Hello,

What wild and unpredictable winter weather we experienced last week! Thank you for your patience as we made the difficult decision to close school for four days.

Several factors impact our decision to close schools:

• Current weather conditions, short term forecasted weather conditions, long term forecasted weather conditions
• Road conditions
• School conditions
• Conditions around adverse weather bus stops
• Conditions for our buses
• Conditions for our staff to get work safely
• Bur first and foremost the safety of our students, staff and parents determines whether we close or not.

These four school closures dates will impact our school calendar. The updated calendar is attached for your reference.  Please note that this calendar could still be subject to change, particularly if further days are lost due to inclement weather.

Summary of Changes:

Secondary Calendar Semester Changes

• NO Secondary Early Release:                                                                                      January 27
• NEW Secondary End of Semester/Early Release:                                               February 3
• NEW Secondary Second Semester Begins:                                                           February 6

Snow Make Up Days (four days lost)

1. NEW Regular School Day/No staff in-service (make up for 1/17)                 February 6
2. NEW Regular School day (make up 1/18)                                                               May 25
3. NEW Regular school day (make up 1/19):                                                              June 21
4. NEW LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/K-12 Early Release (make up 1/20)                   June 22

• NEW AMS Moving Up:                                                                                                   June 21
• NEW AHS Graduation:                                                                                                   June 20

We do understand the impact these date changes will have on our students, families and staff. We regret any inconvenience these changes may cause. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Regards,

Chris Borgen, Superintendent