When weather conditions get bad, District 60 begins a deliberative process to decide whether a delay or closure may be appropriate. That process is as follows:

• If snow is forecast, the Superintendent, the Executive Director of Facilities and Construction Management, and the Director of Communications wake at 3 a.m. to survey their immediate areas and begin driving around each of District 60’s four quadrants.
• Beginning at 3:30 a.m., area drivers report conditions, sharing information and recommendations. The weather forecast is then reviewed again.
• The superintendent reviews all available information and makes a final decision by 5:30 a.m. Once the decision is made, it cannot be changed, even if the weather forecast changes.
• If a delay or cancellation is to be implemented, families will receive an automated phone call no later than 6 a.m. and notifications are sent to local media agencies and posted on the district website and social media channels.
• In rare cases it is possible for the district to make a decision the evening before for a bad weather day. When that happens, families will be notified between 9 and 10 p.m.

• School begins two hours later than the normal start times. 
• Secondary schools will operate on a condensed class schedule.
• Dismissal times will be the same as usual for all schools, including morning preschool programs.
• Before and After-school Daycare programs will operate on a normal schedule.
• We will monitor conditions throughout the day and make a decision about whether it is safe to hold after-school activities. We will communicate that decision as early as possible before the end of the school day.
• If you choose to keep your child home because of the weather conditions, it will be an excused absence

• Before- and after-school daycare programs are cancelled.
• All activities scheduled in district facilities are cancelled.
• In-district sports events and team practices are postponed.