Inclement Weather Procedures (In-Person)

Inclement Weather Procedures Overview

Each year, make-up days for school are built into the school calendar, indicating whether the day will be an optional teacher workday or a required annual leave day. Connect-Ed voice broadcasts, media announcements (television and radio stations, and CMS website www.cms.k12.nc.us) will also indicate the type of day. All announcements will be made by 5:30 a.m. The following codes will be used:

• • CODE A: Optional Teacher Workday

  • CODE B: Required Annual Leave Day

  • CODE C: Essential Personnel Only

CODE A: Optional Teacher Workday

• All 11 and 12-month employees will report to work, use annual leave, use personal leave (classroom teachers) or take the day without pay. Eleven and 12-month employees do not have a make-up option.

• Ten-month employees (i.e. teachers, teacher assistants, ten-month secretaries, etc.) choose one of the following five options:

o Report to work.

o Use annual leave.

o Use personal leave (teachers).

o Take the day without pay.

o Make up the time on specified make-up days only. (The specified make-up days are scheduled annually and usually occur within the first five days following the end of the teacher calendar. Employees should not select the make-up option unless they can commit to work on the specified make-up days. Employees who select the make-up option and do not work will be charged for a day without pay and will not be able to use sick leave or annual leave.)

o Exchange flex certificate earned on in-service day (ten-month, licensed only/SOS Code 34).

• Nine-month employees with available annual leave may take an annual leave day. All other nine-month employees will take the day without pay.

• Non-exempt employees with previously accrued compensatory time may use compensatory time or make up the time in the same week with supervisory approval.

CODE B: Required Annual Leave Day

• All 11 and 12-month employees will report to work, use annual leave or can take the day without pay.

• Nine-month employees will use available annual leave or take the day without pay.

• Ten-month employees not subject to required annual leave days (i.e. secretaries) follow the option of 11 and 12-month employees.

• Ten-month employees subject to required annual leave days (i.e. teachers, teacher assistants) are required to use annual leave on this day. Employees who are required to take leave do not have a make-up option for the required day.

• Non-exempt employees scheduled to work, who are not subject to the required annual leave days, with previously accrued compensatory time may use compensatory time or make-up the time in the same week with supervisory approval.

CODE C: Essential Personnel Only

Code C indicates extremely hazardous weather and is reserved for rare instances designated as emergency circumstances by the Superintendent. Only essential personnel designated by the Superintendent or his/her designee are to report to work, provided they are able to travel safely.