TREA has adopted the following severe weather procedures to ensure the safety of students, staff, and parents.
1. TREA staff will use weather alert systems to receive real-time updates about severe weather warnings like tornadoes, or severe thunderstorms. If inclement weather is forecast, we will closely monitor reports of local weather services and emergency management officials to make informed decisions regarding school operations during anticipated severe weather conditions.
4. Emergency Plans: TREA implements an emergency response plan that outlines specific procedures for different types of severe weather, as well as fire and intruder safety. This includes designated safe areas on campus grounds for shelter and evacuation routes. As each campus has students of varying ages and class sizes, staff will regularly review instructions on how to handle potential situations.
4. Effective communication is crucial. TREA will notify parents of severe weather plans and any changes to the school schedule due to an emergency through our designated school apps, Google Classroom and our parent Facebook page. Emergency alerts to all parents will first be sent through the Google Classroom for director news, called Highlights and Happenings. If you have multiple children in the program, only 1 child will be added by their school email to Highlights and Happenings. As the guardian of your student’s email, it’s imperative you remain “active”. Please check your device settings to ensure you’ve enabled push notifications, vs the setting to receive a ‘weekly digest’ of all classroom posts at the end of each week. Parents and guardians are to keep their contact information up to date to receive timely notifications. Also, please promptly notify the Director of changes to the primary parent’s contact information.
5. Preparedness and Drills: Staff training and procedure reviews, along with student training through practice drills ensure that everyone on campus is better prepared in the event of severe weather, fire or stranger awareness as well. Students will be guided through practice drills each semester and parents will receive updates. However, please be advised TREA may initiate a practice drill at any time in effort to maximize preparedness.
6. Cancellation or Delay of School: Decisions to delay or cancel school are made when severe weather or situations deemed “emergent” pose a significant threat to the safety of students and staff traveling to or from school. We typically collaborate with related decisions made by the local ISD. If classes or any school related activity is cancelled due inclement weather, to include after-school sports activities, will not schedule a make-up day.