A Notice To CISD Parents, Students & Staff:

The safety and well-being of students and staff are of utmost concern to Carroll Independent School District. The district uses the National Weather Bureau as the official source for current weather conditions.

Decisions about school closings are made by top Administrators and Transportation officials prior to 6 a.m.

Connect-ED Notification System

Weather-related school closings and delays will be communicated to employees and parents via the district's emergency telephone notification system - Connect-ED. The system can call the emergency contact numbers (up to six for each student) simultaneously. The caller identification will show the school number as 817-949-5190.

To update your emergency contact information, please call 817-949-5190 and leave CISD officials a message that includes your name, your child's name, and your up-to-date contact information.

Radio & Television Announcements

Official announcements during inclement weather will still be made on WBAP News Talk 820 AM and on KXAS Channel 5, KDFW Fox 4 News, KTVT Channel 11 and WFAA Channel 8. When the situation permits, the district will also post closings to the district's website and on CISD Cable TV 30 (Charter) and 33 (Verizon FiOS) in Southlake. However, weather conditions often prevent school officials from relying on these communication methods.

Parents and employees should use messages from the Connect-ED telephone notification system as the primary means for learning about weather-related closures and delays. The public can still turn to radio and television reports as a back-up or alternative way to confirm notification. Sometimes, CISD opens on a delayed schedule due to bad weather. However, school is rarely dismissed early for bad weather conditions because of working parents and the safety concern with sending children home without adult supervision. CISD will make every attempt to broadly communicate weather-related decisions using the Connect-ED emergency telephone notification system and Dallas-Fort Worth media.

Questions about our procedures may be directed to the Communications & Marketing Office at 817-949-7080.