Bartholomew County School Corporation Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Bartholomew, measured against Bartholomew's own big snow morning of 3.5 inches.
Will Bartholomew close tomorrow?
How Bartholomew calls a snow day
How families hear
By email, the district app, phone call and text message.
“Families receive messages through email, app, voice, or text, helping everyone stay informed and involved.”PARENTSQUARE - Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“School Type School Name Start 2 Hour Delay Dismissal ... CSA New Tech High School 7:45 am 9:45 am 3:08 pm”Delay schedule
eLearning days
Bartholomew has eLearning days in its winter plan, up to 3 a year.
“inclement weather days : The first three will be eLearning days.”Source
Making up a lost day
After three eLearning days, added to the end of the school year.
“inclement weather days : The first three will be eLearning days. Additional days beyond day three will be made up at the end of the school year.”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 5, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day May 19, 2027
Read from Bartholomew’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is bcscschools.org.
Bartholomew’s snow record
- Biggest day 8.6 in on January 25, 2026
- Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 23.2 in
- 6 in mornings 0.2 a winter
- 1 in mornings 2.5 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.3 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How Indiana counts a lost day
Indiana requires at least 180 student instructional days a school year.
The Indiana rules in the agency’s own words, and every Indiana district
Districts near Bartholomew
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Brown County County School CorporationNashville | 11.2 in | 0.4 |
| Seymour Community SchoolsSeymour | 12.1 in | 0.5 |
| Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School CorporationTrafalgar | 18.8 in | 0.6 |
| Jennings County SchoolsNorth Vernon | 15.1 in | 0.4 |
| Franklin Community School CorporationFranklin | 18.8 in | 0.6 |
| Shelbyville Central SchoolsShelbyville | 11 in | 0.6 |
17 schools
Every school in Bartholomew follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Columbus North High School
- Columbus East High School
- Columbus Area Career Connection
Middle
- Northside Middle School
- Central Middle School
Elementary
- Southside Elementary School
- Parkside Elementary School
- Lillian Schmitt Elementary School
- Clifty Creek Elementary School
- W D Richards Elementary School
- Taylorsville Elementary School, Taylorsville
- L F Smith Elementary
- Mount Healthy Elementary School
- CSA Lincoln Campus
- Rockcreek Elementary School
- CSA Fodrea Campus
Other schools
- Richard L Johnson Early Educ Cntr
Bartholomew snow day questions
More for Indiana snow days

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.