SISD Prepares For Winter Weather
We are preparing for winter weather in Texas later this week. The forecast may or may not impact school on Thursday, but we want all families to be prepared in advance. As a reminder, SISD was already scheduled to be closed on Friday, January 10 according to the adopted 2024-25 School Calendar. SISD Child Care will be open on Friday, Jan. 10.
Action Requested: In order to ensure you receive timely updates from the district, be sure to log in to our Parent Portal and verify your personal contact information BEFORE winter weather arrives later this week.
The district will rely on the contact information on file to communicate with parents in an emergency, which may include real-time or automated messages. State law requires parents to update contact information within two weeks after the date the information changes.
Weather-Related Announcements
If a campus or the district must close, delay opening, or restrict access to the building because of an emergency, SISD will also alert the community by posting the closure to the district website, official SISD social media accounts and report the information to local radio and television stations.
Light Snow Forecasted Thursday
Sweetwater's forecast for Thursday calls for a 30 percent chance of snow showers after midnight Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service predicts it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 27 degrees; wind chills, however, could be in the teens. Snow showers are likely to continue throughout Thursday. It will be cloudy, with a high near 37. The chance of precipitation on Thursday is 70 percent.
While this forecast may or may not impact regular school operations on Thursday, we want all our SISD families to be prepared and able to receive timely notices. Please dress bus riders appropriately for the chilly temperatures. If you do not receive a message about weather-related delays or closures before the start of school, you can anticipate that SISD will be in school operating on a regular schedule on Thursday. Again, Friday was already scheduled to be a school holiday for both staff and students, therefore, SISD will be closed Friday. The SISD Child Care will be open on Friday unless there is a weather-related delay or closure.
Be sure to confirm that your emergency contact information is correct in ParentPortal ahead of the pending weather.