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South Burlington, Vermont, 2,694 students in 5 schools

South Burlington Supervisory District Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in South Burlington, measured against South Burlington's own big snow morning of 3.8 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will South Burlington close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in South Burlington.
The South Burlington playbook

How South Burlington calls a snow day

When the call comes

The evening before when possible, otherwise by 5:15 a.m.

“Our final deadline for making a determination is 5:15 a.m.”
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How families hear

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

“Send a phone call, email, and text message through SchoolMessenger (with the understanding that phone calls may sometimes be delayed during heavy regional use). Post updates on the district website. Share the information on the South Burlington School District Facebook page. Notify local media outlets.”
South Burlington School District

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“When South Burlington Schools DELAY (typically a 2-hour delay)”
Delay schedule

Making up a lost day

June 14 to 16, 2027 are set aside as student makeup days after the June 11 last day.

Make up dates: Jun 14, Jun 15, Jun 16.

“June 14-16 - Inservice, Student Makeup Days”
Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day August 26, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
  • February break Feb 22 to Mar 1
  • Last day June 11, 2027
District calendar

Read from South Burlington’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is sbschools.net.

Ten winters of school mornings

South Burlington’s snow record

78.8inches of snow a winter
7.5school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
3.2with 4 in or more
3.8 ina big snow morning in South Burlington: the top tenth of snowy school mornings
6school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder
6.2Nov
13.4Dec
20.3Jan
20.2Feb
15.6Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 17.8 in on March 14, 2017
  • Snowiest winter 2018 to 2019, 103.6 in
  • 6 in mornings 1.5 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 13.5 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 1.6 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 Vermont rule

How Vermont counts a lost day

Vermont requires at least 175 student attendance days a year, with the school board setting the length of the day. A school closed for a cause beyond the board's control may petition the State Board for a waiver, filed within 10 days of each closing and by June 15; if granted the district is treated as having met the requirement.

The Vermont rules in the agency’s own words, and every Vermont district

Next door

Districts near South Burlington

DistrictSnow a winter4 in mornings
Burlington Supervisory DistrictBurlington78.8 in3.2
Essex-Westford Supervisory DistrictEssex Junction78.8 in3.2
Champlain Valley Supervisory DistrictShelburne63.3 in1.9
Colchester Supervisory DistrictColchester78.8 in3.2
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School DistrictJericho121.2 in4.8
Milton Supervisory DistrictMilton75.3 in1.9
The schools

5 schools

Every school in South Burlington follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

  • South Burlington High School

Middle

  • Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

Elementary

  • Chamberlin School
  • Orchard School
  • Rick Marcotte Central School
Questions

South Burlington 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.