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Winter Weather Procedures
 Winter Weather Procedures
In the event of inclement weather caused by snow and/or ice, the Superintendent is responsible for the final decision on whether school we will be delayed, closed or operating on regular schedule based factors listed on the Inclement Weather Procedures page along with recommendations from the Director of Transportation and Maintenance and the Edgecombe County Emergency Management Team.

If changes are made to school schedules, the announcement will generally be made by 5 a.m. the day of the inclement weather so that news and radio stations can be alerted. You can also discover schedule changes through the following public notification methods:

  • What's Happening Line (252-823-5800)
  • ConnectEd Call
  • ECPS website

How Staff Should Respond to Schedule Changes 
Below is an explanation of what the possible decisions made mean to staff members:
 (the decision is in bold, the employee type is underlined and the action to be taken is in regular font)


  • School will operate on a two-hour delay for students only.

All staff report to school or the office at the regularly scheduled time. 

Staff members who feel they cannot safely reach school due to hazardous road conditions are to call their supervisor to work out an acceptable alternative.

  • School will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff.

All staff report to school or the office two hours later than the regularly scheduled start time. The staff member and the supervisor will work out schedule for the two hours to be made up.

Staff members who feel they cannot safely reach school due to hazardous road conditions are to call their supervisor to work out an acceptable alternative

  • Schools will be closed for students and staff.

            10 Month Employees who follow 10 month pay calendar: Do not report

            9 Month AssistantsDo not report

Cafeteria Assistants & Bus Drivers: Do not report

ISS Employees: Do not report

12 Month Employees (Including 11 mo. employees): Report to work at the regularly scheduled time, use a day of annual leave, or work on the scheduled make-up day as determined by administration. Again, staff members who feel they cannot safely reach school due to hazardous road conditions are to call their supervisor to work out an acceptable alternative.

Should a scheduled Holiday be used as a make-up day, any staff who worked on the inclement weather day will still observe the Holiday, those who did not work on the inclement weather day will work on the make-up day.

  • School will be closed for students with a work day for staff.

9 Month Assistants: Do not report

Cafeteria Assistants & Bus Drivers: Do not report

10 Month Employees who follow 10 month pay calendar: Report to school at the regularly scheduled time OR plan to take a day of annual leave.

ISS Employees: Report to school at the regularly scheduled time OR plan to take a day of annual leave.

12 Month Employees (Including 11 mo. Employees): Report to school or the office at the regularly scheduled time OR plan to take a day of annual leave.

For all of these, any staff member who feels they cannot safely reach school due to hazardous road conditions are to call their supervisor to work out an acceptable alternative. A staff make-up day for employees who cannot report to work will be determined and communicated by administration 


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