Apr 21,2022: April 19th heavy snowfall

A reminder of an item that was posted last year.

• Jan 13,2021: December 22nd heavy snowfall Questions have come forward about December’s heavy snowfall & observations made to the effect of “had school been in session, the District would’ve likely declared a snow day”.To be clear, no.The District does not close Calgary schools due to snow & hasn’t for at least the past 15 years. On occasion, some rural schools in the District have closed in the past due to rural bussing issues…but in city schools have always remained open.

  If you have difficulty getting to work, it is your responsibility to deal with the absence ON THAT DAY either online or by contacting your supervisor or Caretaking Services.

  Although we can appreciate individual circumstances, if you cannot be at work & expect to be paid, you need to book off the time SOMEHOW. It is not fair to the vast majority of workers who did make it to work for some to expect a “free” day off, for some reason.

  Again, this needs to be dealt with immediately after the absence. There are very limited options available when it is brought forward weeks later.

Dec 20,2021: Contractor snow removal

A reminder that snow removal by contractors is done on a schedule set by the District.

Tarmacs are cleared on a set schedule. Additional clearing is only done at the cost of the school. You can put in an SR for sanding of the entire tarmac if needed.

Public walkways on City property (public sidewalks) are cleared by contractors as the District schedules. They will also clear your handicap parking stalls if you put in an SR requesting to be added to the list of sites requiring this service for the duration of winter.

Parking lots are only cleared at the cost of the school.

Jan 13,2021: December 22nd heavy snowfall

Questions have come forward about December’s heavy snowfall & observations made to the effect of “had school been in session, the District would’ve likely declared a snow day”.

To be clear, no.

The District does not close Calgary schools due to snow & hasn’t for at least the past 15 years. On occasion, some rural schools in the District have closed in the past due to rural bussing issues…but in city schools have always remained open.

If you have difficulty getting to work, it is your responsibility to deal with the absence ON THAT DAY either online or by contacting your supervisor or Caretaking Services.

Although we can appreciate individual circumstances, if you cannot be at work & expect to be paid, you need to book off the time SOMEHOW. It is not fair to the vast majority of workers who did make it to work for some to expect a “free” day off, for some reason.

Again, this needs to be dealt with immediately after the absence. There are very limited options available when it is brought forward weeks later.

Dec 10,2020: Microsoft Teams meetings at work

Many meetings within the district are now being held online.

Once you have agreed to attend a meeting to which you’ve been invited, it will be automatically entered into your Teams Calendar.