I’m a DCPS employee-how will I know when to report to my school or office?īelow is updated guidance that staff should follow when DCPS announces a closure, delayed opening, or early departure: Reporting Guidance for School-Based Staff Members
DCPS will communicate make-up days each year accordingly. To meet this requirement, some snow days will need to be made up at the end of the year. State law requires us to have a minimum of 180 school days. If we need to close early, students will still be served lunch before dismissal. In such cases, DCPS will inform schools and families that afterschool programming is cancelled. The decision to cancel any extended day, afterschool program, or athletic event will come from the Chancellor.
Early dismissals are used only in extreme situations.
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We open with the intent of remaining open for the full school day. What if inclement weather develops during the school day? When the opening of school has been delayed due to weather, afterschool programs will operate as scheduled.
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Schools will individually decide how to alter their bell schedule for a delay and if they will serve breakfast. Any before-school programs such as daycare will be cancelled. A delay does not count as a snow day and does not need to be made up later in the year. Schools will still close at the regular time. What does a 2-hour delay mean?Ī delay causes schools to open two hours later than the normal start time. DCPS’ operating status will also be posted online at dcps.dc.gov, on social media accounts, and with local news outlets. Should snow or severe winter weather be expected, families will be notified via email and text message if schools may open late, dismiss early, or be closed. How is the public notified of school closings? The decision to delay or close school is a careful decision made by the Mayor informed by several factors, including temperature and wind chill, levels of snow and ice, road conditions, the availability of public transit, and how these conditions are forecast to develop over the course of the day. With students back in the classroom every day, DC Public Schools will have traditional snow days with no virtual instruction in the event we need to close school buildings due to inclement weather.
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