Winter Weather Procedures
School Closure
We follow the West Ada and Boise school districts’ decision for closures. These districts have resources that are out throughout the night making determinations, and it is prudent for us to leverage off of their resources.
Even if you haven’t heard from us directly, if the West Ada and/or Boise school districts are closed, we will be closed.
We will communicate with KTVB Channel 7 for their news and their website: www.KTVB.com
We will not communicate with any other TV stations.
We will communicate with KTSY (FM 89.5) and KBOI (AM 670).
We may communicate by email.
Late Arrival or Early Dismissal
We may deviate from the local school district(s) in the following scenarios:
1) Late Arrival: One- or two-hour delay – This option may be one that we use even if West Ada and Boise are in school on-time due to the geographic distance of our student body. We will communicate in the exact same way as outlined above in “School Closure”.
Everything would run as normal, just exactly one or two hours later.
Example: If we decide to run one hour late, the bus would leave the Elementary Campus at 8:40 a.m. rather than 7:40 a.m., and leave the Secondary Campus at 9:05 a.m. The Secondary Campus would start at 9:10 a.m., and the Elementary at 9:30 a.m.
2) Early Dismissal – Some districts will release early when it snows. We will never say “never”, but it would have to be an extremely severe situation for us to dismiss school early because of the difficulty of communication and the difficulty for many parents to pick up their kids.
However, on these days you, as the parent, may make the determination to pick up your child early. Or, if your student drives, you may call and provide permission for them to leave early.
We will always try to make the phone call to the stations and update our website prior to 6:00 a.m. However, changing conditions may require a decision change later, so continue checking our website, KTVB Channel 7, KTSY (FM 89.5), and KBOI (AM 670).
Events and Sports
If there are any school events, games or other activities scheduled on a day we need to cancel school due to weather, our Tandem calendar will be updated and an announcement posted on the front page of our website. For those days when school is cancelled due to weather, there will be no Elementary or Junior High practices or games. For High School sports, coaches will communicate to the players through their normal communication channels.
Cold Weather Recess Procedures
In the event of inclement or unsafe weather, outdoor recess will be shortened or cancelled, depending on the severity of the conditions. These conditions include – but are not limited to – temperature of 18 degrees or lower, heavy rain, presence of ice on the ground, or other conditions deemed extreme by school administration.