EASD ALERT

Welcome to the EASD ALERT website. This site was created to keep you informed of the latest news alerts from the school district. You may register to receive alerts in just two easy steps.

1. Create a new account. (link on the right)

2. Confirm your registration after receiving and email from the system.

After confirmation, you will begin to receive an automated email alert of the latest news, school closings, delayed openings, early dismissals or school emergencies.

Email-to-text messaging?

It is possible to have the EASD ALERT system send alerts to your cell phone. Most carriers have "SMS gateways" which take email messages from the Internet and deliver them to their customers' cell phones as SMS text messages. All you need to know is your carrier and your cell phone number. Your carrier determines what the email address of your phone is going to be. Sound complicated? It's not. Simply find your carrier, and then use the pattern shown to figure out your email address. When creating a new account in EASD ALERT, add your cell phone with the correct format in the email address field.

IMPORTANT!!

The Easton Area School District is not responsible for any additional charges incurred to your cell phone by using text messaging from the EASD ALERT system. ALL cell phone carriers handle text messaging differently. Please refer to your cell phone carrier plan to determine your rate for text messaging.

On occasion, it may happen that you do not receive an email from our system. This may be due to factors that are not in our control [such as your ISP]. If you ever have concerns or questions regarding school closings or other possible alerts, please check our school district website directly or refer to typical outside sources such as local radio and television.

EASD ALERT SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY SOURCE FOR PARENTS OR TEACHERS TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY INFORMATION.

	CLASS OF 2010 GRADUATION ON USTREAM by EASD ALERT - Tuesday, June 15 2010, 05:04 PM
	Can't attend graduation this year? No problem! Watch our ustream LIVE from Stabler Arena on Thursday, June 17th beginning at 6:00 PM. Click here to view our ustream channel. Congratulations Class of 2010!!!

Periodically the schools in the Easton Area School district practice emergency planning through drills. In the past, these measures have been fire drills occurring monthly. Now these emergency measures encompass other simulated events, such as evacuation, locker searches, bomb drug detecting, and lockdown measures. Often the municipal police departments assist these drills. Clearly it is not advisable to alert the community before these events occur. Emergency situations, by definition, are not predicable.

Today, May 6, 2010, a lockdown and evacuation drill was conducted at Ada B. Cheston Elementary School. This practice session helps everyone in the building feel more prepared in the event that a real emergency would occur.

Cheston Adminstration

	Lockdown Drill at Tracy School by EASD ALERT - Monday, March 29 2010, 10:51 AM
	Today, March 29, 2010, the SWAT team from the Palmer Police Department performed a drill at Tracy Elementary School at 9:25AM. The Tracy faculty, staff, students, and administration followed lockdown procedures. The SWAT team members assisted the staff and students in evacuating to the gym of the school. The drill ended at 10:15AM. Tracy School Administration

Today at approximately 8:23 AM, students and staff at Easton Area High School evacuated the building due to a fire alarm being set off because of maintenance work being done at the high school. The Palmer Fire Department and Palmer Police responded. Administration, along with security, checked the building to make sure that all students and staff were out of the building. Students and staff were admitted back into the building at approximately 8:35 AM.

EAHS ADMINISTRATION

	EDUCATION CENTER CLOSED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE by EASD ALERT - Thursday, March 25 2010, 10:30 AM
	The Easton Area School District Education Center is closed today due to a power outage in Palmer Township. EASD Administration

	EASTON AREA ACADEMY EARLY DISMISSAL by EASD ALERT - Thursday, March 25 2010, 10:13 AM
	Due to a power outage, Easton Area Academy will be dismissing at 10:10 AM today, March 25th. All 5th through 12th grade students at Easton Area Academy will be dismissed at 10:10 AM. All afterschool activities at Easton Area Academy are cancelled. EAA Administration

	Easton Area Academy Early Dismissal by EASD ALERT - Wednesday, March 17 2010, 11:45 AM
	Due to a drainage malfunction and complications, Easton Area Academy will be dismissing at 12 noon. All Students in grades 5-12 will be dismissing at 12 noon. Thank you. EAA Administration

	Suspicious vehicle near Paxinosa School by EASD ALERT - Friday, March 12 2010, 03:21 PM
	Please be advised that an older model red SUV, possibly a Ford, with black and white stripes and tinted windows was reported following a student in the vicinity of 12th and Ferry streets. Local authorities have been notified. Anyone coming into contact with a vehicle fitting this description should contact the Easton Police Department immediately. Paxinosa Administration

	EASD CLOSED - Friday, February 26, 2010 by EASD ALERT - Thursday, February 25 2010, 04:12 PM
	EASD will be closed on Friday, February 26, 2010. The inservice scheduled for Friday is cancelled and all offices are closed as well.

	Reminder: Meetings Tonight Cancelled by EASD ALERT - Thursday, February 25 2010, 03:23 PM
	Reminder: All meetings and events for this evening, Thursday February 25, 2010, are cancelled. Athletics, Building and Grounds and Finance meetings are all cancelled.

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