Communications

In the event of inclement weather, the superintendent may close school, delay the start of school or dismiss school early. If Wayzata Public Schools closes or has a late start, phone calls, email and SMS text messages (message and data rates may apply) will be sent to all families using the District parent notification system. To ensure that we have accurate contact information, please update Skyward Family Access.

Announcements will also be posted on the district website at www.wayzataschools.org, District Facebook and Twitter, and shared with the following local media: WCCO Radio 830 AM; WCCO-TV, Channel 4; KSTP-TV, Channel 5; KMSP-TV, Channel 9; and KARE- TV, Channel 11. If an early dismissal is required during the school day, we will follow the designated plan we should have on file for your child/children.

When Wayzata Public Schools is closed all day, this includes Wayzata Kids child care, early childhood classes and preschool, community use of facilities, Adult Basic Education classes, and youth and adult evening events and classes.

If Wayzata Public Schools announces a late start, Wayzata Kids will also start late. If school is starting two hours late, then Wayzata Kids child care will open at 9:00 a.m. and morning preschool and early childhood programs will be canceled. If an early dismissal is announced after 7:00 a.m., children already at Wayzata Kids (or in their classrooms) will need to be picked up within one hour.

To ensure you receive email communication, please add noreply@wayzataschools.myenotice.com to your email address book. This will help ensure emails from the district or schools aren't filtered out by your email system. If you're not receiving emails, please check your contact information in Skyward Family Access. If your information in Skyward Family Access is correct and you're still not receiving emails, please reach out to communications@wayzataschools.org.

District Email Announcements
The District sends out important announcements via email as necessary. These emails are sent to the appropriate mailing lists as dictated by the communication.

School Email Announcements
Individual Schools send out important announcements via email as necessary. These emails are sent to the appropriate mailings lists at the respective school as dictated by the communication.

School Newsletters
All district schools send out a weekly or bi-weekly newsletter to families.

District Newsletter
The district sends out a bi-weekly newsletter called Around the District.

Wayzata Public Schools Social Media Overview

For many years our students, parents, and staff members have been using social media to connect with friends, network with colleagues, and stay in touch with long-lost friends. Wayzata Public Schools is proud of our robust social media presence with many channels to meet the needs of our diverse communities.

Whether you are a student, Wayzata alumni, a local businessperson, parent, grandparent, or a fan of the Wayzata Public Schools, we welcome you! We use our channels to share with you the many exciting things happening in our schools. You can expect to see news, upcoming events, school activities and more published on our social media channels. Each channel will have a unique focus.

Wayzata Public Schools Social Media Guidelines

• Be respectful. Personal attacks will not be tolerated. Inappropriate remarks and profanity will be deleted and the user will risk being blocked from participating on the social media channel in the future.
• Our channels are dedicated to Wayzata Public Schools. Comments of all kinds are welcome as long as they directly relate to the social media channel and its audience. Posting or commenting personal information on district or school pages are subject to deletion and the user being blocked from participation in the future.
• Have a question for a specific employee? Contact them privately. Followers should not expect responses to every question or comment posted.
• Employees and students of Wayzata Public Schools may have personal social media channels. We respect our employees' and students' privacy and right to use social media. But Wayzata Public Schools does not endorse any private social media action by our staff, students or community.

Abuse of the above guidelines can lead to blocking or removal from our fan page.

Parent/Guardian Contact Information— phone and email address

• Log in to your Skyward Family Access account
• From the menu on the left click on ‘Student Info’
• On the right side click on ‘Request Changes for (student’s name)’
• You will see a drop-down menu for the options available to you
• To update phone number and/or email select ‘Family Information’
• Click Save

Update Emergency Alert (Skylert) Contact Information

• Log in to your Skyward Family Access account
• From the menu on the left click on the ‘Skylert’ tab
• Under Phone Numbers enter numbers to receive phone calls
• Under Email Addresses enter a home email and additional emails
• Under Text Message Numbers enter phone numbers to receive text messages
• Select the types of notifications you want to get to each phone number and email address by selecting the corresponding checkboxes
• Click Save

Update Student Emergency Contact(s) - Video Available Here

• Log in to your Skyward Family Access account
• From the menu on the left click on ‘Student Info’
• On the right side click on ‘Request Changes for (student’s name)’
• Scroll down until you reach ‘Add Emergency Contact’ area of the page
• Click ‘Add a New Emergency Contact’ to enter information
• Click Save
• To edit an Emergency Contact click on ‘Emergency Contacts’, make corrections to contact and Save