School Closing Information

Central Campus Programs

If television or radio broadcasts announce “Monroe One BOCES is closed,” that means that all programs on the Central Campus (the Foreman Center), the Monroe One Center, the Harris Building on Baird Road, and 11 Linden Park and 15 Linden Park, are cancelled.

Central Campus programs include, but are not limited to:

• Adult Education; Creekside School; 
• Eastern Monroe Career Center;
• Multi-Occupational/FOCUS programs;
• O’Connor Academy; 
• and other classroom programs.

Non-Central Campus Programs

All other BOCES school age programs are closed only if the district in which that program is located is closed. The individual name of a program (e.g. Morgan, Lois E. Bird) will not be announced, so please listen/look for the name of the district in which the program is located.

Closing During Regular School Hours

When an emergency closing is required during regular school hours, the media shall be informed prior to the closing of the affected programs. Each student will be required to have emergency names, addresses and phone numbers on file in the event of an emergency closing.

Personnel Expectations

• If a district to which a staff member is scheduled or assigned is open, that staff member is expected to be there.
   
• If a staff member determines that it is not safe to report to that assignment, they must:
  1. Call the school which is open to report that they will not be there, and
  2. Call BOCES to report that they are taking a personal day. (In this case, a personal day can be taken retroactively and the five-day advance request will be waived.)
      
• If you are an itinerant provider, please follow the school policies for emergency closing for each location.
   
• If you provide Home Based Services and the district of residence closes due to weather, please contact the parent/guardian to notify them that you will not be providing services that day.  It is best practice to make up any missed sessions.
   
• If you are scheduled to attend a conference you will be expected to attend the conference if it is not canceled. If you feel that it is unsafe to travel then follow the procedure previously stated.
   

Television Broadcast Information

Television broadcast stations that are notified by Monroe One BOCES in case of a weather or other emergency are: 

• WROC-TV8 (Channel 8).
• Spectrum News (Channel 9). 
• News10 NBC (Channel 10).
• 13WHAM-TV (Channel 13), including 13WHAM.com, and Fox Rochester.

SchoolMessenger and ParentSquare

Through the SchoolMessenger system, every BOCES employee should receive both phone and email messages with information describing the reason BOCES is closed. Transportation employees will receive two (2) phone calls (one when BOCES closes and another one with further 
instructions). In addition, programs may utilize ParentSquare to alert families of school closings and other urgent information. Visit monroe.edu/ParentSquareInfo.

Check the Website

In addition, emergency closing information regarding Monroe One BOCES school closings will be posted on the Monroe One website.