Weather

Closing due to temperature or wind chill.

School may be canceled if the forecast for 9:30 a.m. the following morning shows frostbite times of 30 minutes or less (see Appendix A below). Notifications regarding cancellation will be made by 5:30 a.m. that morning. As a general practice, all activities are canceled unless otherwise noted.

Cancellations include (but are not limited to): 

• All district schools and preschools are closed

• Before and after school programs will be closed

• Field trips

• School events (elementary/middle school)

• Family engagement activities (i.e. in-person conferences)

• High school activity and athletic event cancellations are determined at the building level and communicated by the building administrator/designee (Policy 504.07)

• Meetings and activities in a school building or district facility hosted by an outside organization per policy 905.01-R(1)

Closing due to snow or hazardous driving conditions.

School will be canceled if heavy snow and/or icy conditions make it exceedingly hazardous or impossible for school buses to travel their routes and/or for employees and students to report to school safely. Decisions and notifications will be made by 5:30 a.m. on the morning of a cancellation. As a general practice, all activities are canceled unless otherwise noted.

Cancellations include (but are not limited to):

• All district schools and preschools

• Champions before and after school programs will be closed

• Field trips

• School events (elementary/middle school)

• Family engagement activities (i.e. in-person conferences)

• High school activity and athletic event cancellations are determined at the building level and communicated by the building administrator/designee (Policy 504.07)

• Meetings and activities in a school building or district facility hosted by an outside organization per policy 905.01-R(1)

Delaying the start of school due to weather conditions that are expected to improve throughout the school day.

School will be delayed due to inclement weather conditions, which includes delaying if the forecast for 9:30 a.m. the following morning shows frostbite times of 30 minutes or less (see Appendix A). Decisions and notifications regarding cancellation will be made by 5:30 a.m. that morning before a cancellation.

When a late start is deemed necessary:

• Late start times may vary depending on the weather conditions.

• Breakfast will not be served at school.

• In the event of a late start on a regularly scheduled early dismissal day (Wednesday), the early dismissal will be canceled and school will follow the regular dismissal times. 

Cancellations include (but are not limited to):

• Morning preschool will be canceled

• Before school programs will be closed for the morning session

• Morning activities will be canceled and no activity buses

Releasing school early due to weather conditions that are expected to worsen throughout the school day.

When an early dismissal is deemed necessary:

• Early dismissal times may vary depending on the weather conditions

• Children normally transported on buses will be returned by bus according to the early dismissal schedule unless other arrangements have been previously made and communicated to the child’s school

• High school activity and athletic event cancellations are determined at the building level and communicated by the building administrator/designee (Policy 504.07)

• Before and after-school programs will be closed for the afternoon. Parents should pick up their children at their earliest convenience.

As a general practice, all after-school and evening activities are canceled unless otherwise noted.
Cancellations include (but are not limited to):

• District-sponsored after-school programs and extra-curricular activities (elementary/middle school)

• Afternoon preschool

• Champions after-school programs will be closed for the afternoon. There is a 30-minute grace period for Champions parents to pick up their child.

• Field trips

• School events (elementary and middle school)

• Family engagement activities (i.e. in-person conferences)

• High school activity and athletic event cancellations are determined at the building level and communicated by the building administrator/designee (504.07)

• Meetings and activities in a school building or district facility hosted by an outside organization per policy 905.01R(1)

Canceling after-school activities due to weather conditions that are expected to worsen throughout the school day. School is in session as normal.

Cancellations include (but are not limited to):

• District-sponsored after-school programs and extra-curricular activities (elementary/middle school)

• Field trips

• Afternoon preschool 

• School events (elementary and middle school)

• Family engagement activities (i.e. in-person conferences)

• High school activity and athletic event cancellations are determined at the building level and communicated by the building administrator/designee (policy 504.07)

• Meetings and activities in a school building or district facility hosted by an outside organization per policy 905.01-R(1)

• Before after-school programs will be closed