Emergency School Closing Procedures and Codes

Orange County Public School Emergency School Closing Procedures and Codes

Code Zero - All Day Closing (All Schools and Offices Closed)

All school activities, day and evening, are canceled. No buses will operate.
Central Office, schools, and all support offices are closed. No employees shall report to work.
All nonschool activities, day and evening, are canceled including adult education, college classes, and recreational programs scheduled in school buildings and school grounds.

Code I - All Day Closing (All Schools and Offices Closed)

All school activities, day and evening, are canceled. No buses will operate.
Schools and school division offices are closed.
Certain administrators and emergency personnel as designated by the Director of Facilities and Maintenance and the Director of Transportation will report at specified times to perform emergency services. These emergency personnel and report times will have been identified beforehand and will be designated from the transportation, maintenance and custodial staff.
All nonschool activities, day and evening, are canceled including adult education, college classes, and recreational programs scheduled in school buildings and on school grounds.

Code II - All Day Closing (All Schools Closed)

All school activities, day and evening, are canceled. No buses will operate.
Teachers, nurses, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, school nutrition, and other school level staff who work less than 220 days shall not report on those days which will be made up by students. However, the superintendent may request the above listed staff to come into work should we begin to utilized “banked time” and road conditions permit safe travel. Eleven-month service personnel who do not report to work will make arrangements with their supervisor to make up their time to complete their 220 - day contract.
All administrative staff and other service personnel may report to work two hours late.
School/central office custodial and maintenance staff shall arrive early to prepare for opening of administrative offices on a two-hour delay.
Annual leave or personal leave may be requested after the fact (liberal leave) by those unable to report.
All nonschool activities, day and evening, are canceled including adult education, college classes, and recreational programs scheduled in school buildings and on school grounds.

Code III -Two-Hour Late Opening

Students, teachers, nurses and service personnel who work less than 220 days shall report two hours late.
On delayed opening days, all administrative staff, Pupil Transportation and Maintenance and Facilities are to make every reasonable effort to arrive at work one hour late. School/Central Office custodial and maintenance staff shall arrive prior to the arrival of other administrative and service staff.
There will be no Head Start Classes.
Breakfast programs canceled.
Lunch will be served.
Regular field trips during the day are canceled. An exception may be made for trips and contests scheduled for after-school hours. Such exceptions MUST have the approval of the Superintendent.
Dismissal will be at regular times.

Early Closing - One Hour Early

All teachers, other instructional staff and all service personnel MAY be dismissed by the principal only after all students have safely departed school property. Administrative staff will remain on regular hours unless specifically dismissed by announcement from the Superintendent's Office, or if conditions warrant as evaluated by the principal and the superintendent's office is notified. Principals may use their judgment as to when segments of their staff will be dismissed (i.e., the entire staff would not remain for a few children waiting). For communication purposes, school offices will be staffed until that school's buses complete their runs.
Certain administrators and service personnel, as designated by their supervisor, will remain to perform essential services.
Field trips and athletic trips canceled. No trips will depart after the closing announcement.
Lunch will be served. Alternate schedules will be instituted to complete lunch before dismissal.
All non-school activities, day and evening, are canceled including adult education, college classes, and recreational programs scheduled in school buildings and on school grounds.

Early Closing - Two Hours Early

All teachers, other instructional staff and all service personnel MAY be dismissed by the principal only after all students have safely departed school property. Administrative staff will remain on regular hours unless specifically dismissed by announcement from the Superintendent's Office, or if conditions warrant as evaluated by the principal and the superintendent's office is notified. Principals may use their judgment as to when segments of their staff will be dismissed (i.e., the entire staff would not remain for a few children waiting). For communication purposes, school offices will be staffed until that school's buses complete their runs.
Certain administrators and service personnel, as designated by their supervisor, will remain to perform essential services
Field trips and athletic trips are canceled. No trips will depart after the closing announcement.
Lunch will be served. Alternate schedules will be instituted to complete lunch before dismissal.
All non-school activities, day and evening, are canceled including adult education, college classes, and recreational programs scheduled in school buildings and on school grounds.

Early Closing - Three Hours Early

All teachers, other instructional staff and all service personnel MAY be dismissed by the principal only after all students have safely departed school property. Administrative staff will remain on regular hours unless specifically dismissed by announcement from the Superintendent's Office, or if conditions warrant as evaluated by the principal and the superintendent's office is notified. Principals may use their judgment as to when segments of their staff will be dismissed (i.e., the entire staff would not remain for a few children waiting). For communication purposes, school offices will be staffed until that school's buses complete their runs.
Certain administrators and service personnel, as designated by their supervisor, will remain to perform essential services.
Field trips and athletic trips are canceled. No trips will depart after the closing announcement.
Lunch will be served at middle and elementary schools on altered schedule. No lunch at high schools.
All non-school activities, day and evening, are canceled including adult education, college classes, and recreational programs scheduled in school buildings and on school grounds.