Inclement Weather / Emergency Closures

In the event of hazardous weather conditions or unexpected emergencies the Mt. Angel School district may change the school or bus schedules to ensure the safety or our students and staff. In order to ensure that all families receive important information, the Mt. Angel School District uses the FlashAlert System, ParentSquare, District Website and District Facebook page to communicate with families.

The Superintendent chooses whether to make a closure or delay based on local outage and media reports and recommendations from transportation officials, who monitor road conditions within the School District boundaries. These are the four primary announcement types:

TWO-HOUR DELAY > Morning bus runs will be delayed two hours, as will the start of school.
SCHOOL CLOSURE > School are closed, classes will not be held and buses will not run. When school is closed, all extra-curricular activities and practices are also cancelled.
EARLY RELEASE > There may be occasions when school is closed early. This is usually due to unexpected power outages or weather conditions that rapidly occur creating immediate unsafe travel conditions. When school is closed all extra-curricular activities and practices are also cancelled.

FlashAlert

If there is an emergency or an unexpected closure or delay, the Mt. Angel School District will alert parents and families immediately the the FlashAlert notification system. This system is used by most local school districts and public agencies to inform the media about weather-related delays and emergency situations. You can subscribe to FlashAlert by visiting the Mt. Angel School District FlashAlert page and subscribe. Users can also download the Android or iOS app to your phone in order to get emergency alerts sent directly to your phone from the FlashAlert system. You will receive information from the Mt. Angel School District at the same time as the media! Please note that the FlashAlert system is NOT for day-to-day communication, but rather for emergency alerts and information.

ParentSquare

ParentSquare messages will go out via email, text and voice phone calls using the email and phone numbers registered with the school district through the student registration process. Please contact your student's school to update you contact information as needed.

District Website

The District Website (https://www.masd91.org/) will also have the most current information about any inclement weather event posted as a 'pop-up' alert that will appear on all district webpages.

Facebook

Facebook is immediately updated when a weather delay/closure or other emergency message is sent out via FlashAlert.

Emergency/Inclement Weather Transportation for Students Attending Out of District

The safety of our students is our first priority and concern. As we enter inclement weather season, we want to communicate our transportation protocols for students attending an out-of-district placement. In the event of school closures or delays, transportation will only occur if both MASD and the attending district/program are open on a regular schedule.

Please check the status of both the attending School District and the Mt. Angel School District to determine your child's transportation during inclement weather.

For families residing in the Mt. Angel School District whose student is attending an out-of-district placement, the following will apply:

What happens if...	Transportation
Mt. Angel is CLOSED	No transportation will be provided for your student
Mt. Angel is on a 2-HOUR DELAY	Transportation will be provided but on a 2-hour delay (unless the attending district is closed)
The attending district or program is CLOSED	No transportation will be provided (even if MASD remains open)
The attending district or program is on a 2-HOUR DELAY	Transportation will be provided on a 2-hour delay (as long as MASD remains open or is on a 2-hour delay)
Due to the fact that we must also consider the physical route that our drivers must take to provide transportation, we must also consider districts that are on the route between MASD and the attending school or program.
What happens if...	Transportation
A district on the route between MASD and the attending school or program is CLOSED	No transportation will be provided (even if MASD or the attending school or program are open)
A district on the route between MASD and the attending school or program is on a 2-HOUR DELAY	If a school district on the route between MASD and the attending school district or program announces a 2-hour delay, transportation will be provided on a 2-hour delay even if MASD and or the attending school district or program is not on a delay.