Winter Weather Procedures
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Employees:
There
are occasions when the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology must
cancel classes due to inclement weather and road conditions; however,
canceling classes does not imply that the campus is closed. Campus
offices normally remain open for business activities in all but the most
extreme circumstances. Unless an emergency closing of campus is
announced, all employees are expected to report to work. During
inclement weather, all employees are urged to use their own discretion
in deciding whether they can safely commute to work. When an emergency
closing has not been declared, employees who do not report to work have
the option of taking vacation, accrued compensatory leave time, leave
without pay, or adjusting the work week as approved by the supervisor.
Employees who feel they cannot safely reach the worksite should make
arrangements with their supervisor to be absent from work. Please refer
to SD BOR policy 4:40 Emergency Closing for further details:
http://www.sdbor.edu/policy/4-Personnel/documents/4-40.pdf.
Weather related announcements will be made by 6:00 am and posted shortly thereafter on the SD School of Mines and Technology homepage (www.sdsmt.edu);
with the local media; and a prerecorded message regarding cancellations
will be available by calling (605) 394-2210.