DO:
-- Check the PUSD SNOW DAY PAGE or local TV and radio stations for school closing or a 2-hour shortened day schedule announcement.
-- Dress your child appropriately for the weather.
-- Instruct your child to be especially careful when walking or driving because of the increased danger of slippery roads.
DO NOT:
-- Bring your child to school early on the 2-hour shortened day schedule.
-- Allow your child to drive vehicles that are improperly equipped when the roads are slippery.
NOTE: In the unlikely event of a district-wide early dismissal due to inclement weather, parents are encouraged to pick up their child(ren) from school. Students will not be released before the regular dismissal time unless absolutely necessary due to severe weather conditions.
Details/Explanation of Emergency Closures/Delays
Depending on weather conditions or other emergency situations, a decision must be made regarding school closure or delay. Prescott Unified School District will decide on one of the following plans:
PLAN 1: CLOSE SCHOOL FOR THE DAY
Students and district employees will stay home and not attend school.
Extra-curricular activities for the district will be determined later in the day, in accordance with weather conditions.
Kids and Company child care will also be closed.
PLAN 2: DECLARE A 2-HOUR SHORTENED DAY SPECIAL SCHEDULE
General Information:
All schedules will begin 2 hours later.
Regular classes will begin 2 hours later than usual.
Buses will arrive at the bus stops 2 hours later than usual.
Dismissal of school in the afternoon will be at the regular time.
Preschool, Kindergarten & Elementary Information:
Morning Discovery Garden Preschool will NOT be held.
Afternoon Discovery Garden Preschool will be in session.
Kindergarten will be in session according to the shortened schedule.
Before-school breakfast will not be served.
Kids and Company Child Care Information:
Kids and Co. child care will open at 8:00 a.m. at the five elementary school sites (Taylor Hicks, Washington, Miller Valley, Lincoln, and Dexter Family Resource Center).
Middle Schools and High School Information:
Early Bird classes at Prescott Mile High Middle School and Prescott High School will not be held.
Before-school breakfast will not be served.
PUSD administrators are concerned about the safety of all and unnecessary loss of school time. Decisions to close or not to close school are made very early in the morning, before daylight. Be assured that any decision to close or delay school is carefully considered and made only after evaluating all available up-to-date information and reports. Your cooperation with these plans will be greatly appreciated.
Please be aware that the district boundaries include varying terrain and elevations that will affect the decision to delay or cancel school.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call your school principal or the District Office.
For radio broadcast of emergency information, please listen to one of the radio stations, listed below, which are contacted by PUSD:
| MAGIC 99.1 FM / KNOT 1450 AM | KYCA 1490 AM | KVRD 105.7 FM |
| KAHM 101.7 FM | KPPV 106.7 FM | KKLD 98.3 FM |
| KQNA 1130 AM | KYBC 1600 AM | KOLT 107.5 FM |
| KQST 102.9 FM | KGCB 90.9 FM | KFLX 105.1 FM |
| KAFF 92.9 FM | KMGN 93.9 FM | KWMX 96.7 FM |
| KNAU 89.3 FM, 88.7 FM or 91.7 FM | KZGL 95.9 FM |