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Monroe County Community School Corporation Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Monroe County Community School Corporation, measured against Monroe County Community School Corporation's own big snow morning of 2.9 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Monroe County Community School Corporation close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Bloomington.
The Monroe County Community School Corporation playbook

How Monroe County Community School Corporation calls a snow day

When the call comes

Process starts about 3 a.m.; often decided early morning.

“While we can sometimes make the call the night before, weather conditions can change rapidly overnight, so we often wait until early morning to make the final call.”
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How families hear

By text message, phone call, email and the district app.

“The MCCSC notifies families, parents, and community members who sign up to receive notices of school delays or closures via text, phone and email via ParentSquare .”
Monroe County Community School Corporation - School Closings, Delays, Early Dismissals, and eLearning

1 built in snow day

On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Built-in Snow Day”.

“15 - Built-in Snow Day President's Day”
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eLearning days

Monroe County Community School Corporation has eLearning days in its winter plan.

“If schools are closed, MCCSC will send a message to communicate that one of the following eLearning methods of instruction will be used:”
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Making up a lost day

Built-in snow day Feb 15, then May 21 if needed; eLearning is the usual choice for closures.

“*21 - Teacher Record Day *(Snow Make Up Day if needed)”
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The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day August 5, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
  • Last day May 20, 2027
District calendar

The board policy

“When all information is collected, a recommendation is made to the Superintendent.”
Board policy

Read from Monroe County Community School Corporation’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is mccsc.edu.

Ten winters of school mornings

Monroe County Community School Corporation’s snow record

11.2inches of snow a winter
1.2school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
0.4with 4 in or more
2.9 ina big snow morning in Monroe County Community School Corporation: the top tenth of snowy school mornings
2.2school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder
0.5Nov
1.9Dec
5.1Jan
3Feb
0.7Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 10.2 in on January 25, 2026
  • Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 26 in
  • 6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 2.3 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 2.1 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.

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The Indiana rule

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

Next door

Districts near Monroe County Community School Corporation

DistrictSnow a winter4 in mornings
Richland-Bean Blossom Community School CorporationEllettsville14.7 in0.4
Eastern Greene County School DistrictBloomfield13.1 in0.3
Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsSpencer10.3 in0.5
Brown County County School CorporationNashville11.2 in0.4
North Lawrence Community SchoolsBedford13.5 in0.6
Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School DistrictMartinsville12.8 in0.4
The schools

24 schools

Every school in Monroe County Community School Corporation follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

  • Bloomington High School South
  • Bloomington High School North
  • Bloomington Graduation School
  • The Acad of Sci & Entrepreneurship
  • Hoosier Hills Career Center

Middle

  • Tri-North Middle School
  • Jackson Creek Middle School
  • Lora L Batchelor Middle School

Elementary

  • Summit Elementary School
  • University Elementary School
  • Childs Elementary School
  • Binford Elementary School
  • Grandview Elementary School
  • Templeton Elementary School
  • Lakeview Elementary School
  • Fairview Elementary School
  • Highland Park Elementary School
  • Rogers Elementary School
  • Arlington Heights Elementary Sch
  • Clear Creek Elementary School
  • Unionville Elementary School, Unionville
  • Marlin Elementary School

Other schools

  • Early Learning Center
  • Hoosier Hills Childcare Center
Questions

Monroe County Community School Corporation snow day questions

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A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle
The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

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