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Superintendent Porter: district to use NTID "nontraditional instructional" days after fifth snow day
Summary
Superintendent Porter announced that after the district's fifth snow day the district will use NTID (nontraditional instructional) days; materials have been uploaded to student devices or provided as packets and families were asked to send devices and chargers home nightly.
Superintendent Porter announced that the district will switch to NTID days for future inclement-weather closures after "yesterday was actually snow day number 5." Porter said, "we will be using our NTID days, which are our nontraditional instructional days or snow packet days."
Porter said instructional materials "have been uploaded to your students device or they should have a paper packet," and asked families to "make sure your students are bringing home their devices if need be and their chargers every night." The superintendent closed the message by thanking listeners and saying, "Please stay safe and warm."
The announcement directs that, when weather forces school cancellations going forward, instruction will continue through NTID days using materials on student devices or paper packets for students without device access. There was no vote or formal board action in the announcement; the message was presented as an operational directive from the superintendent to families and staff.
Porter framed the change as a response to accumulated snow days and provided logistics intended to help students access lessons remotely: uploaded digital materials and hard-copy packets. The superintendent emphasized family cooperation in ensuring devices and chargers travel home nightly so students can participate on NTID days.
No additional details were provided about how NTID attendance, grading, or teacher expectations will be tracked during those days; those operational clarifications were not specified in the announcement. The message concluded with Porter's thanks and a safety reminder.
