West Shore School District Snow Day Predictor

When the call comes

Prior to 5:45 a.m., or the evening before when possible.

“Typically, a decision to close schools and switch to asynchronous learning is made prior to 5:45 a.m. or when at all possible the evening before.”

How families hear

By phone call, text message, email, the district website and social media.

“Automated Phone and Text Message System - Notification will be sent to all home telephone numbers, cell phone numbers, work numbers, and e-mail addresses. A text message will also be sent to parents who have opted-in to the service.”

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“If the decision is made to call a two-hour delay, schools will open two hours after normal start times, and buses will run two hours later than normal route times.”

Remote learning days

West Shore has remote learning days in its winter plan.

“Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the District is transitioning to an asynchronous instructional model for learning during inclement weather.”

Making up a lost day

Make-up days marked in red on the calendar: Feb 15 and Apr 16, 2027. They are used only when an outage or similar problem cancels both in person and asynchronous classes.

“Designated make-up days will remain on the school calendar to be used when a widespread internet outage, power outage, or other circumstances make it necessary to cancel both in-person and asynchronous classes on a given day.”

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

• First day August 25, 2026
• Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
• Last day June 4, 2027