Weather Related Closing Information for 2024-2025
Dear River Bend Families and Staff,
As we venture further into January and February, I wanted to provide a quick weather update for our current school year.
- Canceling school- If snow or blowing snow make the roads dangerous to travel on we will delay the start or cancel school. I work closely with our area road commissioners and other schools to determine safety of the roads. When temperatures get to the -20 to -25 with or without windchill it becomes dangerous to be outside for very long, school will be delayed or canceled.
- Canceling, delaying the start, or going remote- This is a difficult decision and many times involves many factors. During the winter months when cold weather and snow are predicted, we will ask students to bring their Chromebooks home so that remote learning can be an option. Our hope is to keep the calendar intact so not to disrupt pre-planned events or appointments.
Making up snow days also has many factors to consider. While in-person learning is best, remote learning has value and can be a useful tool for managing make-up days. Remote learning on a short term basis allows school calendars to remain intact. Days off for both students and staff can be valuable during the winter months. Both teachers and families also plan appointments on our scheduled holidays. I have also heard that people enjoy snow days and prefer making up school at a later time. The decision to use a remote learning day may depend on the number of make-up days already used or the length of day being interrupted by cold or snow. When school is canceled, an announcement will go out as soon as possible identifying if the day will be remote or rescheduled for an in-person day.
Options for delaying, canceling or remote learning:
- Delay the start or leave early and still get through a school day.
- Prepare and have Chromebooks at home for students who can complete school work remotely. Each building principal and teachers will provide details for remote learning days.
- If a weather situation comes quickly upon us and we are not prepared for a remote learning day we will cancel and make the day up in person or remote.
- In person make up days have already been preplanned- MLK day (Jan 20th) will be used if a weather event occurs before December 21st, 2024. President’s Day (Feb. 19th) will be used if a weather event occurs before January 31st, 2025. The Monday after Easter (April 1st) will be used if a weather event occurs after March 14th, 2025.
As a note, due to a calendar schedule submission and change at the Regional Office of Education, for the 25-26 school year River Bend was notified in the fall that we have one extra day scheduled this school year. That means if we need to use a snow day, we will have already made it up. Or if we get through the winter and do not need to use a snow day, the last day of school for students will be Wednesday, May 21st.
Remote Day Schedules for Each Building:
- FES/FBP: Remote Learning Days Schedule
- RBMS:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a-pO1e4bVtJbsLSLscUYmbpIxHN6RaKYYpsSyfZULbA/edit?usp=sharing
- FHS:
