School Closure and Storm Information

Updated by 6:00 a.m. daily.

All Schools - OPEN

Snow Delay and Closure Line:

  • 720-554-4701

WHEN A SCHOOL IS CLOSED:

  • Before and After School Day Care Programs at the closed schools will be canceled and closed.
  • All activities scheduled in District facilities are canceled.
  • In-District sports events and team practices are postponed.
  • If a league event is scheduled in the District, the Host District determines whether it is postponed.

WHEN A SCHOOL IS ON DELAYED START:

  • High School bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1/2 hour (30 minutes).
  • Elementary School bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1 hour (60 minutes).
  • Middle School bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1 1/2 hours (90 minutes).
  • Challenge School start time is delayed 1 hour (60 minutes).
  • I-TEAM program start times are delayed 1/2 hour (30 minutes).
  • CARE/PREP and Joliet Learning Center bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1 1/2 hours (90 minutes).
  • Out-of-District Programs bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1 1/2 hours (90 minutes).
  • Vocational bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1 1/2 hours (90 minutes).
  • Expulsion program operates on a normal schedule.
  • Preschool (AM Only) bus pickup and school start times are delayed 1 hour (60 minutes).
  • Mid-day Kindergarten buses will pick up at their regular times.
  • Before and After School Daycare Programs programs operate on a normal schedule.
  • Facility Shuttles are cancelled.
  • Afternoon dismissal times will be the same as usual for all schools unless otherwise announced.

EARLY DISMISSAL

If serious storm conditions or other emergency situations develop during the day, the district will monitor the situation and advise affected schools and the transportation department as soon as possible, of a decision to dismiss school early. When this decision is made, this information will be posted on this web site, recorded on the applicable area hotline and sent to the media as soon as possible.

LATE DISMISSAL

In case of dangerous weather warnings or other dangerous conditions, a school may hold students past their dismissal time for safety reasons. This information will be posted on this web site, recorded on the applicable hotline, and sent to the radio and television stations as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT

Parents are urged to make contingency plans for their child(ren) in the event of an emergency. Arrangements should be made for the child(ren) to go to a neighbor's house, or to have access to the home with directions for contacting a parent.

In no case will an elementary school child be released to a person without proper identification and clearance from the school office.