during the night, the decision to close school will be made as early as possible.
If inclement weather begins after the children are already at school any decision regarding early dismissal will be made as early as possible. When district schools are closed, transportation is unavailable to any other school such as vocational schools.
Please tune into the following stations for weather closing information.
RADIO:
KMZU 100.7 FM
TELEVISION:
WDAF TV-4
KCTV TV-5
KMBC TV-9
KSHB TV-41
Notice will also be sent through the District’s text alert system. To sign up for Spartan Alerts please click on the following link:
SPARTAN ALERTS (TEXTCASTER)