Inclement Weather Information
Inclement Weather Information
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools has four plans of action when inclement weather requires emergency action. Click on any of the plans below for details.
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School will start two hours late.
School will be dismissed at the regular time.
Part-day Early Childhood students will not report to school (full-day will still attend).
Morning extracurricular activities will be canceled.
Afternoon and evening extracurricular activities will be held as scheduled, unless otherwise announced.
What does “Plan A” mean for families and students?
- Students will report to school two hours late.
- Part-day Early Childhood students will not report to school (full-day will still attend).
- School bus services will run two hours later in the morning.
- Grab and go breakfast snack available for all levels.
- Morning KidZone will be canceled.
What does “Plan A” mean for staff?
- All school based staff will report to work two hours later.
- Central Office, Nutritional Services, and Operations report to work at your regularly scheduled time unless you hear differently from your supervisor.
- If you have a unique situation or circumstance that prevents you from reporting to work, please contact your supervisor.
Plan A Schedules
Plan A Schedule by School Type
School Type 2-Hour Late Start Time High Schools (except Sumner Academy) 9:25 a.m. Sumner Academy 10:05 a.m. Middle Schools 9:50 a.m. Elementary Schools that normally start at 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Elementary Schools that normally start at 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Early Childhood Centers Part Day: Cancelled
Full Day:
Bethel/Morse: 9:50 a.m.
KCKECC: 10:45 a.m.Plan A Schedule by School
School 2-Hour Late Start Time - F.L. Schlagle
- J.C. Harmon
- Washington
- Wyandotte
- Alfred Fairfax Academy
9:25 a.m. - Sumner Academy
10:05 a.m. - Argentine
- Arrowhead
- Carl B. Bruce
- Central
- Eisenhower
- Gloria Willis
- Rosedale
9:50 a.m. - Eugene Ware
- Frances Willard
- Grant
- Mark Twain
- McKinley
- New Stanley
- Noble Prentis
- Quindaro
- Stony Point North
- Stony Point South
- T.A. Edison*
- Welborn
- Westpark
10:30 a.m. - Banneker*
- Bertram Caruthers*
- Claude Huyck
- Douglass
- Emerson
- Frank Rushton
- Hazel Grove
- John Fiske
- John F. Kennedy
- Lindbergh
- Lowell Brune
- M.E. Pearson
- New Chelsea
- Silver City
- Whittier
11:00 a.m. - Bethel ECC
- Earl Watson Jr. ECC
- Morse ECC
- Full Day: 9:50 a.m.
- Part Day: Cancelled
- KCK ECC
10:45 a.m. -
School will be dismissed two hours early.
Extracurricular activities will be canceled.
What does “Plan B” mean for families and students?
- Students will be released from school two hours early.
- School bus services will run two hours earlier in the afternoon.
- Afternoon KidZone will be canceled.
What does “Plan B” mean for staff?
- All staff will adjust their work schedule according to the closing of school as directed by their supervisor.
- If you have a unique situation or circumstance that prevents you from reporting to work, please contact your supervisor.
Plan B Schedules
Plan B Schedule by School Type
School Type 2-Hour Early Dismissal Time High Schools (except Sumner Academy) 12:25 p.m. Sumner Academy 1:05 p.m. Middle Schools 12:55 p.m. Elementary Schools that start at 8:30 a.m. 1:35 p.m. Elementary Schools that start at 9:00 a.m. 2:05 p.m. Early Childhood Centers See Plan B Schedule by School Plan B Schedule by School
School 2-Hour Early Dismissal Time - F.L. Schlagle
- J.C. Harmon
- Washington
- Wyandotte
- Alfred Fairfax Academy
12:25 p.m. - Sumner Academy
1:05 p.m. - Argentine
- Arrowhead
- Carl B. Bruce
- Central
- Eisenhower
- Gloria Willis
- Rosedale
12:55 pm. - Eugene Ware
- Frances Willard
- Grant
- Mark Twain
- McKinley
- New Stanley
- Noble Prentis
- Quindaro
- Stony Point North
- Stony Point South
- T.A. Edison
- Welborn
- Westpark
1:35 p.m. - Banneker
- Bertram Caruthers
- Claude Huyck
- Douglass
- Emerson
- Frank Rushton
- Hazel Grove
- John Fiske
- John F. Kennedy
- Lindbergh
- Lowell Brune
- M.E. Pearson
- New Chelsea
- Silver City
- Whittier
2:05 p.m. - Bethel ECC
- Earl Watson Jr. ECC
- Morse ECC
1:30 p.m. - KCK ECC
2:25 p.m. -
All schools will be closed.
District Offices will remain open.
Morning extracurricular activities will be canceled. Afternoon and evening extracurricular activities will be decided later in the day.
What does “Plan C” mean for families and students?
- Students will not report to school.
- KidZone will be canceled.
What does “Plan C” mean for staff?
- All Central Office and North Central Office staff (including Custodians), Transportation, Central Kitchen, and Public Library staff report to work, except teacher contract staff.
- Building administrators report to work.
- Building Instructional and support staff do not report to work.
- All employees deemed essential to recovery efforts will be contacted by their supervisors.
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All school campuses and district offices will be closed.
What does “Plan D” mean for families and students?
- Students will not report to school.
- Morning extracurricular activities will be canceled.
- Afternoon and evening extracurricular activities will be decided later in the day.
- KidZone will be canceled.
What does “Plan D” mean for staff?
- District administrators work remotely.
- Building administrators work remotely.
- Certified and classified staff do not report to work.
- All staff deemed essential to recovery efforts will be contacted by their supervisors.
Please remember all communication regarding inclement weather will be sent through Bright Arrow. Sign up for Bright Arrow communications here.
Staff should contact their immediate supervisor with questions.
How Decisions Are Made
Weather decisions are never made by one person or based on a single forecast. Our process includes:
- Monitoring multiple weather sources and professional advisors
- Having district teams out early checking roads in real time across different parts of the city
- Coordinating directly with the Unified Government (UG) about road conditions and treatment plans
- Collaborating with surrounding school districts to compare conditions and decisions
We weigh the timing and intensity of predicted snow, temperatures, visibility, and the safety of both neighborhood streets and main routes. We do this because students and staff travel from every direction and under very different conditions.
