Bulletin One 2012 2013 Final.pdf - Fort Worth ISD

and television stations will be made by 5:30 a.m. that schools will open and buses will
run two (2) hours later than the regular time. Dismissal will be at the regular time.
2. Principals, other administrative staff members, and secretaries report, if possible, at the
regular time; teachers and other instructional staff members should report for work as
close to the regular time as conditions permit for safe travel. No one, unless there are
extenuating circumstances, shall be penalized for not being at his or her work station at
the regular work time.
3. Each principal will implement an abbreviated class schedule which will, under the
circumstances, best serve the pupils.
4. In an emergency, the superintendent or his/her designee will notify the deputy
superintendents, chiefs, associate superintendents and assistant superintendents for
elementary and secondary schools.
II. Principals’ Telephone Committee
I. Principals’ Telephone Committee
A. The principals’ telephone committee has been set up to disseminate emergency information
at night or any other time that school is not in session and rapid communication is necessary.
B. The Assistant Superintendents of the three Learning Networks will notify his/her Directors.
The Directors will notify a select group of Principals and those Principals will call the
Principals in their group. The Principals’ Telephone Committee chart will be disseminated
through the weekly Principals’ Packet.
11.2 Unscheduled Early Dismissals
I. The Principal or Designee Will:
a. Distribute procedure information to each parent/guardian. Refer to the elementary and
middle school sample notification letters with return form, as well as the high school sample
letters in the forms section; and,
b. Keep a current file, as appropriate, regarding parent requests concerning emergency dismissal.
11.3 ParentLink Phone/Email/Text Notification System
The Fort Worth ISD uses the ParentLink notification system linking principals, teachers, parents, students
and the community together through our web portal, email messaging, phone notifications and SMS text
messaging.
ParentLink is a fast and reliable communications method provided accurate contact information for each
student has been entered into the system. Each campus must ensure that all parents have been provided
the opportunity to choose the methods of communication they prefer: telephone voice, email, text
message or all three. This information will be entered by the campus clerk.
12-13 SY Bulletin Number One 112 Revised: 10/9/2012