2008-09 Weather Notification(s)

 

School delays or early release announcements due to unsafe weather conditions will be broadcast on KCRG (Ch. 9), KWWL (Ch. 7), and KGAN (Ch. 2) television stations, local Shellsburg cable and Vinton cable stations are also notified.

 

Major Radio Stations                # on Dial                                  Major Radio Stations    # on Dial

      WMT (AM/FM)                     600 AM or 96.5 FM                    KQMG                          95.3 FM

      KXEL                                 1540 AM                                   KFMW                          108 FM

      KOKZ                                 105.9 FM

 

Announcements are also placed on the Vinton-Shellsburg School District web page –

www.vinton-shellsburg.k12.ia.us and District phone line, which you can call anytime of the day or night for the most recent school district weather-related schedule changes. The local number is 436-4728 enter 6. We ask for your cooperation in not calling the schools or the radio/TV stations at these times. No announcement will be made on the radio or TV unless a change to the regularly scheduled day needs to be made. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

 

Would you like to be notified directly when classes are cancelled?

Sign up for Iowa School Alerts — a FREE e-mail notification service provided by the State of Iowa!

 

Vinton-Shellsburg Schools is now a participant in the Iowa School Alerts program, which means you can sign up to receive free e-mail notifications when classes for our district, or a particular school building, are to be closed, dismissed early or started late due to weather or other circumstances.  How to Sign Up directions on back of this sheet.

 

 

STANDARD WEATHER-RELATED START & DISMISSAL TIMES

2-HR. LATE START                                   A.M.             2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL P.M.

                                                                                              Bus                                           Town

      Tilford Elementary..................................... 10:25             1:10.......................................... 1:20

      Shellsburg (K-5)........................................ 10:30            1:20.......................................... 1:40

Vinton 5th Gr. Shuttle leaves Tilford.................. 10:00             ................ leaves Shellsburg at 1:00

      V-S Middle School................................... 10:05            .............................  All students 1:20

      V-S High School ......................................  10:05            ............................... All students 1:15

LATE START: Sixth through twelfth grade Shellsburg shuttle buses will leave Shellsburg at 9:35 a.m. for Tilford Elementary, V-S Middle School and V-S High School. Fifth grade shuttle buses will leave Tilford for Shellsburg at 10:00 a.m.

 

EARLY DISMISSAL: 5th Grade afternoon buses will leave Shellsburg at 1:00 and arrive at the Middle School at 1:25. Afternoon buses to Shellsburg will leave from the Middle School at 1:25 and from the High School at 1:20 and arrive at Shellsburg at 1:45.

 

Final bus departure to take students home from the Middle School will be

1:30 p.m.

 
 and from Shellsburg, 1:45 p.m.