August 5, 2015

Dear Parents of Wilmington School District 209U Students: Below are the scheduled dismissal times for August 17th, 2015. Students will be dismissed at regular time beginning Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Bruning School 1:30 Stevens Intermediate 1:50 Wilmington Middle School 1:50 Wilmington High School 1:45

IN THE CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY CLOSING OR EMERGENCY EARLY DISMISSAL, PARENTS SHOULD LISTEN TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATIONS TO GET DETAILS ON SCHOOL CLOSINGS: WONU 89.7FM CBS 2 WVLI 95.1 FM NBC 5 WJDK 95.7 FM ABC 7 WSSR 96.7 FM WGN 9 WGN 720 AM Cancellations.com WBBM 780 AM EmergencyClosings.com WLS 890 AM WKAN 1320 AM WJOL 1340 AM WCSJ 1550 AM We will also try to have it posted on the website; however, we are not always able to access the web site.

Parents should listen to one of the above stations rather than call the school where only a limited number of calls can be accepted at one time.

The School will use the Blackboard Connect System to call the parents or emergency contacts to notify them of the emergency early release. The reverse side of this letter explains the Blackboard Connect Emergency Notification System. The Bus Drivers will be instructed to bring the small children back to Wilmington High School if there is no one at home when they drop the children off. Parents will be responsible for picking the students up at the Wilmington High School no later than 4:00 p.m. Please note this year, we will have six days of early release for school improvement programs and/or Parent-Teacher Conferences: September 9, October 7, October 22, October 30, February 3, and April 13. Dismissal times will be as follows

Bruning: 11:00 Stevens Intermediate 11:20 Wilmington Middle School 11:20 WHS 11:15

Sincerely,

Jay Plese

Blackboard Connect Emergency System

Keeping you informed is a top priority of the Wilmington School District. That is why we will use the Blackboard Connect Notification Service which allows us to send a telephone message to you providing important information about school events or emergencies. In the event of an emergency at school, you can have peace of mind knowing that you will be informed immediately by phone. You may also be notified of upcoming events through this automated process.

Blackboard Connect is a rapid communication system the Wilmington School District will be using this year to notify parents in the event of an emergency, school closings, or general events going on at school. This system will allow the school to make 3000 automated phone calls in 1 minute. Blackboard Connect Communication phone system will allow us to send you a message providing important information about the Wilmington School District.

If an emergency does happen in our district, we will notify you by calling the primary phone number and up to two emergency phone numbers on your child=s account. Information for school closings due to weather or building issues will also be shared with the media contacts listed on the attached letter. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GIVE THE SCHOOL SECRETARY YOUR PRIMARY PHONE NUMBER AND UP TO TWO OTHER NUMBERS FOR EMERGENCY CALLS. YOU MAY ALSO PROVIDE E-MAIL ADDRESSES FOR THE MESSAGE TO BE SENT TO

At various times throughout the year, school officials may call to remind you of school events, field trips, conferences, open houses, and activities that are happening in the district. We will be using the non-emergency primary phone number to notify you of these events.