Only one area school had a late start this (Thursday) morning and Superintendent of the Carroll Community School District, Dr. Casey Berlau, says any morning he does not get a call from his Transportation Director, Jeff Cullen, is a good day. They both, however, are looking ahead to the forecasted snow on Friday.
The students are required to log 1,080 hours in a school year. Berlau says when the calendars are created, they build in a cushion for weather events, but there can be a disparity between what is required of the students and what is required of the teachers.
He says they missed about four or five days of school last year with a few late starts and early dismissals as well. This, Berlau says, was one of the heavier years and they are comfortable with the amount of time they have allocated for missed hours. Last year the district had the option of using virtual technology to count toward student hours because of COVID. That is not available this school year. Berlau explains how they come to the decision to cancel classes and it starts with paying attention to those forecasts and being in close communication with Cullen.
Those announcements are immediately placed on the Carroll Broadcasting website under weather cancelations and delays and also broadcast on air throughout the morning on all three Carroll Broadcasting radio stations.
