Weather Emergency
FWCS Transportation staff travel roads at 4 a.m. to review weather and road conditions. Information is also received from neighboring school districts, the Indiana State Police, Allen County Highway Department, Fort Wayne Street Department and the National Weather Service.
News media are contacted as early as possible, usually by 5:30 a.m. For updates, follow FWCS on Facebook, X and Instagram; tune in to radio or television newscasts; check the FWCS website. Staff, parents and students in grades 6-12 can sign up to receive immediate notification through ParentSquare. If you have not activated your account, go to the ParentSquare website or download the ParentSquare mobile app to register. You can also check your notification settings to ensure prompt receipt of messages.
Emergency Information Definitions
DELAYS
If weather is severe, but appears that it may clear up enough to safely transport students to school within 2 hours , a school delay will be initiated.
Be aware: A two-hour delay is called to give us time to assess weather and road conditions. It could become a school closing.
TWO-HOUR DELAY
- All elementary, middle and high schools start two hours later than their normal start time.
- All FWCS buses will run two hours later. Parents should add two hours to the normal expected arrival time of the bus to determine pick-up time.
- Morning pre-K students in Title I programs will attend from 10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., arriving at school with grades K-5.
- Afternoon Title I pre-K students who take the bus will get on the bus one hour later, attending school from 1:50 - 3:30 p.m.
- Morning classes at the FWCS Career Academy at Anthis and Amp Lab will be held from 9:40-11:25 a.m.; afternoon classes will be held from 12:15-2 p.m.
BUS DELAYS
Notification will be sent via ParentSquare to riders (families) of buses running 15 minutes or more behind schedule.
Call transportation with questions at
260-467-1900.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
If weather is severe enough that students cannot safely be transported to school, a school closure will be initiated with either an eLearning or Remote Learning day being announced.
eLEARNING
- On eLEARNING days assignments will be posted to your teacher's Schoology page daily. Assignments will be posted by:
- 9:20 a.m. for middle, intermediate and high schools
- 9:40 a.m. (AM Class) for Amp Lab and Career Academy
- 12:15 p.m. (PM Class) for Amp Lab and Career Academy
- 10:50 a.m. for elementary and early childhood
- Teachers will offer office hours at least twice per day (one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon) to allow students to ask questions about assignments.
- Students are required to complete all work assigned. Attendance for an eLearning day is based on turning in assignments by the end of the third day after the eLearning day.
Learn more about what is expected of students and parents in the
REMOTE LEARNING
- Students engage in synchronous instruction which is learning that takes place live on student devices with their teachers over Zoom.
- Remote learning days run on a 2-hour delay schedule which means school starts at:
- 9:20 a.m. for middle, intermediate and high schools
- 9:40 a.m. (AM Class) for Amp Lab and Career Academy
- 12:15 p.m. (PM Class) for Amp Lab and Career Academy
- 10:50 a.m. for elementary and early childhood
- Attendance is taken live by teachers for each class period.
Learn more about what is expected of students and parents in the
EARLY DISMISSAL
It rarely happens, but if it does, notifications will be sent no later than 12:30 p.m.
Need Help with Zoom, Schoology and more? Visit supportED for more information or call our Help Desk at 260-467-4357 for live help over the phone.
Please Note: Students are given an excused absence if parents decide the weather conditions are unsafe in their area for their children to attend school. The final decision about your child’s safety is yours.