Families

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This message was sent from the District Administrator on 1/22/19.

Waunakee Parents and Guardians,

I am contacting you this afternoon to inform you that all after school activities this evening, including practices, are cancelled as a result of the weather.

The after school child care that takes place at each elementary building will remain open to accommodate the children and families that rely on this service.  
 

The weather forecast for today calls for the snow to increase steadily this afternoon, throughout the night, and into tomorrow.  

I will be monitoring the weather forecast this evening and assessing it early on Wednesday morning.  I will make a decision at that time as to whether we will have school on Wednesday.  The snow forecast through my weather contacts calls for +/- 8 inches of snow by morning.  The snow will be wet and will cause slippery roads, and part of my assessment will include the degree to which roads have been cleared across the district by the time that buses need to run in the morning.

Additionally, later this week the forecast is for bitterly cold weather and wind chills.  We will remain open throughout a Wind Chill Advisory, and will use the Wind Chill Warning (-35) as our threshold for closing school.  Most school districts in Dane County use this same level for determining school closure, with the exception of Madison, that uses a lesser value as a result of them having a different student transportation model.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Randy Guttenberg, Superintendent

Waunakee Community School District