PSD Weather/Emergency Decision Protocol

PSD Weather/Emergency Decision Protocol 2023-34

Weather or emergency decisions that could result in school cancellation will be finalized by the Superintendent. Whenever possible decisions will be made the night before a school day and communicated by 9:00pm.

Decisions that need to be made on the morning of an event will be communicated by 5:00am whenever possible.

Decisions that necessitate an early dismissal or cancellation of after school activities will be made by noon on that school day. 

Decisions will be communicated in the following ways:

  1. A phone, email, and text message will be sent through the district’s mass communication system. These contacts are pulled directly from our Student Information System (Aspen). Please ensure your contact information is up to date in Aspen for any of the formats in which you would like to receive a message. The best point of contact for this is your school's main office. 

  1. Information will be posted to the RI Broadcasters Association which links to all local media outlets.  

  1. Information will be posted to the PSD Website as well as the district’s Twitter/X and Facebook accounts. 

*Per the 2023-24 district calendar, the first two cancellations will result in traditional snow days; The cancellation of an entire school day (“snow day”) results in an additional day added to the end of the school year. The district also has an approved Virtual Learning Plan on file with RIDE.