**IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHOOL CANCELLATION NOTIFICATIONS AND PROCEDURES**

When inclement weather happens, Dixon Public Schools may implement one of the following procedures:
1.  Cancel classes at all schools for the entire day.
2.  Start classes one hour later than normal.
3.  Dismiss classes earlier than normal.

When classes are cancelled, you have two ways to be notified:

ALERT NOW
Dixon Public School’s uses the ALERTNOW system, which allows the District to deliver rapid notification of cancellations and emergencies to parents quickly and effectively. Your home and/or daytime (emergency) phone numbers are stored in a database and are launched when the District has an important message to send to you.  We use this system to call parents when school has been cancelled due to weather.

One of the features to ALERT NOW is that if the parent does not hear the message in its     entirety, you can press “1” to listen to the message again.  This system is funded by Dixon Public Schools.

**PARENTS – Please remember to update your phone numbers and addresses with your school  office.  Also, if the school’s phone number comes up on your caller ID, please listen to the entire message.**

TEXT ALERT
Sauk Valley Newspapers offers a free service to the Dixon community that allows you to receive a text message on your cell phone of any school cancellations.  Regular text fees from your phone service provider would still apply.  To sign up for the “txtAlert”, you can go to www.saukvalley.com. 

We continue to notify the TV and radio stations of any weather-related cancellations as well.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions on this process.