District 33 schools occasionally close during extreme summer and winter weather.  Late-night snow or ice storms are the most likely reasons for school closing; however, power outages, high summer temperatures, or heating system failure may also be factors. The administration will attempt to determine and communicate school closings by the evening before the affected day.

An Emergency Learning Day may be announced if the district administration can anticipate an emergency that would close schools. If the district cannot predict an emergency early enough, a school cancelation will be announced, and there will be no instruction via Emergency Learning.

**IMPORTANT NOTE**
If three emergency learning days are called prior to February 17, 2025 (President’s Day), one of those days will be a non-attendance day, which will be replaced by having school in session on President’s Day, February 17, 2025.

What factors are considered when determining an Emergency Learning Day versus School Cancelation?
The following factors are taken into consideration as to whether to call an Emergency Learning Day or to cancel school:

An Emergency Learning Day will occur if:

• The district administration can anticipate a weather or related emergency the day before.
• The district has enough time to prepare and send work packets home with students.
• Type of emergency and length of the school closure.

School Cancelation will occur if:

• The district administration cannot anticipate a weather or related emergency the day before.
• The district has not been able to send work packets home with students.

What is an Emergency Learning Day?
In the event that there is a school closure, the D33 administration may decide to have students participate in asynchronous learning from home instead of canceling classes and adding the day to the end of the school year. Asynchronous instruction is when students learn on their own schedule within a certain time frame.

District 33 will ensure that 5 hours of asynchronous school work will be provided to the students. This will be via paper packets supplied to the students in advance as well as choice boards posted on the district website.  Staff will also be available via Google Meets and email to support students and families should questions arise.

**IMPORTANT NOTE**
If three emergency learning days are called prior to February 17, 2025 (President’s Day), one of those days will be a non-attendance day, which will be replaced by having school in session on President’s Day, February 17, 2025.

Will the School Year Be Extended Due to an Emergency Learning Day or School Cancelation?
Emergency Learning Days are instructional days and do not require districts to extend the school calendar later into the summer. Districts may utilize up to five (5) Emergency Learning Days a year. 

School Cancelation days are non-instructional days and will extend the school calendar into the summer. Districts can extend their summer for up to five (5) days due to school cancelations.

The following tabs display the responsibilities of staff, students, and parents in the event of an emergency learning day:

Pre-K Learning Day:
The Pre-K emergency learning day will not be required for students. However, PreK parents can find a monthly activity board on our website https://www.wego33.org/ELC with ideas to engage their students in learning on an emergency day