Staff Winter Weather Guidelines 2020-21
South Washington County Schools will follow the criteria in the 2020-21 Winter Weather Plan before deciding to make schedule changes to the school or workday for hazardous winter weather.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Winter Weather Plan includes adjustments for student learning. In most cases, students and educators will shift to distance learning depending on the district learning model. In the event that a “Distance Learning Day” is announced for hazardous winter weather, the following will occur:
- Hybrid learning model: Students and educators will shift to distance learning
- Distance learning model: Students and educators will remain in distance learning
- Virtual Learning Academy: Students and educators will remain in distance learning
- In-person learning model: Students and educators will shift to distance learning (also known as e-learning in teachers contract)
There may be some rare winter storms that require SoWashCo to enter into a Winter Weather Closure (emergency closure). An emergency closure means all learning activities are canceled and district buildings are closed due to hazardous winter weather.