Inclement Weather Protocols

The superintendent is responsible for the final decision based on the above factors and recommendations from the UCISD Police Department, including the maintenance and transportation departments.

We try to make the decision by 5:00 a.m. or earlier on the day of the incident so we can notify local media, post the information on our website, and start the automated texts, emails, and phone calls by 5:30 a.m. If we believe that the forecasts won’t change during the overnight hours, we may decide to delay school or cancel school the night before. Our first buses leave the transportation center around 5:00 a.m., so we work diligently to make the decision as soon as possible. Finally, we know that waiting much later in the morning limits parents’ options when they are making childcare decisions.

We post the announcement on the district website, ucisd the critical updates page, and social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and X(Twitter) and an urgent Finalsite Mass Communications message, which initiates a text message, email, and/or phone call to parents of registered UCISD students and staff. That’s one reason we always need families to update their Skyward Family Access.

UCISD uses Finalsite Mass Communications, the notification platform used to connect with families and staff through text, email, and phone broadcasts. The district uses the contact information loaded into Skyward Family Access to populate profiles in Finalsite Mass Communications automatically.

During inclement weather, (such as delays or cancellations), a notification will be sent through Finalsite Mass Communications to the phone numbers of all guardians and all employees.

Because weather updates can happen rapidly and to avoid miscommunication, please check the UCISD homepage (Critical Updates) for the latest accurate information. UCISD campus sites are linked back to the district site.

For campus-related information, such as revised class/bell schedules, please check the specific campus website, district social media or call your campus.

If UCISD starts school later in the day due to bad weather, breakfast meals WILL be offered for that day.

If weather conditions deteriorate during the school day, a decision is made as soon as possible if an early release is needed to get students home safely. If weather conditions appear that they will resolve during the school day then students will be kept until regular dismissal time.
 

In case of early release due to bad weather or flooding in the area, buses will depart the yard at a designated time set forth by the Superintendent.