Post weather delays and closings on campus screens
When snow moves dismissal up two hours, the people already in the building need to hear it too. A Notice alert puts the same message on every screen set to allow alerts, across your Rocket sites, and the screens go back to their timelines when you switch it off.
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Why it matters
Closing news reaches homes before the hallway
The district text and phone call go to families, but students and staff in the building are often the last to know. Teachers check email between classes, and rumors move faster than the official word. A message on the hallway screens closes that gap.
Ideas for Weather Delays and Closings
Early release notice
State the new dismissal time, what happens to after-school activities and where to find details.
Delayed opening schedule
On a two-hour delay, show the adjusted bell schedule for students who arrive and wonder what period it is.
Evening event cancellations
When the game or concert is off because of weather, post it before students leave so the news travels home with them.
The forecast on stormy weeks
Keep the time and ZIP code forecast in the rotation during a storm week so the outlook is one glance away.
Indoor recess and pickup notes
Smaller changes, like indoor recess or buses loading at a different door, work well as short timeline items.
Make-up day reminders
After a closing, remind students when the missed day or the postponed test will be made up.
How it works with Digital Signage
Weather Delays and Closings, step by step.
Three steps
Write the notices in advance
Draft short early-release and delay messages before winter so whoever is on duty can paste one in.
Switch on a Notice alert
The alert replaces regular content on every screen set to allow alerts, across all of your Rocket sites. Keep Critical for urgent safety situations.
Switch it off when done
Turn the alert off once the change has passed, and each screen returns to its own timeline.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Weather Delays and Closings tips
Match the official message
Use the same time and wording as the district text or call, so no one sees two versions.
Say what changes, then what to do
Lead with the new time, then the one action people need to take, such as checking for activity cancellations.
Decide which screens allow alerts
Set lobby, cafeteria and hallway screens to allow alerts before the first storm, and leave out spaces where a takeover would not help.
Test it on a calm day
Run a short test in the fall so staff know what an alert looks like and how to switch it off.
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Questions
Weather Delays and Closings questions
Turn on a Notice alert with the new time, and it takes the place of regular content on every screen set to allow alerts across your Rocket sites. Turn it off and each screen picks its timeline back up. Screen alerts work alongside your district’s family messaging and emergency notification system, not in place of them.
Critical is for urgent situations. Notice is for updates like an early dismissal or a delayed opening, which is where most weather messages belong.
Yes. For a smaller change, add a timeline item to just the screens that need it and set it to end that day. Save alerts for messages everyone in the building must see.
You need screens where people pass, a short list of approved weather messages and a person who can post them. Your quote reflects the screens and setup you pick.
Your next step
Plan your Digital Signage.
We'll show how an announcement gets on screen and comes off again when the moment has passed.
