Student safety is always the District's first priority in determining whether to close or delay schools. If a school closure or delayed start is called, announcements will be made on local TV stations between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
On bad weather days, the Superintendents receive a call from the Director of Operations with information on road conditions. In collaboration with the Superintendents of Widefield, Fountain-Fort Carson and Cheyenne Mountain (nearest school districts), the Superintendents will make the decision to close schools or announce a two-hour delayed start.
If a two-hour delayed start is called, the following will occur:
- No morning Head Start or Preschool classes - but full-day Head Start will operate on a two-hour delayed start
- No breakfast program
- Buses will run two hours later and run on the regular schedule at the end of the day
- Classes will begin two hours later and end at the usual time at the end of the day
- Please check with your child care provider to see if they still offer before school care when the District has a two-hour delay. They will most likely be open in the afternoon unless the District closes for the entire day or calls for canceled after-school activities. It is advised for parents to get this information directly from their child care provider.
When inclement weather occurs and parents feel weather conditions are a threat to their child's well-being, they may notify the school and those absences or late arrivals will be excused. The students are our first priority, and we feel strongly that any change in procedure be thoroughly communicated to avoid confusion and difficulty for our students, parents, and staff.
Two-hour delay Monday – Friday
School starts at
10:35 am - Elementary Schools
10:35 am - Middle Schools and Mountain Vista Community School
9:45 am - High Schools
School ends at the regularly scheduled time
Monday morning 2-hour delay means no PLC meetings or professional development, and a Monday 2-hour delay is to be treated as a Tuesday-Friday school day.
Watch local television stations, check the district website or the district Facebook page between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. when there is inclement weather.
