February 21, 2008
UPDATED INFORMATION
We apologize for any inconvenience the cancellation of school caused families today. We rely on many sources when it comes to weather information and the decision to close school is not taken lightly. The local meteorologists all agree this storm moved through earlier than predicted.
According to the folks at SchoolReach, our automated phone calling provider, the system experienced a glitch this morning. This afternoon SchoolReach officials have assured us that the problem has been fixed. District personnel sent the message to SchoolReach at 5:55 a.m., however, many households didn’t receive the call until much later in the morning. A similar situation happened with the service the district uses to contact local media outlets. According to one of the operators at the service, 50 school closings came in within a matter of minutes. Some stations were late in reporting our school closure. Closing Information was sent through QuickNews at 6:02 a.m., posted on the homepage of the district Web site (www.liberty.k12.mo.us), on our telephone hotline(736-5330) and KLPS Channel 18. We have established several communications methods to get you the information in a timely fashion.
We thank you for your patience and understanding.
THURSDAY CANCELLATIONS
If you do not see your school activity listed, please assume that it is canceled tonight.
· Lewis and Clark Elementary – Skate Night has been canceled
· Manor Hill Elementary – 4th grade music program has been canceled
· Ridgeview Elementary – PTA Meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m.
· Liberty Junior High & South Valley Junior High – Combined band concert has been canceled
· Girl Scout Recruitment Night has been canceled. If you are interested in learning more about Girl Scouts in Liberty, please email joinscouts611@hotmail.com
· The CLASS 5 DISTRICT 13 TOURNAMENT Held at Truman High School WILL BE PLAYED TONIGHT AS SCHEDULED. Liberty meets Fort Osage in the first semifinal game to begin at 6 p.m. The game can be heard on the Internet on the Liberty Public Schools Athletic Web site: www.liberty.k12.mo.us/schools-facilities/athletics The pregame show will begin at 5:45 p.m.
