Thursday, April 18, 2013 -- Due to severe weather school is CLOSED today.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
During the winter months (December 1-April 1) when the schools are scheduled to be closed or
when there is a change in bus transportation, the following radio stations are informed of the
situation in School District 81: WGN AM 720, WBBM AM 780, and WLS AM 890. In the event that schools need to be
closed, you will be advised via Skylert, the District's automated calling system.
In the event, that for some reason you do not hear the announcement or you are not sure whether
the schools will be open, a recorded message about school closings and/or changes in bus
transportation will be available when you call the district office (847) 671-1816 before and after
school hours.
EMERGENCY CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
The Superintendent of Schools is authorized by the Board of Education’s policy to close schools
on an emergency basis. By special arrangements with major radio networks, announcements of
school closings will be broadcasted. Our District is always referred to as "School District 81
(Cook County)" in these announcements. These announcements are to be regarded as the official
notification of school closings making it unnecessary for parents to call the school to confirm
school closings.
How School Closing Decisions are Communicated
The District has established a phone notification system, which will allow a call to be made announcing school closing. We will always post information on our website and send recorded voice messages to parents’ phone numbers regarding altered dismissals due to inclement weather.Our emergency notification system automatically imports phone numbers from school records. Therefore, it is very important that you keep your contact information current on the school’s records. We want you to receive important messages so please make sure your phone numbers listed in your student’s Skyward Family Access records are accurate so you can receive messages.
