Winter means days with ice and snow and dangerous driving conditions. Winter weather may cause school cancelations. Snow days may be fun for kids, but we understand that canceling classes is often a burden for parents/guardians. As always, we will only cancel school when conditions dictate that it is necessary to keep students safe.

When will cancellations be announced?
We will make every effort to inform parents/guardians as soon as possible when schools will be closed due to inclement weather. Our goal is to send these notifications before 9:30 p.m. the evening before the school closure, or between 5 and 6 a.m. on the day of the closure.

How will cancellations be announced?
Cancelations will always be shared first by email, phone and SMS message via ParentSquare. If your contact information has changed recently, please make sure that you have informed your school. You can also update your contact preferences in our PowerSchool Student Information System.

Email, phone and text will always be our top priorities for sharing urgent updates. Other ways of tracking information from us about events like snow days include, by order of importance:

• KSD and school websites
• KSD’s Facebook and Twitter accounts
• Local print and broadcast news outlets

Will there be two-hour delayed starts?
Depending on weather and road conditions, a decision may be made to delay the start of school by two hours rather than cancel classes. If that happens, schools will start at the following times:

• KMS, KJH & KHS - 9:30 a.m.
• Elementary Schools - 10:35 a.m.